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Sidney NOLAN
Self portrait 1943
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Purchased with funds provided by the
Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, 1997
© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust
Top image:
Sidney NOLAN
Death of Constable Scanlon 1946 (detail)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977
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Rediscover Nolan’s most famous and important paintings alongside works rarely seen by the public, in this major retrospective exhibition on display for the first time in Melbourne.
This exhibition examines each critical period in the artist’s career and highlights the evolution of his vision from its genesis in St Kilda during the late 1930s, through the iconic Ned Kelly series of the 1940s, to the United Kingdom half a century later.
Date 22 Feb–18 May 08
Cost $15 / $7.50 NGV Member / $12 Concession
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Principal Sponsor Ernst & Young
Web ngv.vic.gov.au
Organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Program highlights for Sidney Nolan include:
- In Conversation: Frances Lindsay and Barry Pearce*
Sat 23 Feb, 2pm
Speakers Frances Lindsay, Deputy Director, NGV and Barry Pearce, Senior Curator, Australian Art,
AGNSW and curator, Sidney Nolan
- Sidney Nolan Breakfast*
Sun 2 Mar, Sat 5 Apr, Sat 19 Apr & Sun 4 May, 8.15–10am
Enjoy a light continental breakfast followed by an Introductory Talk and early morning viewing of Sidney Nolan.
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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
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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.
This is your last chance to explore themes as varied as the grace and elegance of the Edwardian era, the brash and heady courage of the 1920s and the shock of both World Wars. Modern Britain 1900-1960 must close Sunday 24 February.
Date 15 Nov 07 - 24 Feb 08
Cost $12 / $6 NGV Member / $10 Concession
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Principal Sponsor Bank of Queensland
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/modernbritain
Program highlights for Modern Britain include:
- Modern Britain Family Day: Teddy Bears’ Picnic & Magic#
Sun 17 Feb, 10.30am–3.30pm
Bring along a picnic, play games, paint Ted’s portrait, and be entertained by The Magic Punch and Judy Show at 11am & 1pm. Learn what it was like to be a child in Britain over 50 years ago when you join an exhibition talk at 2pm.
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La Petite, Melbourne (fashion house)
1940-86
Pat Rodgers (designer)
active in Australia (1940-86)
Neil Rodgers (business partner)
active in Australia (1940-86)
Evening dress c.1956 (detail)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr J. O. Wicking, 1999
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Throughout history, the colour black has been associated at various times with death, power, elegance, urbanity, subversion and sex appeal.
Black in Fashion explores the evolution of black in fashion from the extravagance of the seventeenth century through to the groundbreaking designs of the present.
Black in Fashion marks the first time an exhibition has been presented in both the National Gallery of Victoria’s venues, NGV International and The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia.
Date 8 Feb–24 Aug 08
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Date 29 Feb–31 Aug 08
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Principal Sponsor Myer
Web ngv.vic.gov.au
Program highlights for Black in Fashion include:
- Floor Talk: Exhibition Introduction
Fri 8 Feb, 12.30pm
Speaker Laura Jocic, Assistant Curator, Australian Fashion & Textiles
- Floor Talk: Exhibition Introduction
Fri 7 Mar, 12.30pm
Speaker Roger Leong, Curator, International Fashion & Textiles
- Seminar: Black in Fashion*
Sat 19 Apr, 1.30–4.30pm
Join NGV Fashion and Textiles curators for an in-depth discussion of the historic and contemporary significance and diversity of black in fashion.
- The Diversity of Black: A Historical Overview
Laura Jocic, Assistant Curator, Australian Fashion & Textiles
- The Luxury of Woe
Danielle Whitfield, Curator, Australian Fashion & Textiles
- Black and the City
Roger Leong, Curator, International Fashion & Textiles
- Black Magic
Paola Di Trocchio, Assistant Curator, International
Fashion & Textiles
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NGV Programs not to be missed!
Sat 26 Jan, 11am–3.30pm
Join in the free programs on Australia Day including Model Ship Building and Emu Egg Carving demonstrations, Artcart art making and more.
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Sat 2 Feb, 2–4pm
Join us for an afternoon of focus talks on the work and life of Bertram Mackennal.
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Circe and Oceana
Geoffrey Edwards, Director, Geelong Gallery
- Home and Away: Mackennal and the Influence of New Sculpture in Australia
Dr Juliette Peers, Lecturer, RMIT
- The Power of Patronage: Commissions from Nellie Melba
Patricia Fullerton, catalogue contributor
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Sun 3 Feb, 12.30pm
Speaker Dr Dagmar Eichberger, Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Mon 18 Feb, 6pm for 6.30pm
Discover the way in which the newly invented lithographic printing process contributed to the design and production of a wide range of books in the 19th century including illustrated books, vanity publishing, comic strips, military manuals, and facsimiles.
Speaker Dr Michael Twyman, Director, Centre for Ephemera Studies, University of Reading, UK
*Fees apply, bookings essential
#Exhibition entry fees apply
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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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