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Bide VISWANATHAN (designer),
Aan (Savage princess) (film 1952, poster designed 1980s).
Colour lithograph.
157.0 x 305.0 cm.
Victoria and Albert Museum.
Gift of Mehboob Productions (Private) Ltd, Mumbai, India (IS.12-2001).
Image © V&A Images
© Courtesy Mehboob Productions (Private) Ltd, Mumbai, India
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Hurry! Last weeks to see Cinema India
"Toe-tapping, eye-catching song and dance sequences, colourful imagery and glamorous costumes, bold characters expressing emotional extremes, and long plot lines conveying traditional moral values: all of these factors combine to create the distinctive style of a Bollywood film". Divia Patel, Curator V&A, London
Don’t miss your last chance to see over 100 posters, large scale hoardings, lobby cards, song booklets, costumes and excerpts from key films. Exhibition must close Sunday 20 May!
Special offer!
As a thank you to NGV@RT subscribers we’d like to extend a special offer to receive two tickets to Cinema India for the price of one. To redeem this offer, simply print out a copy of this e-newsletter and present it at the Information Desk at NGV International.
Offer ends 20 May 2007. NGV International is open daily 10am–5pm, Closed Tuesdays.
Date Until 20 May 2007
Cost $12 / $6 NGV Member / $8 Concession
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web www.ngv.vic.gov.au/cinemaindia
Program highlights for Cinema India include:
- Free Bollywood Dance Demonstration and Workshop
Learn to dance like a Bollywood star with the Jhanak Dance Company.
Free traditional henna painting available from 1–2pm and 2.30–3.30pm.
Saturday 19 May, 2–2.30pm & 3.30–4pm
- Free Film: Raincoat (2004, 120 mins, PG)
Saturday 5 & Thursday 10 May, 12.30pm
- Free Film: The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey
(2005, 150 mins, M)
Saturday 12 & Thursday 17 May, 12.30pm
- Activity Sheet: Cinema India #
A fun activity sheet for the Cinema India: The Art of Bollywood exhibition
Collect from the Information Desk, NGV International
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Tom Roberts
A break away! 1891 (detail)
oil on canvas
137.3 x 167.8 cm
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Elder Bequest Fund, 1899
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Australian Impressionism – Now open daily!
Due to popular demand, Australian Impressionism is now open daily 10am–5pm.
Unforgettable landscapes, striking portraits and iconic images by Australia’s leading artists. See works by Charles Conder, Frederick McCubbin, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Jane Sutherland in the exclusive to Melbourne exhibition, Australian Impressionism.
For accommodation packages at Sofitel Melbourne phone (03) 9653 0000
Date Until 8 Jul 2007
Cost $15 / $6 NGV Member / $10 Concession
Principal Sponsor Australian International Cultural Foundation
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Web www.ngv.vic.gov.au/australianimpressionism
Program highlights for Australian Impressionism include:
- Australian Impressionism Introductory Talks*
Every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday, 11.15am
- Australian Impressionism Short Talk Afternoon*
Saturday 19 May, 2–2.30pm
The Lie of the Landscape: truth and fiction in Australian Impressionism, Dr Leigh Astbury, Senior Lecturer, Visual Culture, School of English, Communication and Performance Studies, Monash University
The Figure in the Australian Landscape, Andrew Mackenzie, art historian
- Mother’s Day: Australian Impressionism Breakfast*
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a delicious cooked English breakfast, followed by an illustrated Introductory Talk in the Theatre and exhibition viewing prior to opening hours.
Sunday 13 May, 8.15am
- Mother’s Day: Special Voluntary Guide Tour*
Sunday 13 May, 12noon
- NGV Kids Artcart: First Impressions (3+ years)
Sundays in May, 12noon–3pm
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Kitty Kantilla
(Tiwi c. 1928–2003)
Untitled 1998
earth pigments on paper
76.0 x 56.0 cm (image and sheet)
Private collection, Sydney
© The artist’s estate, courtesy of Jilamara
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Kitty Kantilla
Kitty Kantilla was one of Australia’s most remarkable Indigenous artists, celebrated for her innovation, unique style and mastery of a range of mediums. See the breadth and beauty of her work in this major retrospective exhibition.
Date Until 19 Aug 2007
Cost Free entry
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web www.ngv.vic.gov.au/kittykantilla
Principal Sponsor BlueScope Steel
Program highlights for Kitty Kantilla include:
- Curator Talk: Exhibition Overview
Speaker: Stephen Gilchrist, Curator, Indigenous Art
Saturday 26 May, 2pm
- Voluntary Guided Tours
Daily, 11am (except Mondays)
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Vik Muniz
Prisons VII, the drawbridge, after Piranesi from the Prisons, after Piranesi series 2002
Collection of the artist
Courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York
© Vik Muniz
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Imaginary Prisons:
G.B. Piranesi and Vik Muniz
The breathtaking originality of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s dramatic series of etchings, the Imaginary Prisons has remained a source of inspiration since they were first published in Rome in the mid-eighteenth century.
This exhibition brings together the first and second edition of Piranesi’s Prison series with eight photographs made in 2002 by Muniz.
Date Until 30 Sep 2007
Cost Free entry
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web www.ngv.vic.gov.au/imaginaryprisons
Program highlights for Imaginary Prisons include:
- Building Links Family Day
Organised in conjunction with The Mathematics Association of Victoria to coincide with Education Week. Participate in a giant 3D geoshape construction activity, contribute to Olafur Eliasson's cityscape using thousands of pieces of white Lego, and draw an imaginary building of your own. Family Tour* optional at 11am.
Sunday 6 May, 10am–4pm
- Free Film: Yo-Yo Ma Inspired by Bach:
The Sound of the Carceri (1998, 55 mins, unrated)
Wednesday 23 May, 1pm
- Lecture: Piranesi’s Creative Imagination*
Speaker: Associate Professor David Marshall, The School of Art History, Cinema, Classics & Archaeology, The University of Melbourne
Thursday 7 Jun, 12noon
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May Public Programs not to be missed!
- Great Exhibitions Lecture: The Crystal Palace and Subsequent London Exhibitions*
Speaker: Dr Robert Wilson, Program Coordinator
Monday 7 May, 10.30am
- Olafur Eliasson Lecture: Escher and Beyond – Art, Mathematics and Magic*
Speaker: Dr Burkard Polster, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University
Friday 11 May, 12.30pm
- Small Worlds Curator and Photography Conservator Talk*
Speakers: Maggie Finch, Assistant Curator, Photography & Pip Morrison, Conservator, Photographs
Friday 18 May, 12.30pm
- Golden Screens Floor Talk: Japanese Screens
Speaker: Jo Maindonald, Japanese fine art specialist
Friday 25 May, 12.30pm
- Katie Pye In Conversation: Katie Pye and Danielle Whitfield*
Explore Pye’s work from the 1980s, navigating the boundary between art and fashion.
Speakers: Katie Pye, designer and Danielle Whitfield, Acting Curator, Australian Fashion & Textiles
Saturday 26 May, 3pm
- Floor Talk: Aspects of the Joseph Brown Collection
Speaker: Kirsty Grant, Senior Curator, Australian Art
Wednesday 30 May, 12.30pm
* Fees apply, bookings essential
# Exhibition entry fees apply
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Join NGV Members NOW and receive a free ticket to see the magnificent exhibition, Australian Impressionism.
NGV Members enjoy exclusive benefits and an exciting calendar of events.
Benefits include:
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For more information phone 03 8662 1522 / 8620 2233 or visit www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvmembers
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The NGV International Shop is currently undergoing an exciting transformation.
We will reopen to the public in July 2007 with an expanded range of product, just in time for this year’s Melbourne Winter Masterpieces exhibition Guggenheim Collection: 1940s to Now.
Please visit our temporary shop or the NGV Shop at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, located at Federation Square.
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