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Sidney NOLAN
Luna Park 1941
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Purchased with funds provided by the
Nelson Meers Foundation, 2003
© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust
Top image:
Sidney NOLAN
Giggle Palace 1945 (detail)
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
On loan from the Nelson Meers Foundation
© The Trustees of the Sidney Nolan Trust
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Not since Sidney Nolan’s death in 1992 has there been a major retrospective. Now, through the careful selection of Nolan’s potent masterpieces, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the most important survey of the artist’s career.
Due to the exhibition's popularity, Sidney Nolan is open daily 10am–5pm and will remain open for Late Night Thursdays @ Fed Square until 9pm. Students receive $10 entry during Late Night Thursdays @ Fed Square between 5-9pm.
22 Feb–18 May 08
Cost $15 Adult / $7.50 NGV Member / $12 Concession
Venue The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square
Principal Sponsor Ernst & Young
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/sidneynolan
Organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Program highlights for Sidney Nolan include:
- Reading: Nolan and Rimbaud #
Sat 1 Mar, 3.30pm & Wed 12 Mar, 11am
Sidney Nolan immersed himself passionately in the writings of numerous literary figures, but none to the extent of Arthur Rimbaud.
Presenter Garth Madsen, poet
- Sidney Nolan Breakfast*
Sun 2 Mar & Sat 5 Apr, 8.30–10am
Enjoy a light continental breakfast followed by an Introductory Talk and early morning viewing of Sidney Nolan (bookings essential).
- Performance: Southern Cross Philharmonia Orchestra
Sun 16 Mar, 2pm
Venue Great Hall, NGV International
- Short Course: Modern Australian Art*
Thu 3, 10, 17 & 24 Apr, 7–8pm
Speaker Richard Haese, Senior Lecturer, Art History, La Trobe University
Accommodation Packages
For details on accommodation packages contact Sofitel Melbourne on 03 9653 0000 or visit sofitelmelbourne.com.au
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ZHANG Huan
Untitled 1/2 1998
Private collection, Melbourne
© Zhang Huan
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Over the last decade, Chinese photography has undergone a remarkable period of transformation and growth. Body Language highlights key photographs that reflect the tensions in Chinese society as the processes of social change meet traditional culture and expectations head-on.
14 Mar–18 May 08
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd
Web ngv.vic.gov.au/bodylanguage
Program highlights for Body Language include:
- Floor Talk: Introduction to Body Language
Fri 14 Mar, 12.30pm & Fri 11 Apr, 2.30pm
Speaker Isobel Crombie, exhibition curator & Senior Curator, Photography
- Lecture: What is Performance Art?*
Sun 30 Mar, 3.30pm
If you have always wanted to know about performance art, but were too afraid to ask, then this is the lecture for you. Discover the origins of,
and key artists involved in, this significant contemporary art phenomenon.
Speaker Dr Anne Marsh, Lecturer, Art & Design, Monash University
- Body and Soul: Chinese Contemporary Art and Society
Sun 20 Apr, 2–4pm
Cost $25 / $20 NGV Member / $22 Student & Concession (includes afternoon
tea)
Venue Education Theatre, NGV International (Meet North Entrance, outside Clemenger BBDO Auditorium)
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NGV Program highlights in March!
Sun 9 Mar, 3.30pm
Speaker Alexandra Copeland, collector
Venue NGV International
Sat 15 Mar, 2pm
Speaker Karra Rees, Curator, Centre for Contemporary Photography
Appearances are not always what they seem – explore constructed realities in photographic portraiture.
Venue NGV International
Thu 20 & 27 Mar, 3 & 10 Apr, 5–9pm at NGV Australia
Sun 30 Mar, 6 & 13 Apr, 5–8pm at NGV International
Grab a glass of wine, a bite to eat and laugh out loud when the NGV and The Melbourne International Comedy Festival meet for
the first time. Enjoy the playful bawdiness of Mario Queen of the Circus (USA) plus special festival acts and DJs.
Sat 22 – Mon 24 Mar, 10am–5pm
Free self-guided trails are available from the Information Desk and are designed to guide families around aspects of the NGV Collection and select exhibitions at both NGV International and NGV Australia.
During Easter, complete any NGV trail and receive an Easter egg from the Information Desk for free (while stocks last).
Venue NGV International & NGV Australia
Fri 28 Mar, 12.30pm
Speaker Matthew Martin, Assistant Curator, Decorative Arts & Antiquities
Venue NGV International
*Fees apply, bookings essential
#Exhibition entry fees apply
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NGV Members Preview
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Become an NGV Member and receive
a FREE ticket to Sidney Nolan
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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The Slow Guide and NGV
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.
Go online and 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
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NGV Public Holiday Opening Hours
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia at Federation Square and NGV International on St Kilda Road are both open 10am–5pm on
Labour Day (10 Mar) and Easter Monday (24 Mar). Both Galleries are closed Good Friday (21 Mar).
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What’s On
The Ian Potter Centre:
NGV Australia
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NGV International
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For all program bookings
Ph 03 8662 1555
or enquire in person at the Information Desk
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