artonline 59 February 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

detail: Szép Naok [Pleasant days] 2002

Multicultural Film Festival
Windows on Europe
12-17 February
nga.gov.au/Mff

Prepare yourself for a cinematic trip around Europe. The 2006 Multicultural Film Festival delivers comedy, political comment and social drama from Europe’s hottest young filmmakers. Presented in collaboration with the Tradies Multicultural Festival and the European Union.

$7 National Gallery of Australia Members/Concessions/Multicultural Film Festival card holders :: $10 others Bookings essential

I Cento Passi [The hundred steps] 2000

Sunday 12 February
I Cento Passi [The hundred steps]
Vylet [Some secrets]

Monday 13 February
Song for a raggy boy

Tuesday 14 February
Menolippu Mombassaan [One-way ticket to Mombasa]

Wednesday 15 February
Meisje [A girl]
Thursday 16 February
Slepa Pega [Blind spot]

Friday 17 February
Sz`ep Naok [Pleasant days]
Mein Bruder des Vampir [Getting my brother laid]

detail: Helen Frankenthaler 'Tales of Genji III' from the the 'Tales of Genji' series 1998, colour woodcut, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Purchased with the assistance of the Orde Poynton Fund 2002

last days
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 'Verwundeter (Herbst 1916, Bapaume) [Wounded soldier – Autumn 1916, Bapaume]' 1924 etching, aquatint, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, The Poynton Bequest 2003 © Otto Dix, Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia

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

War: the prints of Otto Dix Showcases Dix’s war portfolio Der Krieg of 1924, a collection of 51 acquatint etchings. Consciously modeled on Goya’s equally famous and devastating Los desastres de la Guerra ( The distasters of war), the portfolio captures Dix’s horror of, and fascination with, the experience of war in a work that has been described as one of the most powerful anti-war statements in modern art.

curator’s perspective
Thursday 9 February 12.45pm
“An artist at war” Mark Henshaw discusses Otto Dix’s horror and fascination with war

Malaysia 'Belt buckle' 18th-19th century, gold, precious stones, Department of Museums and Antiquities, Kuala Lumpur

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

The exhibition reveals the sophistication and splendour of the Islamic courts in the archipelago. Royal heirlooms recall a glorious past when wealthy courts, enriched by the spice trade, competed to demonstrate divine blessings through earthly power and material luxury. Lavish ceremonies of the life cycle, such as circumcisions, weddings and funerals, were testimonies of faith and power when displays of fine gold and silver royal regalia and invincible weapons of state, encrusted in precious stones, dazzled the audience.

conservation morning
Sunday 26 February 10.30am
Join textile conservator Micheline Ford for tour of the Conservation Laboratories

sign-interpreted tour
Sunday 26 February 2pm
Auslan sign-interpreted tour of the exhibition
Bookings essential +61 2 6240 6519

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detail: John Constable 'Harwich Lighthouse' c.1820 oil on canvas, Collection of Tate Britain

Coming soon
Constable: impressions of land,sea and sky
3 March – 12 June 2006
nga.gov.au/Constable

John Constable (1776–1837) is one of the foremost English landscape painters, renowned for his ‘pure and unaffected representation of nature’. This exhibition will provide an opportunity to see around 100 works by Constable, including Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Grounds 1822-23, A boat passing a lock 1826 and The Vale of Dedham 1827–28, as well as many of his remarkable cloud and sea studies.

NGA Shop
The F!nk candelabra

The F!nk candelabra is a result of the collaborative efforts between Sean Booth and Robert Foster. This unique product provides flexibility and versatility as you can add up to seven arms on the stem to create numerous lighting configurations. The candelabra has a stainless steel stem with a base and arms of anodised aluminium. Sold as a pair with two arms $165. Additional arms can be added and purchased separately for $55.

Gallery Shop open 7 days 10am–5pm
visit ngashop.com.au or phone +61 2 6240 6420

The art of events
nga.gov.au/info/spaces

The National Gallery of Australia caters for corporate events and private functions. Weddings are a specialty. Choose from a selection of venues ranging from the intimate Sculpture Garden Restaurant on the shores of the tranquil reed pond through the to the main foyer and exhibitions foyer perfect for a unique cocktail events, the James O Fairfax Theatre plus the roof top lounge and to the spectacular views from the members lounge. We have venue for your event.

To book phone +61 2 6240 6711 or email events@nga.gov.au

Conservation at the National Gallery of Australia
nga.gov.au/Conservation

detail: Malay people Purse, 19th century, Indonesia, silk, mirror, gold thread cotton lining, Acquired through gift and purchase from the Collection of Robert J Holmgren and Anita Spertus, New York, 2000

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