article_snippet: A total of 150 outgoing art fans will take part in the National Gallery of Australia's (NGA) first ever naked art tour, and view the Canberra venue's current exhibition, 'James Turrell: A Retrospective.'
article_snippet: 150 outgoing art fans will take part in the National Gallery of Australia's (NGAAustralia's (NGA) first ever naked art tour . '
article_snippet: Mr Turrell expects people 'from all walks of life' to join in the tours, and was adamant about offering concessions for the exhibition so that a cross section of society might be emboldened to give nudity a go. '
article_snippet: We all often get nudists who are really excited to come to events, because for nudists who are really excited to come to events
article_snippet: The artist, who has previously run a nude night club experience called Club Purple, began performing nude in his 20's as a way to explore the issues of shame and embarrassment.
article_snippet: his said that nude tours in particular are excellent vehicles for promoting acceptance of one's body, and also to engage in an activity normally considered quite risque.
article_snippet: It's illegal to be nude in public, so to be naked in what is normally a very public space is a form a mild protest,' Ringholt said. '
article_snippet: The artist whose work is the impetus for the tours, James Turrell, was reportedly very keen to have viewers of Ringholt work wander around and experience it nude.
article_snippet: Turrell sees nothing wrong with nudity and explains: 'We drink light through the skin as Vitamin D... so We are literally light eaters.
highlights_snippet: Naked art fans will view the exhibition, 'James Turrell: A Retrospective' at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra .
  
highlights_snippet: The 70-year-old artist has put on a nude exhibition before in Japan, and was keen to replicate the experience for The 70-year-old artist body of work in Australia .
  
highlights_snippet: NGA's hour-long tours will take place outside regular exhibition hours, as it is illegal to be naked in public .
  