Arts of Asia lecture series 2012
Love
The uplifting and transformative experience of love is the theme for the 2012 Arts of Asia lecture series.
The word ‘love’ is applied to a multitude of relationships as the series – drawing on the expertise of Gallery’s Asian art professionals and external scholars and curators – will demonstrate.
The lectures offer fresh insights into the interpretation of love in the religious, literary and artistic worlds with a broad range of topics including romantic love, devotional love, parental love and forbidden love.
Note: lectures for 25 September & 9 October have swapped.
Image: India, Punjab Hills, Mankot, Lotus-clad Radha and Krishna c1700–10 (detail),
opaque watercolour (gouache) on paper 21.9 × 16.2 cm, purchased 2007
Various Tuesdays 1pm
6 March – 30 October 2012
See listing for dates
- Full year: non-members $465, members $330:
BOOK ONLINE for full year - Term 1: non-members $270, members $195:
BOOK ONLINE for term 1 - Term 2: non-members $270, members $195:
BOOK ONLINE for term 2 - Per lecture: non-members $28, members $20:
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Bookings and enquiries: 02 9225 1878
Cancellations:
Three full working days (Mon–Fri) notice is required to qualify for a refund. All refunds attract an administration charge of 25% of the ticket price(s) with a minimum charge of $5. With subscription tickets there are no refunds for single sessions, unless a session is cancelled. Not negotiable.
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Famous Persian love stories
Stefano Carboni, director, Art Gallery of Western Australia
Tuesday 6 March 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Gardens of love: Persian poetry and its admirers
Susan Scollay, art historian and curator specialising in the arts and culture of the Islamic world, guest co-curator of Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond
Tuesday 13 March 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Love, sacred and profane, in classical India
Andrew McGarrity, lecturer in South Asian and Indo-Tibetan studies, University of Sydney
Tuesday 20 March 2012 1pm – 2pm
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The Kama Sutra: is it about love?
Andrew McGarrity, lecturer in South Asian and Indo-Tibetan studies, University of Sydney
Tuesday 27 March 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Monks, novices and courtesans: love and sex in medieval Japanese Buddhism
Bernard Faure, Kao professor of Japanese religions, Columbia University
Tuesday 3 April 2012 1pm – 2pm
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The colours of love: the story of Bahram Gur and the Seven Ladies in Seven Pavilions
as told in the Persian world
Susan Scollay, art historian and curator specialising in the arts and culture of the Islamic world, guest co-curator of Love and Devotion: From Persia and Beyond
Tuesday 17 April 2012 1pm – 2pm
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The double entendre in Vietnamese art
Ann Proctor, independent scholar specialising in Vietnamese art
Tuesday 1 May 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Homoeroticism in the arts of Indonesia: an historical perspective
James Bennett, curator of Asian art, Art Gallery of South Australia
Tuesday 8 May 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Two types of love in Balinese painting
Adrian Vickers, professor of Southeast Asian studies, University of Sydney
Tuesday 15 May 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Made with love: Balinese art and material culture
Joanna Barrkman, curator of Southeast Asian art and material culture, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
Tuesday 22 May 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Love and lust: penetrating the harem
Andrew Yip, coordinator, public programs
Tuesday 29 May 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Revision
Tuesday 5 June 2012 1pm – 2pm
Slide test
Tuesday 12 June 2012 1pm – 2pm
Tibetan depictions of love: men, women and the divine
David Templeman, Monash Asia Institute
Tuesday 31 July 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Love in Mongolia
Jackie Menzies, head curator of Asian art
Tuesday 7 August 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Tales of two daughters in the Tang Dynasty
Wendi Adamek, lecturer in East Asian Buddhism, University of Sydney
Tuesday 14 August 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Philosophies of passion in ancient China
Jeffrey Riegel, head of school of languages and cultures, University of Sydney
Tuesday 21 August 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Jing Ai: respectful love for parents in Chinese culture
Yin Cao, curator of Chinese art
Tuesday 28 August 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Romance of the stone: the Chinese scholar’s obsessive love of strange rocks
Lim Chye Hong, coordinator, Asian programs
Tuesday 4 September 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Love stories on sale: Ihara Saikaku (1642–1693) and urban culture of 17th-century Japan
Takeshi Moriyama, senior lecturer, Asian studies, Murdoch University
Tuesday 11 September 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Celestial maidens and crazed mothers: women’s love and suffering in Japan’s noh theatre
Ann MacArthur, senior coordinator of Asian programs
Tuesday 18 September 2012 1pm – 2pm
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The eroticisation of Europe in girls’ manga
Rebecca Suter, senior lecturer, Japanese studies, University of Sydney
Tuesday 25 September 2012 1pm – 2pm
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The poetics of longing: The Tales of Ise through Rinpa art
Khanh Trinh, curator of Japanese art
Tuesday 9 October 2012 1pm – 2pm
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How far would you go for love? The work of Tsai Charwei
Natalie Seiz, assistant curator, Asian art
Tuesday 16 October 2012 1pm – 2pm
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Revision
Tuesday 23 October 2012 1pm – 2pm
Slide test
Tuesday 30 October 2012 1pm – 2pm