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This Issue Salvador Dalí Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers Highlights of the month Competitions Join and renew Salvador Dalí Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48 Memory of the child-woman 1932 oil on canvas 99.1 x 120.0 cm The Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida Worldwide Rights: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009. In the USA: C Salvador Dalí Museum Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2009		Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire traces the genius of Dalí: from his earliest years as a fourteen year-old, to the final paintings created when the artist was in his seventies. In the first comprehensive retrospective to be held in Australia, see more than 200 works across all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, jewellery, sculpture, fashion, cinema and photography. 13 JUN – 4 OCT 09 Cost Admission fees apply Venue Temporary Exhibition Space 1, 2, 3, Ground Level, NGV International Principal Partner Mercedes–Benz ngv.vic.gov.au/dali Exhibition organised with Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, Spain and the Salvador Dalí museum in St Petersburg, Florida. Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government Initiative. Salvador Dalí Introductory Talks Wed, 1pm & 6pm and Sat & Sun, 12.30pm Cost $21 NGV Member / $28 Adult / $23 Concession / $16 Student art after dark evenings only (includes exhibition entry fee) Dalí art after dark Wednesdays, Until 30 Sep Cost Free. Exhibition entry fees apply for Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire and fees apply for Introductory Talks (6pm). Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. Last ticket sales 7.30pm. The Members Lounge is open until 8pm. High Class New York Wed 19 & 26 Aug, 5–9pm 5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Cairo Club Orchestra Imagine yourself into Dalí’s world of decadent parties in New York, and dance your troubles away to the sounds of the 1920s, 30s and 40s with the fabulous Cairo Club Orchestra. 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply) 6.30pm Performance: Cath Jamison Australia’s leading female magician presents a sassy, astonishing and hilarious magic show. Parisian Bohemia Wed 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Sep, 5–9pm 5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Rapskallion Grab your waltz partner as the wild and flamboyant, rowdy and romantic Rapskallion invoke scenes reminiscent of 20s Parisian bohemia. Add a pinch of hip hop, vaudevillian sensibilities, a curly moustache, and a startling array of hats, Rapskallion will inspire with their mix of quirky lyricism and accordion driven dance tunes! 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply) 6.30pm Performance: The House of Burlesque Vaudeville Extravaganza A flamboyant show inspired by Dalí’s muse, Gala and the artists’ fascination with the subconscious and dreams. Dalí Bites: Sunday Talks Sundays in Aug & Sep, 2–2.30pm A series of short illustrated talks on aspects of Dalí. Cost $9 Adult / $6 NGV Member / $7 Concession / $5 Student Dalí Down Under: Surrealism in Australia Sun 23 Aug Speaker Elena Taylor, Curator, Australian Art, NGV Inside Dalí’s studio Sun 30 Aug Speaker Marg Stephens, Education Officer, NGV The Gala Event: Dalí’s Love and Muse Sun 6 Sep Speaker Sophie Matthiesson, Curator, International Art, NGV Dalí and Lorca: Passions shared Sun 13 Sep Speaker Dr Lilit Thwaites, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University NGV Members: Free Viewings – Salvador Dali Sat 29 Aug, 9am–12pm Fri 18 Sep, 5.30–9pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) NGV Artbeat: Meet the Dalí Curator Fri 18 Sep, 6pm To coincide with NGV Members free viewing. Enjoy a talk by one of the curators of the exhibition, about Dalí’s fascinating relationship with Hollywood. Speaker Laurie Benson, Curator, International Art Cost $20 NGV Member / $25 Guest (includes drink on arrival)
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Max Pam born Australia 1949, lived in Brunei 1980–83 Sisters 1977 gelatin silver photograph 20.1 x 20.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1979 © Max Pam		Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers Rediscover the world through the lenses of three contemporary Australian photographers; Christine Godden, Max Pam and Matthew Sleeth. 28 Aug 09 – 21 Feb 10 Cost Free VenueGallery 11, Level 2, NGV Australia ngv.vic.gov.au/longdistancevision The travellers gaze: artists in conversation Sat 29 Aug, 1.30-2.30pm Join artists Max Pam, Matthew Sleeth and Christine Godden as they discuss their work and travels. Cost Free Venue Theatre, NGV Australia Floor talk: Exhibition Introduction Thu 10 Sep, 11am Speaker Susan van Wyk, Curator, Photography Cost Free Venue Exhibition space, Level 2 NGV Australia
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		Highlights of the month NGV Artbeat: Art Meets – Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire Wed 19 Aug, 6–7pm Enjoy light refreshments and a short introduction followed by a viewing of Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire. Cost $30 NGV Member / $45 Guest (bookings essential, includes exhibition entry and refreshments) Meet Persimmon Cafe/Bistro, NGV International (enter via main Waterwall entrance) NGV Members: Exclusive Preview: Building a Collection: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings Thu 20 Aug, 2–5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) NGV Members: Dalí and Food Tue 25 Aug, 6 for 6.30pm Dalí’s Catalonian homeland by the sea has a rich culture of cuisine and food was a recurring theme in Dalí’s work. Join celebrity chef Gabriel Gaté and discover Dalí’s world of food with tapas and wine tastings. Speaker Gabriel Gaté, celebrity chef and author Cost $60 NGV Member / $75 Guest (wine purchased separately) Venue Persimmon Cafe/Bistro (enter Garden Gate, rear NGV International, via the Arts Centre forecourt) NGV Films Cost Free L'Age d'Or (1930, 60 mins, M15+, B&W) Tue 1 & Sun 6 Sep, 3pm The Surrealist classic directed by Luis Buñuel and co-authored by Dalí. Courtesy Contemporary Films. Venue Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International Moontide (1942, 94 mins, M15+, B&W) Tue 8 & Sun 13 Sep, 3pm Dalí inspired the dream sequence in this film noir masterpiece. Venue Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International NGV Members: Exclusive Preview: 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award Wed 16 Sep, 2–5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry)
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		Competition – 50 double movie passes to giveaway! *(500) DAYS OF SUMMER* (2009, 97mins, M)** This is a story of boy meets girl, begins the wry, probing narrator of (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, and with that the film takes off at breakneck speed into a funny, true-to-life and unique dissection of the unruly and unpredictable year-and-a-half of one young man’s no-holds-barred love affair. For your chance to win a double pass, answer this question: Who is the current Director at the National Gallery of Victoria? Email your answer to artbeat@ngv.vic.gov.au, including your name and postal address! Competition closes on Wed 19 Aug.
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		Competition – 25 ‘5 x Weekend Daily’ Metcards to giveaway! To help you get to the NGV and enjoy the Salvador Dalí exhibition, our sponsor Metlink is offering NGV Members the opportunity to win a ‘5 x Weekend Daily’ Metcard! Be one of the first 25 members to email promotions@ngv.vic.gov.au with your name, postal address and the correct answer to this question to win: What benefit will you receive if you are one of the first 20 people to show your valid Metcard at the NGV’s art after dark events? Hint: Check out the Metcard deals on the Metlink website for the answer.
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