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Salvador Dalí
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
Galatea of the Spheres 1952
oil on canvas
65.0 x 54.0 cm
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009
Top image:
Salvador Dalí
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
The disintegration of The persistence of memory 1952–54 (detail)
oil on canvas
25.4 x 33.0 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
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Incorporating more than 200 works, this extraordinary exhibition is the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Salvador Dalí ever to be staged in Australia. The exhibition will trace the genius of Dalí from his earliest years as an exceptionally talented 14–year old, to the final majestic paintings created when the artist was in his seventies.
13 JUN – 4 OCT 09
Venue Temporary Exhibition Space 1, 2, 3, Ground Level, NGV International
Principal Partner Mercedes–Benz
ngv.vic.gov.au/dalí
Exhibition organised with Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres, Spain and the Salvador Dalí museum in St Petersburg, Florida.
Melbourne Wiinter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government Initiative.
Program highlights for this exhibition include:
- Salvador Dalí Symposium
Sat 13 Jun, 10am–4pm
A range of international and local speakers present a fascinating array of papers on this quintessential 20th century artistic genius. Keynote speaker: Elliott H King, art historian and Dalí specialist, Denver, Colorado, USA.
Cost $90 Adult / $75 NGV Member / $80 Concession & Student (includes exhibition fee, morning & afternoon tea)
Bookings essential
Wed, 1pm & 6pm and Sat & Sun, 12.30pm
Cost $28 Adult / $21 NGV Member / $23 Concession / $16 Student art after dark evenings only (includes exhibition fee)- NGV art after dark
Wednesdays, 17 Jun – 30 Sep, 5–9pm
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 Entry to the NGV for art after dark is free. Admission fees apply for Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire and Introductory Talks (6pm). Students receive $11 exhibition entry after 4pm. Last ticket sales at 7.30pm.
Venue Ground Level, NGV International
Opening Night
Wed 17 Jun, 5–9pm
- 5.30pm & 7pm Performance: Mojo Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants Mojo Juju and the Snake Oil Merchants will entrance and enchant you, seduce and romance you with their vaudevillian cabaret jazz and blues act.
- 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk Presented by Dr Ted Gott, exhibition curator and Senior Curator, International Art (fees apply).
- 6.30pm Performance: Lillian Starr 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
- 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.
- 6pm Salvador Dalí Introductory Talk (fees apply)
- 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.
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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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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
*First time NGV Members only
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George F. Pollock
English 1928–
Galactic event (1966)
cilchrome photograph
34.3 x 24.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by National Gallery Society, 1972
© Courtesy of Sir George Pollock
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Explore photographs of space travel; seen in archival images from NASA, space allegories and science fictions. Light Years will take you on a surreal journey through the 1960s and 1970s – an exciting time for the artistic and scientific exploration of worlds beyond our own.
8 MAY – 27 SEP 09
Venue Photography Gallery, Level 3, NGV International
ngv.vic.gov.au/lightyears
Program highlights for this exhibition include:
Thu 16 Jul, 12.30pm
Speaker Sama Hugo-Giali, The University of Melbourne
Cost Free
Sat 8 Aug, 2.30–3.30pm
- Resolution: The Photographic Images of NASA
Speaker Colleen Boyle, Vocational Education Officer, Museum Victoria
- Imagining The Space Between Sci Fi and Reality
Speaker Angela Ndalianis, Associate Professor Screen Studies, The University of Melbourne
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
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Wave (detail)
Ikebana install
© Master Tetsunori Kawana |
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This winter, the Grollo-Equiset Garden at NGV International will be transformed by Master Tetsunori Kawana, internationally renowned practitioner of contemporary Japanese bamboo sculpture. The unique creation of vast physical proportion and lyrical power is unlike anything the garden has ever displayed before.
15 MAY – 26 JUL 09
Venue Grollo–Equiset Garden, NGV International
Principal Sponsor Kazari
ngv.vic.gov.au/Ikebana
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Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia
Photograph: NGV Photographic Services
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Thursdays until 6 Aug, 5–9pm
Cost Entry to Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia is free. Admission fees apply for John Brack exhibition.
June Program
- Thu 4 Jun
6pm Art Chat: Rick Amor & Jan Senbergs in conversation. These prominent Melbourne artists discuss their time as students of John Brack.
6.30pm & 7.15pm Performance: The Allan Browne Quartet perform tunes from the 1950s and 60s
7pm Ballroom Dance Performance
- Thu 11 Jun
6pm Art Chat: Murray Walker, practising artist, speaks about his time teaching with John Brack at the National Gallery School.
6.30pm & 7.15pm Performance: The Allan Browne Quartet perform tunes from the 1950s and 60s
7pm Ballroom Dance Performance
- 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 perform tunes from the 1950s and 60s
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 perform tunes from the 1950s and 60s
7pm 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 cult Melbourne song smith Paddy Mann spins quiet and reflective tales of heartbreak and loss, played with an engagingly simple yet beautiful aesthetic
For further information go to: Late Night Thursdays @ NGV Australia
Wed 3 Jun, 9.30am–12.30pm (registration from 9.15am)
An exciting and informative event with a panel of dynamic speakers, including: Amanda Dunsmore, Curator, International Decorative Arts & Antiquities, NGV; Diana Morgan, collector; Mari Funaki, contemporary jeweller & Director, Gallery Funaki; Ian Mowbray, glass artist; Penny Byrne, visual artist; Prue Venables, ceramic artist; Kate Rhodes, editor, Artichoke Magazine and Simone LeAmon, designer & winner 2009 Cicely and Colin Rigg Contemporary Design Award.
Cost $80 (includes morning tea)
Further Information ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvwa
Thu 4 Jun, 6.30pm
Satire, caricature, the grotesque ... how possible is it in a photographic medium such as film? Great filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, the Coen brothers and the photographer/director William Klein have devoted their lives to this project, gradually stylising every aspect of their craft in order to take cinema away from simple realism and into the realms of the truly satiric.
Speaker Dr Adrian Martin, film critic and Senior Research Fellow, Film & Television, Monash University
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
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Bookings recommended for ticketed programs.
All information is believed to be correct at time of publication.
Programs subject to change without notice.
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