00:01blue poles was purchased by the australian government back in 1973 for 1.3 million dollars
00:09at the time it was the most ever paid for an american painting in the world but in 2023
00:15the painting was valued at 500 million dollars making it the most valuable artwork in the
00:22national gallery's collection now for the first time in more than two decades the painting is
00:28being loaned out it'll be hung at the art gallery of western australia in perth between april and
00:34september next year what we love about this work is that everyone has an opinion so we're looking
00:39forward to sharing this work and hearing the opinions of people in the west the arrangement
00:44means the artwork can remain on public display while the national gallery undergoes its major
00:50capital works program including the installation of a brand new roof right now about 30 percent of
00:57the gallery is closed to the public but at the height of construction next year between 60 and
01:0370 percent of the canberra institution will be shut
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