There will be digital access and virtual tours available for those unable to travel to see the exhibition in Canberra.
Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery has launched an exhibition celebrating the people, places and sounds of Australian pub rock and how it has shaped our nation and its music scene across the years. The exhibition, aptly titled Pub Rock, runs until February 14, 2021.
Focusing on the pub rock phenomenon which exploded in Australia across the ’70s and ’80s, Pub Rock features a huge range of works by leading Australian music photographers such as Wendy McDougall and Tony Mott, including press images, staged portraits, candid photographs and live shots.
Beginning in the 1960s and capturing pioneering acts through the decades until the early ’90s, the exhibition features the likes of The Easybeats, Little Pattie, Johnny O’Keefe, AC/DC, INXS, Nick Cave, The Bee Gees, and Kylie Minogue as well as highlighting the political activism of acts like Midnight Oil, Paul Kelly, and Yothu Yindi.
Being that Victorian music-lovers are unable to travel to see the exhibition in person, Pub Rock will be available online through a live streamed launch, virtual tours and online talks. The exhibition will also showcase classic pub rock hits through a curated Spotify playlist and videos so that you can get the full experience from home.
For more information, visit the National Portrait Gallery website.
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