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This Issue Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award Highlights of the month Competitions Join and renew Salvador DALÍ Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48 Three young surrealist women holding in their arms the skins of an orchestra 1936 oil on canvas 54.0 x 65.1 cm The Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida Worldwide Rights: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009. In the USA: © Salvador Dalí Museum Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2009		Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire Don’t miss the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Dalí ever to be staged in Australia. Exclusive to Melbourne, Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire showcases more than 200 stunning works in all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, sculpture, fashion, jewellery, 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. Purchase Tickets Online Program highlights for this exhibition include: NGV Members: Free Viewings – Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire 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) Salvador Dalí Introductory Talks Wed, 1pm & 6pm and Sat & Sun, 12.30pm Final weekend: Sat 3 & Sun 4 Oct 11am, 11.45am & 1.15pm. Advance bookings strongly advised by calling 03 8662 1555, 10am-5pm daily. Take advantage of the opportunity to gain insights to the artist, his work and the exhibition. Prepare yourself for the exhibition with an illustrated introduction in the comfort of the auditorium. Exclusive group talks by appointment, conditions apply. Cost $21 NGV Member / $28 Adult / $23 Concession / $16 Student art after dark evenings only (includes exhibition entry fee) Venue Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International
Salvador DALÍ Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48 Philippe HALSMAN Latvian/American 1906–79, worked in France 1931–40 My hairspring 1954 (detail) from the Dalí’s mustache series Gelatin silver photograph 30.5 x 25.4 cm The Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida. Images rights of Salvador Dalí reserved. Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, 2009. © Philippe Halsman / Magnum Photos		Dalí art after dark Wednesdays, Until 30 Sep Thu 1 & Fri 2 Oct, 5–9pm Sat 3 Oct is 24 hour Dali! At art after dark the NGV comes alive with a variety of talks, live performances, music, and fine food and wine. The program offers music and performance inspired by the life and travels of Dalí, from early jazz to the wild and flamboyant theatre of Parisian bohemia. Cost Entry to the NGV for art after dark is free. Admission fees apply for Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire and Introductory Talks. Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. 2 for 1 tickets between midnight Sat 3 Oct and 10am on Sun 4 Oct! Venue Ground Level, NGV International Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire has extended opening hours in the last week – see the exhibition at art after dark Thu 1 & Fri 2 Oct 5–9pm & Sat 3 Oct is 24 hour Dali! Exhibition must close 5pm Sun 4 Oct. Last ticket sales 3pm. Visit the web site for more information. ngv.vic.gov.au/dali/whatson Dalí Bites: Sunday Talks Sundays in Sep, 2–2.30pm A series of short illustrated talks on aspects of Dalí. Cost $9 Adult / $6 NGV Member / $7 Concession / $5 Student *Was Dalí Spellbound? Stories of Dalí’s adventures in Hollywood* Sun 20 Sep Speaker Laurie Benson, Curator, International Art, NGV Salvador Dalí and Elsa Schiaparelli: Collaborations in Surrealist Chic Sun 27 Sep Speaker Roger Leong, Curator, International Fashion & Textiles, NGV
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Julie Rrap Castaway 3 2009 digital print on archival rag paper 120.0 x 120.0cm Collection of the artist © Julie Rrap courtesy Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney and ARC One Gallery, Melbourne.		2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award Fifteen of Australia’s most acclaimed artists present new work for the sixth and final Clemenger Contemporary Art Award. Artists represented include Peter Atkins, Vivienne Binns, Stephen Bush, Destiny Deacon, Domenico de Clario, Janenne Eaton, Julie Gough, Louise Hearman, Janet Laurence, Trevor Nickolls, Dennis Nona, Scott Redford, Julie Rrap, Guan Wei and Ah Xian. 17 Sep 09 – 7 Feb 10 Cost Free Venue Gallery 17-20, Level 3, NGV Australia ngv.vic.gov.au/clemenger2009 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) Venue NGV Australia Floor Talk: Exhibition Introduction Thu 17 Sep, 12.30pm Speaker Dr Alex Baker, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, NGV Cost Free Venue Exhibition space, Level 3, NGV Australia NGV Artbeat: Studio Visit – Peter Atkins Thu 1 Oct, 6pm Join Melbourne-based exhibiting artist, Peter Atkins in his studio and discover first hand aspects of his working process, materials and inspirations. Speaker Peter Atkins, artist Cost $20 NGV Member / $25 Guest (includes 2 glasses of wine, booking essential) Meet Details provided on booking
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		Highlights of the month *Persuasion* Short Talks Afternoon Sat 19 Sep, 2.30–3.30pm It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen’s literature continues to beguile us through the arts of both fashion and film. Austenmania: Jane Austen and the Cinema Speaker Professor John Wiltshire, Reader in English, La Trobe University From Mills to Frills – The Underpinnings a Textiles Conservation Treatment Speaker Kate Douglas, Conservator, Textiles, NGV Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student NGV Artbeat: Regency Rendezvous Thu 24 Sep, 6.45pm For one evening fully immerse yourself in the regency era in an exclusive tour amidst the elegant surrounds of the Johnston Collection, hear about the art of promenading and matchmaking. Glass of sparkling wine on arrival. Cost $38 NGV Member / $45 Guest (bookings essential, limited places) Meet Details provided on booking NGV Artbeat: Speed Art Sat 26 Sep, 2–4pm Back by popular demand, Speed Art is like speed dating without the dating – this time in the Contemporary galleries at NGV International. No art knowledge is required; all you need is an open mind as you unleash your hidden spontaneity in two-minute responses to works of art from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It’s snappyand fun and a little revealing! Facilitator Deborah Ratliff, writer Cost $20 NGV Member / $35 Guest (includes refreshments) Meet Information Desk, NGV International (bookings essential, numbers limited) NGV Members: Exclusive Preview - Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion Wed 30 Sep, 2-5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) Venue NGV Australia Artist Floor Talk: Together Alone: Australian and New Zealand Fashion Thu 1 Oct, 12.30pm Speaker Doris de Pont, exhibiting artist Cost Free Venue Exhibition space, Level 2, NGV Australia NGV Members: Exclusive Preview - Chinoiserie: Asia in Europe 1620 – 1840 Thu 8 Oct, 2-5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) Venue NGV International NGV Members: Visit to the Costume Collection Thu 15 Oct & Fri 16 Oct, 9am–1pm Join us on an adventure to hear about the history of costume in Australia. Travel by bus to a private museum in Bulleen and enjoy a talk on more than 200 years of Australian fashion, followed by a tour of the incredible costume collection which consists of 10,000 items built up over 20 years by private collector Loel Thompson. Cost $60 NGV Member / $70 Guest (includes lunch and refreshments - bookings essential) Meet Front of NGV International
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		Special offer – Free ACO CDs plus the chance to win an Australian Chamber Orchestra Subscription! With trademark energy and panache, the Australian Chamber Orchestra performs masterpieces of the orchestral, choral and chamber music repertoire in the 2010 National Concert Season. Highlights include Tognetti's Mozart, Bach for Easter and Romantic Symphony. Request a brochure and you’ll receive a free ACO CD, plus you’ll go into the draw to win a double 2010 subscription for seven Sunday afternoon concerts. Simply email your name, address and phone number to competitions@aco.com.au with ‘NGV subscription competition’ in the subject line by Monday 21 September. Only the winner will be notified.
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		Competition –10 double ACMI passes to giveaway! Focus on Australian Noir Melt into a gritty world inhabited by grifters, misfits and antiheroes, where the innocent become the guilty and the guilty – well, they get what they deserve. The themes in this season share the stylish and stylised convention of the noir genre, playing out against a backdrop of stripped-back – and distinctly Australian – realism. Showing from Thu 17 Sep to Sun 27 Sep. Visit www.acmi.net.au for more info. We have 10 double passes to giveaway. For your chance to win, guess how many people have visited Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire as at Sun 13 Sep. Send your answer, along with your name and postal address to artbeat@ngv.vic.gov.au. The 10 closest answers will win a double pass! Competition closes on Wed 16 Sep.
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Bookings & Further Information – 03 8662 1555, 10am–5pm daily All information is believed to be correct at time of publication. Programs subject to change without notice. Bookings recommended for all ticketed programs. For the full range of NGV Members and Public Programs, refer to Gallery magazine, What's On or visit ngv.vic.gov.au If your Membership has recently expired, or is about to expire, you can now renew for one, two or three years! Call 03 8662 1522 / 8620 2233 or renew online at ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvmember Moving? Changed your email address? Update your details now Phone 03 8662 1522 / 03 8620 2233 Email members@ngv.vic.gov.au Want to Unsubscribe? Please use the unsubscribe form on the NGV website to stop receiving NGV Artbeat newsletters and offers.