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Salvador DALÍ
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
Self-portrait with Raphaelesque neck (c. 1921)
oil on canvas
40.5 x 53.0 cm
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres Dalí Bequest
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009
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Salvador DALÍ
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
Slave market with apparition of the invisible bust of Voltaire (detail)1940
oil on canvas 46.4 x 55.2 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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Experience the first comprehensive retrospective of the work of Dalí ever to be staged in Australia. Exclusive to Melbourne, Salvador Dalí: Liquid Desire showcases more than 200 stunning works in all media including painting, drawing, watercolour, etchings, sculpture, fashion, jewellery, cinema and photography.
13 JUN – 4 OCT 09
Venue 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 Winter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government Initiative.
Purchase Tickets Online
Program highlights for this exhibition include:
Wed, 1pm & 6pm and Sat & Sun, 12.30pm
Enjoy an illustrated introduction to the exhibition.
Cost $28 Adult / $21 NGV Member / $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 $58 Adult / $51 NGV Member / $53 Concession & Student (includes exhibition entry fee, doors open 8.15am, bookings essential)
- NGV art after dark
Weds, until 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 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.
Vibrant Latin Rhythms
Wed 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.
- The Greater Illusion: An exploration of philosophy in and through the work of Salvador Dalí
Sat 4, 11, 18, 25 Jul & 1 Aug, 2–4pm
This series of illustrated talks provides an opportunity to explore a broad range of philosophical themes through a response to the work of Dalí. Dalí was preoccupied with many ideas of philosophical interest, and was also influenced by powerful intellectual currents. There will be time in each session for questions and for audience members to engage in a free-flowing philosophical discussion. Presented in partnership with the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry, The University of Melbourne.
Cost $9 Adult / $6 NGV Member / $7 Concession / $5 Student
- Short Course: Dalí’s World
Sat 8, 15, 22 & 29 Aug, 2–4pm
Join us for an in-depth look into Dalí's philosophies, interests and practice.
Cost full course $96 Adult / $81 NGV Member / $87 Concession & Student (includes afternoon tea, exhibition entry not included)
Cost per lecture $32 Adult / $27 NGV Member / $29 Concession & Student (includes afternoon tea, exhibition entry not included)
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Uncut semi-formal court robe (jifu) (detail)
(mid 19th century)
China Silk, silk and metallic thread,
153.0 x 141.8 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John H. Connell, 1914
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Discover the magnificent holdings of the NGV’s nineteenth century Chinese imperial robes. This exhibition explores the beautiful and elegant design of the robes in the Manchu tradition and the cosmic symbols of imperial power from the Chinese tradition.
17 APR – 6 SEP 09
Venue Asian Temporary Exhibition Space, Level 1, NGV International
ngv.vic.gov.au/dressedtorule
Program highlights for this exhibition include:
- Floor Talk: Silk and Metal Thread in Traditional Chinese Embroidery
Fri 3 Jul, 12.30pm
Speaker Leslie Uren, The Embroiderers Guild, Victoria
Cost Free
- Floor Talk: Silk – Trade & Emperors
Fri 31 Jul, 12.30pm
Speaker Alan F Black, Lecturer (Silk Road), University of the Third Age
Cost Free
- Floor Talk: Cosmic Symbols and the Emperor’s Robes
Fri 21 Aug, 12.30pm
Speaker Dr Mae Anna Pang, exhibition curator and Senior Curator, Asian Art
Cost Free
- Performance: Beijing Opera
Sun 16 Aug, 11.30am–12.10pm
Beijing Opera is a classic art form in China. Apart from the singing and dancing routines, it is famed with exaggerated face make-up and splendid costumes, many being adapted dramatic versions of robes for royals and nobles. Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne, an amateur group of many years standing and well regarded in Melbourne’s Chinese community, will perform selected short arias from the classics.
Presented by The Beijing Opera Club of Melbourne
Cost Free
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NGV Australia Late Night Openings
Photograph: NGV Photographic Services
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Thursdays until 6 Aug, 5–9pm
Cost Free, exhibition entry fees apply for John Brack exhibition.
July Program
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
Thu 23 Jul
- 6pm Art Chat: Don Bates and Peter Davidson, Directors of LAB architecture studio, discuss their experience designing one of Melbourne's most controversial projects. To coincide with the State of Design Festival.
- 6.30pm Performance: Princess One Point Five
Thu 30 Jul
- 6pm Art Chat: Chris Kohn, Artistic Director of Arena Theatre Company and founder of Stuck Pigs Squealing Theatre, considers the importance of risk-taking in making theatre for the young and old
- 6.30pm
Performance: Nigel B. Swifte & Anita Quayle
For Further Information NGV Australia Late Night Openings
- Lecture: Aspects of Brack
Sat 18 Jul, 3pm
Speaker Dr Christopher Heathcote, author and former senior art critic, The Age
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
- Lecture: John Brack’s Work – Further Thoughts
Sat 25 Jul, 2pm
Speaker Helen Brack, wife of John Brack
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
- Lecture Series: How to Appreciate Art
Sat 4, 11, 18 & 25 Jul, 11am
There’s much more to art-appreciation than meets the eye. But what do you need to do if you are to unlock power and value of a work of art?
Speaker Associate Professor John Armstrong, Philosophy Department, The University of Melbourne
Cost per lecture $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
- NAIDOC Week Celebrations
Sun 12 Jul, 12noon–4.30pm
To coincide with NAIDOC week (5–12 Jul), 'Honouring our Elders, Nurturing our Youth’. Join us for an afternoon of Indigenous storytelling, dance, music and much more.
Cost Free
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