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Image: Alvaro Guevara, Mrs Fairbairn (Nancy Cunard) 1919
Alvaro Guevara
Mrs Fairbairn (Nancy Cunard) 1919
National Gallery of Victoria
Felton Bequest

Top image:
L. S. LOWRY
The Rival Candidate 1942 (detail)
Art Gallery of Western Australia
© L. S. Lowry Estate

 

Modern Britain 1900–1960: Masterworks from Australian and New Zealand collections

With over 250 works gathered from Australian and New Zealand collections, this exhibition traces the development of British art and society across six decades of tremendous innovation and change.
See works by some of the most famous names in 20th century British art.

Date 15 Nov 07 – 24 Feb 08
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:

  • Floor Talk: The Brits’ Big Hits – a selection of works from the New Zealand Collections#
    Sunday 2 Dec, 12.30pm
    Speaker Mark Stocker, Associate Professor, Art History
    & Theory, The University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Floor Talk: Apocalyptic Visions – The Art of Wars#
    Friday 7 Dec, 12.30pm
    Speakers Sophie Matthiesson, Assistant Curator,
    International Art and Laurie Benson, Curator, International Art
  • Performance: Victorian Welsh Male Choir
    Saturday 15 Dec, 11am
  • Film: How Green Was My Valley (1941, 118 mins, PG)
    Saturday 15 Dec, 12.30pm
  • Sculpture Walk: Touches of Modern Britain*
    Sunday 16 Dec, 10am–12noon (repeat)
    Tour Leader Kenneth Park, independent curator & scholar

Accommodation Packages
For details on accommodation packages contact Sofitel Melbourne on
03 9653 0000 or visit sofitelmelbourne.com.au


Image: Bertram Mackennal, Circe 1893
Bertram Mackennal
Circe 1893
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1910

Bertram Mackennal: The Fifth Balnaves Foundation Sculpture Project

Bertram Mackennal was the best known and most successful Australian sculptor of his time. This major retrospective exhibition showcases more than 50 stunning sculptures and maquettes gathered from Australian and international collections.

Date 30 Nov 07– 24 Feb 08
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/mackennal
Organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales

Program highlights for Bertram Mackennal include:

  • Lecture: ‘Meet’ Sir Bertram Mackennal*
    Wednesday 5 Dec, 11am
    Speaker Kenneth Park, independent curator & scholar
  • Introductory Talk*
    Sunday 9 & Wednesday 12 Dec, 1pm
    Speaker Dr Robert Wilson, Program Coordinator


Image: Rudolf Steiner, Science and art 7 December, 1923
Rudolf Steiner
Science and art 7 December 1923
Collection of Rudolf Steiner
Nachlassverwaltung, Dornach, Switzerland

Joseph Beuys & Rudolf Steiner: Imagination, Inspiration, Intuition

For the first time in Australia, view the connections between the art of Joseph Beuys and the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. Imagination, Inspiration, Intuition combines some forty blackboard drawings by Steiner with Beuys’ seminal work Richtkräfte (Directive forces) 1974–77.

Date 25 Oct 07–17 Feb 08
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/beuysandsteiner

Program highlights for Joseph Beuys & Rudolf Steiner include:

  • Floor Talk: ‘Everyone is an artist’
    Saturday 1 Dec, 3.30pm & Wednesday 9 Jan, 12.30pm
    Speaker Raphael Zimmerman, artist
  • Collaborations with Joseph Beuys: 3 Films (1972, 25 mins, unrated)
    Saturday 8 Dec, 2.30pm

December NGV Programs not to be missed!

  • Late Night Thursdays @ Fed Square
    Christmas Performance: Melbourne University Choral Society
    Thursday 6 Dec, 6.30pm
  • Christmas Performance: Australian Youth Choir
    Saturday 8 Dec, 12.30pm
  • An incomplete world NGV Kids Family Day: Complete The Picture
    Sunday 9 Dec, 10.30am–3.30pm (Talks: 11am & 2pm)
    Calling all contemporary kids! View the exhibition and enjoy talks, music
    and fun art activities in the Great Hall
  • An incomplete world Floor Talk: Photography – the Düsseldorf Academy
    Wednesday 12 Dec, 12.30pm
    Speaker Susan van Wyk, Curator, Photography
  • Gordon Bennett Curator Floor Talk#
    Friday 14 Dec, 12.30pm
    Speaker Kelly Gellatly, exhibition curator and Curator, Contemporary Art
  • Super Bodies Introductory Floor Talk
    Saturday 15 Dec, 12.30pm
    Speaker Paola Di Trocchio, Assistant Curator, International Fashion & Textiles
*Fees apply, bookings essential
#Exhibition entry fees apply

 


 

Christmas shopping at the NGV

Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list this Christmas. Choose from an extensive range of homewares, fashion accessories, exclusive art objects, paper products, kids’ stuff and the most comprehensive range of art and design books in Australia. Then once you’re done, see some art and have a bite to eat and a glass of wine. Now that’s the art of Christmas shopping!

     


Image: Modern Britain Opening

NGV Members Modern Britain 1900–1960 Christmas Party

NGV Membership – the perfect gift this Christmas!

Buy an NGV Membership for friends or family and receive a free ticket to see the exhibition Modern Britain 1900–1960

NGV Members enjoy exclusive benefits and an exciting calendar of events and programs.

For more information or to arrange a gift voucher, phone 03 8662 1522 / 8620 2233 or visit ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvmembers




 

The Slow Guide and NGV

December will see the launch of a joint initiative between the NGV and The Slow Guide. The Slow Guide is a new and inspirational lifestyle guide dedicated to exploring Melbourne at a more leisurely gait. Its motto is ‘live more, fret less’ and the book celebrates all that’s most gratifying about life in Melbourne.

The online initiative will encourage all Victorians to have a closer look at the NGV Collection through a sumptuously slow lens, to celebrate it as a place for discovery and reflection, a unique part of Melbourne and Victoria's character and as an wonderful place to spend an hour or two. Anyone can become a slow coach and write about their experience on the website.

See for yourself at www.slowguides.com

 

What’s On

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