‘More bodyguards than Frank Sinatra’: When Blue Poles first toured, it was met with street protests. Now it’s crossing Australia
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-08-29 01:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Australian politics
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, Human Rights, Australia, World News
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Bought by the then Australian prime minister, Gough Whitlam, for the yet-to-be-built National Gallery in Canberra, Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles sparked one of Australia’s most enduring culture wars
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