Salvador DALÍ
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
Daddy Longlegs of the evening – Hope! 1940
oil on canvas
40.6 x 50.8 cm
The Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida
Worldwide Rights: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009.
In the USA: © Salvador Dalí Museum Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2009
art after dark opening night performer Lillian Star |
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Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire – Now showing!
Go beyond your imagination this winter with Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire. This is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí to be staged in Australia. The exhibition traces the genius of Dalí from his earliest years as an exceptionally talented fourteen year old, to the final majestic paintings created when the artist was in his seventies.
13 JUN – 4 OCT 09
Cost Admission fees apply
Venue Temporary Exhibition Space 1, 2, 3, Ground Level, NGV International
Principal Partner Mercedes–Benz
ngv.vic.gov.au/dali
Exhibition organised with Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, Spain and the Salvador Dalí museum in St Petersburg, Florida. Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government Initiative.
Salvador Dalí Introductory Talks
Wed, 1pm & 6pm and Sat & Sun, 12.30pm
Cost $21 NGV Member / $28 Adult / $23 Concession / $16 Student art after dark evenings only (includes exhibition entry fee)
Dalí-icious Breakfasts
Sat 11 & Sun 26 Jul, Fri 14 & Sun 30 Aug, Sun 13 & Sat 19 Sep, 8.30am
Avoid the queues! Enjoy a light continental breakfast, followed by an illustrated Introductory Talk and early exhibition viewing.
Cost $51 NGV Member / $58 Adult / $53 Concession & Student (includes exhibition entry fee, doors open 8.15am, bookings essential)
NGV art after dark
Wednesdays, 17 Jun – 30 Sep
The NGV comes alive with a variety of talks, live performances, music, and fine food and wine. The program offers music and performance inspired by the life and travels of Dalí, from vibrant Spanish rhythms to early jazz and the wild and flamboyant theatre of Parisian bohemia.
Cost Free. Admission fees apply for Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire and Introductory Talks (6pm). Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. Last ticket sales 7.30pm.
Venue Ground Level, NGV International
Opening Night
Wed 17 Jun, 5–9pm
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5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Mojo Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants – vaudevillian cabaret jazz and blues act.
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6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk presented by Dr Ted Gott, exhibition curator and Senior Curator, International Art (fees apply)
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6.30pm Performance: Lillian Starr – explores the theme of surrealism in a glamorous burlesque show.
Vibrant Latin Rhythms
Wed 24 Jun and 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Jul, 5–9pm
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5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Azucar
With a line up including some of Australia’s finest Latin and jazz musicians, the infectious grooves, fiery solos and rich vocal harmonies from Azucar invoke Dalí’s Spanish heritage. Join us for a swinging salsa lesson from 6.30pm and apply your new dance knowledge in the second set.
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6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply)
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6.30pm Salsa Dance Lesson
With Fabio Robles & Ana Andre, Directors of Robles Dance Academy and choreographers, Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance.
NGV Members: Designing Dalí
Wed 29 Jul, 6.30pm
A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what is involved in designing a blockbuster exhibition like Dalí, from designing the exhibition spaces for the placement of art works to selecting colour palettes and designing the exhibition catalogue. See the architectural model and the exhibition in miniature!
Speakers Daryl West-Moore, Manager, Exhibition Design and Jackie Robinson, Manager, Graphic Design
Cost $12 NGV Member / $18 Guest
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John Brack
Australia 1920–1999
Latin American Grand Final 1969
oil on canvas
167.5 x 205.0 cm
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased, 1981
© Helen Brack
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Highlights of the month
Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia
Thursdays until 6 Aug, 5–9pm
Cost Entry to Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia is free. Admission fees may apply for special exhibitions.
PROGRAM
Thu 18 Jun
- 6pm Art Chat: Ronald Millar, author of the first John Brack monograph, speaks of his experiences, including having his portrait painted by Brack.
- 6.30pm & 7.15pm Performance: The Allan Browne Quartet
- 7pm Ballroom Dance Performance
Thu 25 Jun
- 6pm Art Chat: Behind the scenes of John Brack Kirsty Grant, Senior Curator, Australian Art, Janelle Borig, Conservator, Exhibitions and Loans, and Katherine Horseman, Exhibition Designer, discuss the back-of-house journey of a major exhibition.
- 6.30pm & 7.15pm Performance: The Allan Browne Quartet
- 7–7.15pm Ballroom Dance Performance
Thu 2 Jul
- 6pm Art Chat: Richard Andrew founder of independent music label Pharmacy Records, talks about the highs and lows, the pitfalls and pleasant surprises inherent in a decade spent running a niche record company
- 6.30pm Performance: Grand Salvo
Thu 9 Jul
- 6pm Art Chat: Stephanie Alexander discusses the art of giving with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation and providing pleasurable food education for the next generation
- 6.30pm Performance: Shiralee Hood, comedian
Thu 16 Jul
- 6pm Art Chat: Portrait artist Kristin Headlam, Michael Veitch and Catherine Deveny. How much the portrait says about the painter, bodies, gender, fashion in art (the big head craze at the moment and what that means)?
- 6.30pm Performance: Jelly Tub Rollers
For further information go to:
Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia
NGV Members: Free Viewings – John Brack
Sat 20 Jun, 9am–12noon and Thu 2 Jul, 4–9pm
Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) |
Unknown
active in Australia (1940s)
Mankokkarrng (The Southern Cross) 1948 earth pigments on paper on cardboard
45.5 x 58.5 cm (Image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Commonwealth Government, 1956 |
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Shared Sky Short Talks Afternoon: Night Sky Songlines
Sat 27 Jun, 1–2pm
- Gulumbu Yunupingu’s Crying Stars
Speaker Elina Spilia, Indigenous Studies Program, The University of Melbourne
- Morning Star Poles & the Indigenous Sky
Speaker Dr Ray Norris, CSIRO Australia Telescope & Dept. of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University
Cost $12 NGV Member / $18 Adult / $14 Concession
John Brack Lecture: Aspects of Brack
Sat 18 Jul, 3pm
Speaker Dr Christopher Heathcote, author and former Senior Art Critic, The Age
Cost $12 NGV Member / $18 Adult / $14 Concession / $10 Student |
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