Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles 1952 has gone under the microscope for its most comprehensive conservation project to date. Rarely off display since the National Gallery opened in 1982, the pandemic closure has given us the opportunity for the first in-depth research, analysis, and major conservation treatment of Blue poles since its acquisition in 1973. We also took this opportunity to delve into the Gallery’s research library and archive to create a new website archive. Jackson Pollock’s Blue pol

“Politicians come and go, but art remains”, said gallerist Colin Stanley Hill of Jackson Pollock’s infamous abstract work ‘Blue Poles’, first displayed in Australia in 1974. 45 years on, we revisit the debate with this clip from the archives, where bush painter Neil Douglas gave the ABC his two cents on the work. #RewindABC | ABC Arts

Fall into the Blue poles rabbit hole through our new online archive that captures the history of Jackson Pollock's most notorious painting. See the conservation of Blue poles in action each Wednesday 1.30–2.30pm. bluepoles.nga.gov.au/ #MyBluePoles #MuseumFromHome | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

'I want to express my feelings, rather than illustrate them. When I am painting, I can control the flow of the paint. There is no accident.' Discover the most notorious painting in Australian history, Jackson Pollock's 'Blue poles' – nga.gov.au/americanmasters #americanmasters | Terra Foundation for American Art | National Gallery of Australia, Canberra