artonline 58 January 2006

Exhibitions and events

For event bookings email eventbookings@nga.gov.au or call +61 2 6240 6504. Events are in the James O Fairfax Theatre unless otherwise advised.

China 206 BC - 220 AD 'Reclining dog' Gift to the National Collection of Asian Art from Dr. T.T. Tsui LLD JP, of the Tsui Art Foundation, H.K., through the National Gallery of Australia Foundation 1995.

Celebrate
Chinese Year of the Dog
and visit Asian art at the National Gallery of Australia nga.gov.au/AsianArt

Works of Asian art in the national collection range from Neolithic and early Metal Age ceramics from Iran, Japan, Thailand and China, to installations created in the last decade.

Asian Art: workshops
Tuesday 31 January
Create puppets, zodiac pictures and lanterns to celebrate New Year with Asian Art. (ages 7–12), $20; $15 members Bookings essential

detail: Edmund de Waal 'Tenebrae #2' group of 15 objects 2005, porcelain, glazed, Lent by Edmund de Waal, photographer: Robert Teed

Last days
Transformations
the language of craft
11 November 2005 – 29 January 2006
nga.gov.au/Transformations

This exhibition includes the recent work of 85 leading international and Australian artists forging new expressions within the fields of glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, jewellery and metalwork.

special access tour
Tuesday 24 January 9.30am
Special access tour with voluntary guides for people with disabilities and their carers. Bookings essential: Joanne Walsh ph +61 2 6240 6519

artist’s talks
Wednesday 25 January 12.45pm
Michael Brennand-Wood discusses his textile work. Exhibition ticket required

Saturday 28 January 2pm
Sergei Isupov discusses his ceramic work. Exhibition ticket required

detail: Helen Frankenthaler 'Essence mulberry' 1977, colour woodcut, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002

Against the grain
the woodcuts of Helen Frankenthaler
26 November 2005 – 5 February 2006
nga.gov.au/Frankenthaler

Against the grain features a selection of woodcuts which are notable for their scale, colour and textural qualities, along with printmaking elements used to make them. The works are all drawn from the Kenneth Tyler Print Collection.

curator’s perspective
Thursday 2 February 12.45pm
Exhibition curator Jaklyn Babington discusses selected exhibition works and Frankenthaler’s collaboration with Tyler Graphics. Orde Poynton Gallery

detail: Otto Dix 'Nachtliche Begegnung mit einem Irrsinnigen [Night-time encounter with a madman]' 1924, etching, aquatint, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia

War: the prints of Otto Dix
17 December 2005 – 30 April 2006
nga.gov.au/Dix

War: The prints of Otto Dix showcases Otto Dix’s war portfolio Der Krieg of 1924, a collection of 51 etchings with aquatint which is regarded as one of the great masterpieces of the twentieth century.
Consciously modelled on Goya’s equally famous and equally devastating Los Desastres de la Guerra [The disasters of war], the portfolio captures Dix’s horror of, and fascination with, the experience of war

curator’s perspective
Tuesday 10 January 12.45pm
An introduction to the exhibition by Mark Henshaw, Curator, International Prints, Drawings and Illustrated Books. Project Gallery

John Man 'Kaiul' c.1975 screenprint, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia Purchased through the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2003

Imagining Papua New Guinea
8 October 2005 – 15 January 2006
nga.gov.au/Imagining

After generations of colonial rule, the free nation of Papua New Guinea was established in 1975. This exhibition celebrates 30 years of independence.

printmaking workshops
Tuesday 24 January
‘Furred, feathered and scaled’
An exploration of animal imagery through printmaking with artist John Pratt. (ages 7–12). $12; $15 members. Bookings essential

detail: India early 18th century Collected Indonesia, Ceremonial cloth and sacred heirloom Conserved with the assistance of Brian O'Keeffe AO and Bridget O'Keeffe AM; Gift of Michael and Mary Abbott 1988

Coming soon
Crescent Moon: Islamic Art & Civilisation in Southeast Asia
24 February – 28 May 2006
nga.gov.au/CrescentMoon

This exhibition is a spectacular visual exploration of the Islamic heritage of Australia’s nearest neighbours. As the first major international exhibition to focus on the Islamic art of Southeast Asia, Crescent Moon introduces Australian audiences to the beauty and complexity of Islamic culture within our region. Southeast Asian creative genius found expression in a wide variety of media, including metalwork, manuscript illumination, textiles and wood carving.

Find out more about
your National Collection at nga.gov.au/Collection

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detail: Cologne School 'Virgin and Child with Saints' c.1510-20 Purchased with the assistance of James O Fairfax AO and the Nerissa Johnson Bequest. All in the Collection of the National Gallery of Australia. Part of the International Art Collection

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