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Wednesday 13 February 2013

EXHIBITIONS

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.

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.

Jim Masselos South Asia Archive

Tue–Sat only 5 Feb – 4 May 2013

Research library and archive

Special hours

A collection of images on paper related to India, including prints, lithographs and chromolithographs, photographs, posters, paintings and drawings.

Papunya Tula
works on paper

13 Dec 2012 – 24 Mar 2013

Works from the early 1970s to a landmark 2009 print portfolio, including leading artists such as Timmy Payungka Tjapangati, Ronnie Tjampitjinpa, Doreen Reid Nakamarra and Naata Nungurrayi.

Soul of simplicity
seven centuries of Korean ceramics

until 21 Apr 2014

Discover the clarity of forms, understated elegance of decoration and subtlety of colour in these exquisite objects from the world’s most outstanding collections of Korean ceramics.

The fashion of Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims

until 19 May 2013

Over 50 works by two iconic fashion photographers, from the Gallery’s photography collection.

We used to talk about love
Balnaves contemporary: photomedia

31 Jan – 21 Apr 2013

This exhibition of photomedia, video, collage, sculpture and installation considers the variegated terrain of love’s language – joy, elation, desire, eroticism, longing, loss, melancholia and memory.

  • 10am

    Gallery opens

    Open every day, except Christmas & Good Friday

    Times vary. See Opening hours

  • 11am

    Tour

    Aboriginal art guided tour

    A guided introduction to the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander collection

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Tour

    Collection highlights tour

    An introduction to selected highlights from the Gallery's collection

    Duration 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 Asia

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Art After Hours    Tour

    Guided tour: We used to talk about love

    Guided tour of the exhibition and contemporary collection highlights

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Film

    Iconic interviews with Francis Bacon

    Daily documentary screenings on Bacon’s life and career

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 3 hours
    Centenary Auditorium
    Free

  • 1pm

    Tour

    Francis Bacon guided tour

    An introduction to the exhibition

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour
    Major exhibition gallery
    Free with exhibition entry

  • 1.15pm

    Tour

    Francis Bacon guided tour

    An introduction to the exhibition

    In 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 collection

    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Film

    Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England

    This is England

    Dir: Shane Meadows 2006
    101 mins 35mm Colour Rated MA15+
    Starring Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham
    Shane Meadows’ film is a reassessment of one of the most iconic English tribes to emerge in the post-war era. Set in England in the 1980s, twelve-year-old Shaun is a lonely boy growing up in a grim coastal town in the Midlands. Haunted by the death of his father in the Falklands War, he befriends a group of local skinheads. With his pent-up rage and frustration, Shaun finds exactly what he needs in the gang: mischief, mayhem and brotherhood. Beneath the shaved heads and steel-capped boots however, is the more complex reality of a movement with its roots in 1960s West Indian culture and music (particularly ska and reggae).

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour, 41 minutes
    Domain Theatre
    Free

  • 4.30pm

    Art After Hours    Lecture / symposium

    Art After Class: Bacon, Whiteley and de Maistre

    Special half-hour lecture for 15–25 year olds

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 30 minutes
    Centenary Auditorium
    Free

  • 5pm

    Art After Hours

    Hot tips for Love Bytes

    Learn more about our Instagram Love Bytes competition

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 4 hours
    Entrance court
    Free

  • 5.15pm

    Art After Hours    Music

    Artbar: We used to talk about love

    Brian Campeau

    Celebrated for his powerful voice, unique instrumentation, unusual arrangements and organic, left field production, Brian Campeau is no regular singer/songwriter. He has performed and recorded with artists including Angus and Julia Stone, James Blunt, Kate Miller-Heidke and Katie Noonan. Tonight Brian sings anti-love songs, shining a light on the dark side of love.

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 1 hour
    Cafe
    Free

  • 5.30pm

    Art After Hours    Exhibition talk

    Exhibition talk: Francis Bacon in love

    Macushla Robinson, assistant curator

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 30 minutes
    Major exhibition gallery
    Free with exhibition entry

  • Art After Hours    Exhibition talk

    Exhibition talk: We used to talk about love

    Tim Silver, artist

    Tim Silver’s sculptures are impermanent and meticulously constructed. Working across a range of materials including melted crayons and watercolour pigment, he is concerned with the idea of time and decay. In his talk, Tim discusses his new work Untitled (Rory grown up…), which was commissioned specifically for this exhibition.

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 30 minutes
    Contemporary galleries
    Free

  • 6pm

    Course    Lecture / symposium

    Diploma lecture series 2013

    From Pompeii to the Elgin marbles

    Christopher Allen

    Duration 1 hour
    Domain Theatre
    Charges apply

  • Art After Hours    Workshop

    Summer scribbles

    Drawing workshop

    Duration 2 hours
    Grand Courts
    Free

  • 6.30pm

    Art After Hours    Celebrity talk

    Celebrity event: We used to talk about love

    Katie Noonan, singer

    Four-times ARIA award-winner Katie Noonan’s technical mastery and pure voice make her one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists. In Songs of love, Katie presents original material taken from throughout her career that explore love’s emotions. Tonight, be serenaded with a solo piano and voice performance by one of our leading songbirds.

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 30 minutes
    Entrance court
    Free

  • Twilight Gallery Express 2013

    Touring new art

    Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
    Front of the Gallery
    Charges apply

  • 7.05pm

    Tour

    Francis Bacon guided tour

    An introduction to the exhibition

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour
    Major exhibition gallery
    Free with exhibition entry

  • 7.15pm

    Tour

    Francis Bacon guided tour

    An introduction to the exhibition

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour
    Major exhibition gallery
    Free with exhibition entry

  • Art After Hours    Tour

    Guided tour: We used to talk about love

    Guided tour of the exhibition and contemporary collection highlights

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 1 hour
    Information desk
    Free

  • Film

    Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England

    This is England

    Dir: Shane Meadows 2006
    101 mins 35mm Colour Rated MA15+
    Starring Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham
    Shane Meadows’ film is a reassessment of one of the most iconic English tribes to emerge in the post-war era. Set in England in the 1980s, twelve-year-old Shaun is a lonely boy growing up in a grim coastal town in the Midlands. Haunted by the death of his father in the Falklands War, he befriends a group of local skinheads. With his pent-up rage and frustration, Shaun finds exactly what he needs in the gang: mischief, mayhem and brotherhood. Beneath the shaved heads and steel-capped boots however, is the more complex reality of a movement with its roots in 1960s West Indian culture and music (particularly ska and reggae).

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour, 41 minutes
    Domain Theatre
    Free

  • 7.30pm

    Art After Hours    Music

    Artbar: We used to talk about love

    Brian Campeau

    Celebrated for his powerful voice, unique instrumentation, unusual arrangements and organic, left field production, Brian Campeau is no regular singer/songwriter. He has performed and recorded with artists including Angus and Julia Stone, James Blunt, Kate Miller-Heidke and Katie Noonan. Tonight Brian sings anti-love songs, shining a light on the dark side of love.

    In association with We used to talk about love.
    Duration 1 hour
    Cafe
    Free

  • Art After Hours    Lecture / symposium

    Special talk: Barbara Dawson on Bacon's studio

    Director, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane

    In association with Francis Bacon.
    Duration 1 hour
    Centenary Auditorium
    Free

  • 9pm

    Gallery closes (Art After Hours)

    Wednesday 9pm

    (Thursday to Tuesday 5pm)

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