Exhibition Modern Britain - Audio Guide National Gallery of Victoria

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. Britain tested its first Hydrogen Bomb. Artists, including John Bratby, painted images of kitchen sinks. NGV curators ask the obvious question: why.

NGV curators ponder the inspiration behind Kenneth Armitage's culpture People in a Wind and his move away from grand symbolic gesture towards more of a commentary on everyday life.

NGV curators discuss the double meaning in the title of Hillier’s painting and the double meaning also contained within the image.

NGV curators discuss Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture Eidos which means ‘form’ in Greek. In this work, Hepworth is attempting to sculpt form itself.

NGV curators speculate about the meaning behind Lowry’s paintings of British industrial scenes, including The River Candidate.

NGV curators discuss The Straw Hat, painted by Mark Gertler during a period when he was influenced by Renoir’s monumental nudes.