Wednesday 21 November 2012
EXHIBITIONS
15th annual exhibition of the Australian Bookbinders
Tue–Sat only 1 Nov – 30 Nov 2012
Research library and archiveThis exhibition of the Australian Bookbinders focuses on contemporary practice in the art form known as design binding. On display are 32 books with unique bindings created by 20 artists.
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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Gallery Express 2012
NovemberDuration 3 hours
Front of the Gallery
Charges apply -
11am
Tour
Aboriginal art guided tour
A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collectionDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Tour
Collection highlights tour
An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's 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
An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the GalleryDuration 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 -
Film
Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England
The servantDir Joseph Losey 1963
115 mins 35mm B&W Rated R (unclassified)
Starring Dirk Bogarde, James Fox
Expatriate American director Joseph Losey was a long-time resident in Britain. His 1963 film is a sly allegory of class conflict, in which a manservant, newly employed by a wealthy socialite, orchestrates a game of role reversal that develops into a highly charged love-hate relationship. Scripted by Nobel Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Harold Pinter.In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour, 55 minutes
Domain Theatre
Free -
5.15pm
Art After Hours Music
Artbar: Francis Bacon
Band of Five NamesSimon Barker, Matt McMahon and Phil Slater have been recording and performing as Band of Five Names for over ten years. The band has released four recordings, the most recent being Empty Gardens (2006). The band has recorded music for several award-winning documentaries and has been commissioned to compose and perform music for theatre and radio.
In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour
Cafe
Free -
5.30pm
Art After Hours Exhibition talk
Home artist talk
Badger BatesArtist Badger Bates continues the unbroken practice of creating traditional artefacts. In 1991 he was encouraged to work with linocuts and printing, a new medium that retains the traditional process of carving and quickly became Bates’s most recognised practice for the way it captures his style and vision. Join him as he discusses his work in the Home exhibition.
In association with Home.
Duration 30 minutes
Yiribana Gallery
Free -
Art After Hours Exhibition talk
Short talk: artists on Francis Bacon
Ken UnsworthSculptor, installation and performance artist
In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 30 minutes
Centenary Auditorium
Free with exhibition entry -
6.30pm
Art After Hours Celebrity talk
Francis Bacon celebrity event
Eddy Batache in conversation with Anthony BondExhibition curator Anthony Bond speaks with artist Eddy Batache, the subject of one of Bacon’s works, on his experiences and friendship with Francis Bacon.
In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 30 minutes
Entrance court
Free -
7.15pm
Tour
An introduction to contemporary art highlights in the GalleryContemporary art guided tourCANCELLEDDuration 1 hour
Information desk
Free -
Tour
Francis Bacon guided tour
An introduction to the exhibitionIn association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour
Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry -
Art After Hours Lecture / symposium
The 2012 Dundas Memorial Lecture
Brilliant careers: women artists in AustraliaDuration 1 hour
Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required -
Film
Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England
The servantDir Joseph Losey 1963
115 mins 35mm B&W Rated R (unclassified)
Starring Dirk Bogarde, James Fox
Expatriate American director Joseph Losey was a long-time resident in Britain. His 1963 film is a sly allegory of class conflict, in which a manservant, newly employed by a wealthy socialite, orchestrates a game of role reversal that develops into a highly charged love-hate relationship. Scripted by Nobel Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Harold Pinter.In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour, 55 minutes
Domain Theatre
Free -
7.30pm
Art After Hours Music
Artbar: Francis Bacon
Band of Five NamesSimon Barker, Matt McMahon and Phil Slater have been recording and performing as Band of Five Names for over ten years. The band has released four recordings, the most recent being Empty Gardens (2006). The band has recorded music for several award-winning documentaries and has been commissioned to compose and perform music for theatre and radio.
In association with Francis Bacon.
Duration 1 hour
Cafe
Free -
9pm
Gallery closes (Art After Hours)
Wednesday 9pm(Thursday to Tuesday 5pm)
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