Art lovers bare all in the name of James Turrell

A James Turrell exhibition at the National Gallery of Australia is hosting adult-only naked tours.

Christo Crocker. Image courtesy: National Gallery of Australia

Christo Crocker. Image courtesy: National Gallery of Australia

The National Gallery of Australia is seeing people bare all in the name of art.

The tours, led by contemporary artist Stuart Ringholt, are open to naked guests aged over 18 for a special viewing of James Turrell's exhbition, "A Retrospective".

The exhbition focuses on the use of light, while Ringholt uses fear and embarrassment in a lot of his work.

"I believe that many of his works are best suited to the nude viewer, because your whole body can partake in a colour experience," Ringholt told the ABC this morning.

Wednesday night was the first naked viewing, and a photo from the NGA's instagram hints at a pretty relaxed atmosphere.
The naked tours will finish at the end of Thursday.


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