Mike Parr retrospective at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra showcases an original in Australian art

By Elspeth Pitt
Updated November 2 2016 - 1:14pm, first published August 5 2016 - 9:00am

Reviewing a 1971 group show of which the then emerging Australian artist Mike Parr was involved, curator Daniel Thomas remarked – "if you are tired and hungry and going home very late then this exhibition will be too much for you. Be prepared … with food and strength."