The Age Wins Winter Masterpieces Partnership

The Age

Thursday February 15, 2007

The Age has won the newspaper sponsorship of the National Gallery of Victoria's Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition this year, titled Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now, New York-Venice- Bilbao-Berlin, which will be held at NGV International from June 30 to October 7.

This will be the first time that works from the famed museum have come to Melbourne. The exhibition will bring more than 100 works from the Guggenheim collections in New York, Venice, Bilbao and Berlin to the NGV. Masterworks by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons will be included, with 67 artists representing 22 nationalities.

NGV Acting Director Tony Ellwood said: "We congratulate The Age on its achievement in securing this sponsorship, and look forward to working with staff from The Age and the wider Fairfax group to promote this outstanding exhibition. We are very confident that Victorians and visitors from overseas and interstate alike will flock to the exhibition, which will appeal to people of all ages."

Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now is the fourth in the Melbourne Winter Masterpieces series at the NGV.

The Age sponsors, or partners with, more than 60 cultural, sporting, business and educational organisations and events in Victoria each year as part of our commitment and involvement in the Victorian community.

These partnerships include the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Caulfield Carnival, AAMI Kooyong Classic, Melbourne Writers Festival, Flemington Spring Carnival (The Age Classic), Premier's Reading Challenge, FINA World Swimming Championships, Australian Tennis Open and the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Managing director of The Age Don Churchill said: "The Age is delighted to be involved with the National Gallery of Victoria once again for what promises to be a marvellous exhibition.

The NGV and The Age are a perfect fit and we look forward to bringing our readers the most comprehensive, quality coverage."

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