‘I think the world needs fantasy, not reality. We have enough reality today... It’s based on fantasy, this collection, and myth and legend,’ Lee Alexander McQueen. Our first #NGVMcQueen theme Mythos investigates the designer’s use of religion and mythology as a framework for contemplating human nature. With works from Angels and Demons (autumn–winter 2010–11), Neptune (spring–summer 2006) and Eye (spring–summer 2000), it brims with references from ancient Rome to the Byzantine Empire and beyond. Step inside #AlexanderMcQueen’s kaleidoscopic mind, learn more and book at ngv.melbourne/ngvmcqueen We’re open until 6pm Sunday–Thursday with Drop by Drawing back on Saturdays and DJs on Sundays, and open late for #NGVFridayNights. 1–3: Installation view of Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse on display at NGV International from 11 December 2022 – 16 April 2023. Headpiece by Michael Schmidt. Photo: @Phamstapham