NGVWA

NGVWA Annual Seminar

CHINESE ART, THEN AND NOW WITH CAI GUO-QIANG

Mon 20 May 2019, 9.30am–12.30pm
NGV International
Clemenger BBDO Auditorium (Enter north entrance, via Arts Centre Forecourt)
Ground level

Every year, the NGV Women’s Association Seminar focuses on a collection area of the NGV. In 2019, the program features a special guest appearance with one of the world’s most exciting contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang. In a Q&A with the audience, Cai will reveal why and how he creates his explosive performance art, gunpowder paintings and installations.

Art experts include Professor Tonia Eckfeld, University of Melbourne, one of the first Western women allowed entry to the excavation site of the terracotta warriors in China’s ancient Xi’an, Shaanxi province; and senior curators from the NGV.

SPEAKERS
Wayne Crothers Senior Curator, Asian Art, NGV
Dr Simon Maidment Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, NGV
Professor Tonia Eckfeld Principal Fellow of the University of Melbourne
With special guest Cai Guo-Qiang

All funds raised from this event support acquisitions for the NGV.

Please note that photography and video recording will occur at this event. Images and/or videos may be used for promotional purposes.