ISSUE 103 | June 2008 | nga.gov.au/Calendar

Richard Larter: a retrospective

 

Richard Larter is widely considered to be one of Australia’s most distinguished artists. Born in 1929 he arrived in Australia from England in 1962 and, over the ensuing four decades, created an impressive, provocative, lively body of work.

Larter’s lively wit and satirical insights are matched by his considerable abilities as a draughtsman and particularly as a great colourist. His ability to combine politics, history and sexuality mixed with feeling for colour makes his works unique, energetic and challenging.

Interview with Richard Larter
Wednesday 25 June 12.45 pm
Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture after 1920 and exhibition curator, interviews artist Richard Larter
Free | Project Gallery

Forum
Saturday 28 June 1 pm
Dr Deborah Hart, Senior Curator, Australian Painting and Sculpture after 1920 and exhibition curator, chairs a forum of Australian art experts: Daniel Thomas, Emeritus Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Kelly Gellatly, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art, National Gallery of Victoria, and Deborah Clark, Curator of Visual Arts, ACT Museums & Galleries.
$10; $5 members/students (includes a light afternoon tea) | Bookings essential | James O Fairfax Theatre

Members Life Drawing Workshop
Saturday 5 July 9.30 am – 12.30 pm
Join us for a tour of the exhibition followed by a life drawing workshop in the Small Theatre with Peter Jordan. Adults of all skill levels welcome. $30 for members; $40 non-members (includes morning tea and all materials)
Bookings essential | meet in the gallery foyer

top image: Richard Larter   The hairdresser   1969 (detail) synthetic polymer paint on composition board 133.0 x 122.0 cm Collection of Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges

Asian Art

Buddhist art in East Asia
Tuesday 24 June 12.45 pm
Melanie Eastburn, Curator, Asian Art, follows the Silk Road to the Pure Land, discussing
characters and concepts in East Asian Buddhist art
Free | East Asia gallery

Winter warmers art club I
Sunday 29 June 3–4.30 pm | Members event
Melanie Eastburn, Curator, Asian Art, discusses the Gallery's exciting new acquisition Shiva as
Lord of the Dance. Talk will be followed by a glass of Glühwein in the Members' Lounge
Free for members and their guests | Bookings essential | (meet in Gallery foyer)

No ordinary angels
the flying installations of Indonesian artist Heri Dono
Tuesday 1 July 12.45 pm
Dr Michelle Antoinette, researcher of modern and contemporary Asian art, ANU, discusses Heri
Dono's installation Flying angels 2006 in the context of the artist's broader multimedia art practice
Free | Ramp leading to the Asian galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)

Australian Art
Artistic threads: fashion and fabric in the Research Library's special collections
Thursday 26 June 12.45 pm
Jennifer Coombes, Special Collections Archivist, discusses fashion and textiles represented in
the Research Library's visual arts ephemera and artists' papers, including Marion Hall Best, Mona
Hessing, Marcella Hempel and Edith and Rachel Grieve
Free | Small Theatre

Rendezvous with art
Monday 30 June 10 am
Come and visit the Gallery and learn about works of art on display. Guests are invited to enjoy
refreshments in the Members' Lounge before joining voluntary guides for a discussion on
selected artworks. $8; $7 members/concession
Bookings essential | Members' Lounge and galleries (meet in Gallery foyer)

coming soon

Picture Paradise is the first ever comparative survey exhibition of the history of photography in the Asia–Pacific region, from the formative decades of the 1840s to 1860s to the early 1940s and the advent of the Second World War.

The exhibition chronicles the developments in photography throughout South and Southeast Asia, Australia and the Pacific to the west coast of North America. Early photography in the Asia–Pacific region reveals the beauty and cultural diversity of the region.

Members' wine tastings
Saturday 28 June 3.30–5 pm
Inspired by the exotic themes in the upcoming exhibition Picture paradise, tastings will feature wines from around the world. Wine experts will charm and inspire you throughout the afternoon
Free for members; $5 non-members | Members' Lounge

 

Gregor Krause   Gibbon, fully-grown male   1926   photogravure National Gallery of Australia Research Library, Canberra   Part of the upcoming Picture Paradise exhibition

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