NGV Artbeat enews Issue 7 Jan 2004
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World Rush_4 Artists

NGV International: currently showing until 15 February 2004

world rush_4 artists brings together four exceptional works by four international artists, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Doug Aitken, Lee Bul and Sarah Sze, charting the shifts in contemporary art that swept across the globe at the start of the twenty-first century.

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Curator Talk
30 January 2004 at 1:00 PM
Speaker: Dr Charles Green, Adjunct Senior Curator, Contemporary Art
Location: Meet at the Information Desk (talks are held in the exhibition)
Event Code: PO381
$7 Adult

Banner Image: Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Finnish, born 1959
From The House 2002
DVD 3-projection video installation with sound dimensions variable
Copyright Crystal Eye Ltd, Helsinki
Image courtesy of Klemena Gasser & Tanga Grunert Inc, New York

Perforated metal flooring on walkway leading around new exhibition tower, NGV International.
Photography John Gollings 2003

Mario Bellini : Architect and Designer

Currently showing until 22 February 2004

Celebrating the opening of NGV International, this exhibition showcases the work of leading Italian architect and designer, Mario Bellini, the principal architect for the major NGV redevelopment at St Kilda Road.

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Lecture:Italian Genius at the NGV
29 January at 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Discover the work of Mario Bellini with an introduction to the architectural features of NGV International by the Deputy Director of NGV International, Tony Ellwood.
Enjoy afternoon tea then take your time to see the rich and diverse Italian art in the NGV collection.
Speaker: Tony Ellwood, Deputy Director (International collection).
Adult $25
NGV Members $20

To book Members Programs phone: 8662 1522 between 10am – 5pm Monday to Friday, with your credit card ready and quote event code

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Sidney Nolan: Desert and Drought

Copyright courtesy of
Lady Nolan

 

NGV International – a world-class gallery on your doorstep

It’s summer in the city and there’s no better time to visit the new NGV International at St Kilda Rd.

NGV International at 180 St Kilda Road has opened to critical acclaim. If you’ve missed us in the news, here’s what they’ve been saying:

“This is an enormous collection in a stunning building.”
NGV President of the Council of Trustees, Steve Vizard, talking about NGV International, Herald Sun, 1 December, 2003

“I think (Roy) Grounds would see this new NGV as a natural expansion of his dream.”
Architecture reviewer Norman Day, The Age, 1 December 2003

“The Collection has never been shown to such extraordinary advantage.”
Age arts editor, Raymond Gill, The Age 1 December 2003

NGV International Regular hours
10am - 5pm Monday to Sunday
Regular hours apply for public holidays except:
Christmas Day (25 December) closed
Good Friday (18 April) closed
Anzac Day (25 April) opens

Free guided tours of NGV International run daily at 11am and 2pm. Meet at the main foyer information desk, ground level.

Make sure you visit us at the new Members Room on the ground floor of NGV International. A place for you to meet other members or just relax and grab a coffee, which has been generously donated by Vittoria.

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Elevator shaft in Federation Court, NGV International.
Photography John Gollings 2003

Australia Day Weekend

Celebrate Australia Day surrounded by Australia’s largest art collection at the NGV.

Visit NGV International or NGV Australia over Australia day weekend and bring your friends along to become members for the special Australia Day price - $10 discount on NGV Membership.

Monday 26 January 2004
NGV Australia - a guided tour of Peter Booth at 2pm
NGV International - introduction to Blue Poles at 12.30pm

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Midsumma at NGV

Art. It's hot after dark!

Come to NGV Australia at Fed Square on Friday night for Art After Dark - art, wine, funky Latin jazz and glamour until 9pm.

Good feel
Cheap drinks
Great music
Art and Design

Art After Dark at The Ian Potter Dentre: NGV Australia
Federation Square Melbourne - Until 9pm every Friday night

Image left: Jon CAMPBELL - Australia born 1961
So you wanna be a rock 'n' roll star 1990 (detail)
enamel paint and synthetic polymer paint on plywood
213.9 x 225.4 cm
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Shell Australia
Limited, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2002
Copyright Courtesy of the artist

   
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National Gallery of Victoria

 
 
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