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This Issue Salvador Dalí Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers Highlights of the month Competitions Join and renew Salvador Dalí Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48 Memory of the child-woman 1932 oil on canvas 99.1 x 120.0 cm The Salvador Dalí Museum, St Petersburg, Florida Worldwide Rights: © Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009. In the USA: C Salvador Dalí Museum Inc., St. Petersburg, FL, 2009		Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire traces the genius of Dalí: from his earliest years as a fourteen year-old, to the final paintings created when the artist was in his seventies. In the first comprehensive retrospective to be held in Australia, see more than 200 works across all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, jewellery, sculpture, fashion, cinema and photography. 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 art after dark Wednesdays, Until 30 Sep Cost Free. Exhibition entry fees apply for Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire and fees apply for Introductory Talks (6pm). Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. Last ticket sales 7.30pm. The Members Lounge is open until 8pm. High Class New York Wed 19 & 26 Aug, 5–9pm 5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Cairo Club Orchestra Imagine yourself into Dalí’s world of decadent parties in New York, and dance your troubles away to the sounds of the 1920s, 30s and 40s with the fabulous Cairo Club Orchestra. 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply) 6.30pm Performance: Cath Jamison Australia’s leading female magician presents a sassy, astonishing and hilarious magic show. Parisian Bohemia Wed 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 Sep, 5–9pm 5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Rapskallion Grab your waltz partner as the wild and flamboyant, rowdy and romantic Rapskallion invoke scenes reminiscent of 20s Parisian bohemia. Add a pinch of hip hop, vaudevillian sensibilities, a curly moustache, and a startling array of hats, Rapskallion will inspire with their mix of quirky lyricism and accordion driven dance tunes! 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply) 6.30pm Performance: The House of Burlesque Vaudeville Extravaganza A flamboyant show inspired by Dalí’s muse, Gala and the artists’ fascination with the subconscious and dreams. Dalí Bites: Sunday Talks Sundays in Aug & Sep, 2–2.30pm A series of short illustrated talks on aspects of Dalí. Cost $9 Adult / $6 NGV Member / $7 Concession / $5 Student Dalí Down Under: Surrealism in Australia Sun 23 Aug Speaker Elena Taylor, Curator, Australian Art, NGV Inside Dalí’s studio Sun 30 Aug Speaker Marg Stephens, Education Officer, NGV The Gala Event: Dalí’s Love and Muse Sun 6 Sep Speaker Sophie Matthiesson, Curator, International Art, NGV Dalí and Lorca: Passions shared Sun 13 Sep Speaker Dr Lilit Thwaites, School of Historical and European Studies, La Trobe University NGV Members: Free Viewings – Salvador Dali Sat 29 Aug, 9am–12pm Fri 18 Sep, 5.30–9pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) NGV Members: Meet the Dalí Curator Sat 29 Aug, 10am To coincide with NGV Members free viewing. Gain insights into Dalí and the Modern Masters with one of the curators of the exhibition. Speaker Sophie Matthiesson, Curator, International Art Cost $20 NGV Member / $25 Guest (includes morning tea)
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Max Pam born Australia 1949, lived in Brunei 1980–83 Sisters 1977 gelatin silver photograph 20.1 x 20.1 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1979 © Max Pam		Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers Rediscover the world through the lenses of three contemporary Australian photographers; Christine Godden, Max Pam and Matthew Sleeth. 28 Aug 09 – 21 Feb 10 Cost Free VenueGallery 11, Level 2, NGV Australia ngv.vic.gov.au/longdistancevision The travellers gaze: artists in conversation Sat 29 Aug, 1.30-2.30pm Join artists Max Pam, Matthew Sleeth and Christine Godden as they discuss their work and travels. Cost Free Venue Theatre, NGV Australia Floor talk: Exhibition Introduction Thu 10 Sep, 11am Speaker Susan van Wyk, Curator, Photography Cost Free Venue Exhibition space, Level 2 NGV Australia
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		Highlights of the month NGV Members: Exclusive Preview: Building a Collection: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings Thu 20 Aug, 2–5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry) NGV Members: Dalí and Food Tue 25 Aug, 6 for 6.30pm Dalí’s Catalonian homeland by the sea has a rich culture of cuisine and food was a recurring theme in Dalí’s work. Join celebrity chef Gabriel Gaté and discover Dalí’s world of food with tapas and wine tastings. Speaker Gabriel Gaté, celebrity chef and author Cost $60 NGV Member / $75 Guest (wine purchased separately) Venue Persimmon Cafe/Bistro (enter Garden Gate, rear NGV International, via the Arts Centre forecourt) Seminar: Salvador Dalí and Catalonia Sat 12 Sep, 2–4.30pm Sponsored by the Casal Català de Victòria. Coinciding with the Catalan National Day (11 Sep), this seminar will explore Dalí’s life and art in relation to his native Catalonia: its culture, traditions, artistic heritage and landscape. The seminar will include a brief history of Catalans in Melbourne and a short poetry recital, in Catalan and English translation, to convey the flavour of Catalan culture. The Provincial and the Universal: Salvador Dalí and Catalan Culture Speaker Dr Stewart King, Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Catalan Studies, Monash University Dalí’s Art: From Catalan Landscapes to Surrealist Masterpieces Speaker Dr Frank I. Heckes, Honorary Research Associate in Art History, La Trobe University Cost $32 Adult / $27 NGV Member / $29 Concession & Student (includes afternoon tea) NGV Members: Exclusive Preview: 2009 Clemenger Contemporary Art Award Wed 16 Sep, 2–5pm Cost Free (on presentation of NGV Member card at exhibition entry)
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		Special Offer – 20% off tickets for NGV Members – this week only! VICTORIAN OPERA'S XERXES Xerxes is a light-hearted romp through the tangled web of love. Handel’s Xerxes will be the first opera performed in Melbourne’s exciting new Elisabeth Murdoch Hall at Melbourne Recital Centre by Victorian Opera. Directed by former MTC Artistic Director Roger Hodgman, Xerxes will feature breathtaking costumes by internationally renowned fashion designer Trelise Cooper and is designed by one of New Zealand’s great theatre and opera designers John Verryt. For 20% off full priced full priced tickets on 18 and 20 August, contact the Melbourne Recital Centre on 9699 3333, or in person and quote the password ‘HANDEL’.
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Photo: Jeff Busby		Special offer – Book your JERSEY BOYS tickets first! JERSEY BOYS JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is now playing at the Princess Theatre Melbourne. NGV Members can book tickets to see JERSEY BOYS this Spring before anyone else! This offer includes exclusive access to all JERSEY BOYS performances between Wednesday 4 November to Sunday 8 November (Special Sunday – 2 Shows at 1pm and 6pm). To take advantage of this offer, click here NGV Members presale available between Tue 18 Aug, 9am to Sun 23 Aug midnight.
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		Competition – 25 double movie passes to giveaway! CEDAR BOYS (2009, 100 mins, M) Set across the ethnic and city-suburban divide of Sydney, CEDAR BOYS tell the story of three Lebanese-Australian friends who dare to dream of a better life. The debut feature of writer/director Serhat Caradee, the film introduces Les Chantery, Waddah Sari and Buddy Dannoun as the three friends whose good, but misguided intentions lead them in trouble. For your chance to win a double pass, answer this question: Who is the Director of the National Gallery of Victoria? Email your answer to members@ngv.vic.gov.au, including your name and postal address! Competition closes on Wed 19 Aug.
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