Monday 19 November 2012
EXHIBITIONS
Cate Consandine
Cut Colony
8 Nov 2012 – 6 Jan 2013
In these video works, two staged performances unfold in the spectacular and unforgiving landscapes of clay pans and desert lakes in outback NSW.
Dadang Christanto
They give evidence
until 21 Jul 2013
A reprise of the confronting and moving, larger-than-life sculptures of human suffering by Dadang Christanto.
Flatlands
photography and everyday space
13 Sep 2012 – 3 Feb 2013
Examines photography’s role in transforming the way we perceive, organise and imagine the everyday world, by looking at the changing ways artists have depicted public and private environments.
Francis Bacon
five decades
17 Nov 2012 – 24 Feb 2013
Surveying Bacon’s life and work, this is the first major exhibition in Australia of rare works by this towering figure of 20th-century art.
Home
27 Jun – 2 Dec 2012
Explores the idea of home through the works of Aboriginal artists who belong to nations and language groups that today fall within the area defined as New South Wales.
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10am
Gallery opens
Open every day, except Christmas & Good FridayTimes vary. See Opening hours
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11am
Tour
Aboriginal art guided tour
A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
12pm
Tour
Asian art guided tour
A guided introduction to art from China, Korea, Japan, the Himalayas, India and Southeast AsiaDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Tour
Contemporary art guided tour
Contemporary art highlights in the Gallery, including Anne Landa AwardIn association with The space between us.
Duration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Film
Iconic interviews with Francis Bacon
Daily documentary screenings on Bacon’s life and careerIn association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 3 hours
Centenary Auditorium
Free -
1pm
Tour
Francis Bacon guided tour
An introduction to the exhibitionIn association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
2pm
Tour
Australian collection guided tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Australian collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
5pm
Gallery closes
Normal hours: 10am–5pm, Wednesdays till 9pmSee Opening hours