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John Brack
Australia 1920–1999
The girls at school 1959
oil on composition board
77.4 x 57.7 cm
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
On loan from a private collection
© Helen Brack
Top image:
John Brack
Australia 1920–1999
Three of the players 1953
oil on canvas
38.5 x 84.0 cm
Private collection, Melbourne
© Helen Brack
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Just over a week remains to see this major John Brack retrospective before it leaves Melbourne! The exhibition surveys the artist’s complete oeuvre and incorporates paintings and works on paper from all of his major series, including famous pictures such as The bar 1954 and Collins St., 5 p.m. 1955.
24 APR – 9 AUG 09
Cost $15 Adult / $7.50 NGV Member / $12 Concession / $7.50 (ages 5–15) Child
Venue Galleries 17–20, Level 3, NGV Australia, Federation Square
ngv.vic.gov.au/johnbrack
Indemnification for this exhibition is provided by the Victorian Government
Program highlights for this exhibition include:
- Voluntary Guide Tours
Daily, 1.30pm
(crowds permitting, pre-booked group tours by appointment, conditions apply.)
Cost Exhibition entry fees apply
- Lecture: Reflections on John Brack
Sat 1 Aug, 2pm
Speaker Professor Sasha Grishin, Head of Art History, Australian National University
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
- NGV Kids Activity Trail: What John Brack Saw
Have fun when you follow this trail.
Cost Exhibition entry fees apply
Collect Information & Ticketing Desk, NGV Australia
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Salvador DALÍ
Spanish 1904–89, worked in United States 1940–48
Surrealist composition with invisible figures (c. 1936)
oil on cardboard
60.9 x 45.8 cm
Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, Figueres
© Salvador Dalí, Fundació Gala-Salvador Dalí, VISCOPY, 2009
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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
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 Winter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government Initiative.
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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)- 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)
Cost per lecture $32 Adult / $27 NGV Member / $29 Concession & Student (includes afternoon tea)
- Dalí Bites: Sunday Talks
Sundays in Aug & Sep, 2–2.30pm
A series of short illustrated talks on aspects of Dalí presented by a wide range of experts.
Cost $9 Adult / $6 NGV Member / $7 Concession / $5 Student
Sat 12 Sep, 2–4.30pm
Sponsored by the Casal Català de Victòria (Catalan Centre of Victoria). 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, Spanish & Catalan Studies, Monash University
- Dalí’s Art: From Catalan Landscapes to Surrealist Masterpieces
Speaker Dr Frank I. Heckes, Honorary Research Associate, Art History, La Trobe University
Cost $32 Adult / $27 NGV Member / $29 Concession & Student (includes afternoon tea)
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NGV art after dark
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- NGV art after dark
Weds, until 30 Sep, 5–9pm
Every Wednesday from 17 Jun to 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 at 7.30pm.
Vibrant Latin Rhythms
Wed 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
High Class New York
Wed 5, 12, 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.
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NGV Members enjoying the Dalí Preview
Photograph: NGV Photographic Services.
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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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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.
Thu 23 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
Thu 6 Aug
- 6pm Art Chat: Shaun Tan, acclaimed author and artist, offers an insight into the creative process behind his illustrated books
- 6.30pm Performance: The Orb Weavers dark country folk trio Marita Dyson, Stuart Flanagan and David Leggatt sing about the sea and old places
For Further Information NGV Australia Late Night Openings
- Lecture: Seeing within the City – Architecture, Museums and the Urban Body
Thu 6 Aug, 6.30pm
The contemporary body is continually configured by its presence in the city. Perception and bodily presence form part of the urban experience. How within that context is the Museum to be understood? How moreover is the experience of art to take place? It will be in responding to these questions that it will be possible to begin to evaluate the presentation of art work within the National Gallery of Victoria at Federation Square.
Speaker Andrew Benjamin, Professor of Critical Theory and Philosophical Aesthetics, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Cost $18 Adult / $12 NGV Member / $14 Concession / $10 Student
- Short Talks Afternoon: Nothing's Gonna Change My World – Photography and Space
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
- Performance: Getting Dressed with Jane
Thu 13 Aug, 1pm
Using the letters of Jane Austen, opinions of the day and some historical background; we delve into the world of Georgian fashion, getting dressed with Jane, from the underwear to the outerwear and beyond.
Performer Lise Rodgers
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
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