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Augustus John
Poppet (The artist’s daughter)
c. 1927–28
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1932
© The artist’s estate, courtesy Bridgeman Art Library
Top image:
Spencer Gore
English 1878–1914
The Icknield Way 1912 (detail)
oil on canvas
63.4 x 76.2 cm
Art Gallery of New South
Purchased, 1962
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Modern Britain 1900–1960: Masterworks from Australian and New Zealand collections
With over 250 works gathered from Australian and New Zealand collections, this exclusive-to-Melbourne exhibition traces the development of British art and society across six decades of tremendous innovation and change.
The exhibition will include some of the most famous names in 20th century British art and shed new light on many artists who are lesser known, but whose work will surprise and delight visitors.
Date 15 Nov 2007 – 24 Feb 2008
Cost $12 / $6 NGV Member / $10 Concession
Principal Sponsor Bank of Queensland
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/modernbritain
Program highlights for Modern Britain 1900–1960 include:
- Symposium*
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear a variety of local and
international speakers address major themes from this landmark exhibition.
Date Saturday 17 Nov, 10am–4pm
(includes exhibition viewing 8.45–10am)
- Special Group Offer: Introductory Talk*
Available to groups of 20 or more people by arrangement. Includes exhibition entry.
Dates by appointment
- NGV Members Exclusive: Ted Gott and Gerard Vaughan In Conversation*
Date Wednesday 7 Nov, 6 for 6.30pm
Accommodation Packages
For details on accommodation packages contact Sofitel Melbourne on
03 9653 0000 or visit sofitelmelbourne.com.au
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Gordon Bennett
Born Australia 1955
Notes to Basquiat (CNN) 2001
Collection of Irene Sutton, Melbourne
Photography: Richard Stringer
© Courtesy of the artist
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Gordon Bennett
Take a journey through the complex and layered work of Gordon Bennett, one of Australia’s most critically acclaimed contemporary artists.
Did you know that The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia is open every Thursday until 9pm for Late Night Thursdays @ Fed Square?
Date 6 Sep 2007 – 16 Jan 2008
Cost $10 / $5 NGV Member / $7 Concession
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/gordonbennett
Program highlights for Gordon Bennett include:
- Floor Talk#
Speaker Zara Stanhope, Senior Curator, Heide Museum of Modern Art
Date Sunday 11 Nov, 3.30pm
- Floor Talk: Home Sweet Home –
Gordon Bennett & Post 9/11 Politics#
Speaker (Associate Professor) Jill Bennett, Associate Dean, College of Fine Arts, & Director, Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics, The University of NSW
Date Friday 16 Nov, 12.30pm
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Yvonne Audette
Cantata No12: The journey 1963
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Miss Flora MacDonald Anderson and Mrs Ethel Elizabeth Ogilvy Lumsden, Foundation Benefactor, 1994
© Courtesy of the artist
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Yvonne Audette: Different Directions 1954–1966
Yvonne Audette is one of Australia’s most accomplished abstract artists.
This exhibition of paintings and drawings focuses on Audette’s expatriate years, charting the development of her earliest experimentation with abstract forms, to the lyrical calligraphic and graffiti works for which she is renowned.
Date 13 Sep 2007 – 17 Feb 2008
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/audette
Program highlights for Yvonne Audette include:
- Lecture: Abstraction in Australia
– Contextualising the work of Yvonne Audette*
The history and evolution of Abstract Art in Australia leading up to the mid 20th century
Speaker Dr Christopher Heathcote, author and former Senior Art Critic, The Age
Date Thursday 1 Nov, 11am
- Poetry Reading
Speaker Chris Wallace–Crabbe, poet
Date Sunday 16 Dec, 3pm
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November NGV Programs not to be missed!
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An incomplete world Lecture: Looking at the Night Sky
Speaker Dr Lisa Germany, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology
Date Saturday 3 Nov, 11.30am
- Katie Pye Lecture: A Beat For You – 80s Culture, Fashion and Music
Katie Pye was one of the first artists to experiment with video as a means of promoting her clothing ranges, and also worked as a stylist on music videos for Pseudo Echo, Rose Tattoo, Real Life and Mi–Sex. Join Brian Canham and Sue Ryan as they relive the culture, music and fashion of the 1980s.
Speakers Brian Canham, Pseudo Echo and Sue Ryan, fashion & music scholar, RMIT.
Date Saturday 3 Nov, 2pm
Cost FREE
- Great Beings Seminar: Great Spiritual Lovers
Date Sunday 18 Nov, 2–4pm
- Special Lecture: Contemporary Projects at the V&A*
Speaker Lauren Parker, Head of Contemporary Programmes, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Date Wednesday 21 Nov, 6 for 6.30pm (includes refreshments on arrival)
- STUDIO: A Journey of Discovery*
Speakers Ian Lloyd, photographer and John McDonald, art critic
Date Thursday 22 Nov, 6pm for 6.30pm (includes refreshments on arrival)
- Super Bodies Power Lunch: Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves*
An afternoon with Karen Webster, Director of the L’Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival and fashion PR impresario, Ann Morrison, as they recount tales from the heady days of the 1980s.
Date Tuesday 27 Nov, 1pm
*Fees apply, bookings essential
#Exhibition entry fees apply
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NGV Members exclusive exhibition
viewing
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Become an NGV Member and receive a FREE ticket to see Modern Britain 1900–1960
NGV Members enjoy exclusive benefits and an exciting calendar of events and programs.
For more information or to join, phone 03 8662 1522 / 8620 2233 or visit ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvmembers
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To celebrate the launch, five lucky families have the chance to experience a private tour in one of CV’s participating venues.
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