upload my book <hehe>, i;d have to scan it!!!
http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
go look around the site...you can access the collection online,
you can buy the catalogue- well some of the works (not many of the newest works in there, eg. Twombly (cant spell it) You could use Cy Twombly's work as an exmaple of the role of the art gallery- controversal in that the gallery spen more then a million aquiring it (er, i think) , yet the gallery must keep up with the times and challenge the audiences perceptions of art- to widen their knowledge, to link previous knowledge with pre existing pieces in the collection or in art world, there's a good example of this in the "foyer walk" part of the gallery with a waterfalls work (abstract) that was inspired by a piece in the early australian paitings section (i think that was the origin of that painting)- anyway, interrelates to the recent CyTwombly acquisition, because twombly's three works ( Three studies from the Temeraire, 1998-99) were inspired by J M Turner's "The fighting Temeraire tugged to her Last Berth to be broken up, 1838" 1839-----haha and dont we just wish that the gallery could acquire this!!!)...but, lol, well i wont get side tracked. look around the site and look , oh hey, im lookin at my notes
"ABOUT THE ART GALLERY OF NSW
WHat is the Art Gallery's mission statement?
OUR VISION
"To mantain our reputation as an energetic, outgoing and accessible art institution in Australia, and at the same time strive to be a major international gallery of the world, continuing to inspire, interest and provide enjoyment to our increasingly diverse audiences"
-edmund capon, director, may 2003
enough, i have rattled senselessly
goodluck