Friends Event Guide April – December 2013
The Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia are delighted to offer a rich programme of events – designed to enhance your enjoyment of the Gallery’s exhibitions and the local art scene. Become a member to receive Friends discounts on events, entry to the MoMA series of exhibitions and other benefits.
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Guided Tour Made to Remember – Collection in Focus ❤ When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 7 April, 12.30-2pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple afternoon tea) Booking: F1309 Part One of the Friends trilogy of Indigenous art tours looks at the selection of works from Your Collection in Made to Remember. Led by a specialist Gallery Guide, the tour considers the complex relationships between utilitarian objects, purely aesthetic artefacts and articles designed for Indigenous ritual. Parts Two and Three follow in August and November. [Following the tour, stay for the VIP book launch of Mike Donaldson’s Kimberley Rock Art at 2pm in the Linkway, AGWA. RSVP by calling 9492-6766.]
Ar t Trail Cottesloe Sculpture Bike Trail When: Where:
Sunday 14 April, 2-4pm Meet at intersection of Forrest St & Railway Parade, Cottesloe Cost: Members/Guests: Adults $15/$20, Children $10, Family (2 adults + 2 children) $40/$50 (inc. refreshments & tour notes) Booking: F1310 View the growing sculpture collection of Perth’s iconic seaside suburb on your bike. The tour is self-guided, 5km long, largely avoids main roads and takes about two hours to ride at a leisurely pace with refreshments to cool down at the end. Slap on sunscreen and your helmet ready for an outdoor art adventure. Suitable for most cyclists with moderate fitness. Responsibility for each individual’s health and safety is their own, or their guardian’s.
ADFAS The Jewish East End of London
with visiting NADFAS Lecturer Mr Yasha Beresiner
When: Where:
Monday 22 April, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1. (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1311 Yasha’s knowledge of the history of the Jews in London’s East End is encyclopaedic. Despite struggle and strife, the colourful and symbolic traditions of the chosen people have survived amongst a diverse immigrant community. Born in Turkey, Yasha qualified as a lawyer in Jerusalem and settled in England in 1968. Yasha has lived, travelled and lectured extensively and is the author of eleven books on collecting. Cover Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge 1891-92 oil on board 31 x 23” (79.4 x 59 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York Gift of Mrs David M. Levy Top right Military Banner, China, Ming dynasty 16th century, brocaded silk. Courtesy of Jacqueline Simcox Ltd.
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Members Only Picturing New York – Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art Director’s Tour
When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 5 May, 2-4.30pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members only, $40 (inc. admission & afternoon tea) Booking: F1318 Dr Stefano Carboni, AGWA Director will lead an exclusive tour of the MoMA collection of photographs. His personal knowledge of the city will add a new level of understanding that we rarely experience. Depicting the iconic New York that captivates the world’s imagination, this exhibition celebrates the city in all its vitality, ambition and beauty. Comprising 90 photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson and Cindy Sherman. Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
ADFAS The Tiger in Asian Art
with visiting NADFAS Lecturer Ms Zara Fleming
When: Where:
Monday 13 May, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1. (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1312 Beautiful and mysterious, feared and revered in equal measure, tigers have inspired countless legends, beliefs and works of art. This lecture explores the tiger’s significance as a symbol of power and protection, illustrated by diverse art and artefacts. Initially based at the Victoria & Albert Museum, Zara is an art historian, curator and lecturer specialising in the art and culture of Tibet, the Himalayas and Mongolia.
Guided Tour Your Collection ❤ When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 19 May, 2-4pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple afternoon tea) Booking: F1313 The Gallery Guides complete a rigorous art history training course and are exceptionally knowledgeable about our State Collection, each with a special area of interest. Every tour is brimming with enlightening information and a great chance to connect with old and new Friends in a relaxed environment. 3
Open Studio Leon Pericles When: Where:
Sunday 26 May, 3-5pm Mosman Park – ticket holders will be provided with address. Cost: Members $35/Guests $45 (inc. afternoon tea) Booking: F1314 Acclaimed nationally and internationally, Leon Pericles’ work is held in numerous major public and private collections. His witty, unique views of Australia, combined with his outstanding talent have earned him the reputation of being one of Australia’s most prominent artists. Leon will provide a printing demonstration and floor talk in his studio, sharing his art, personal journey and creative process at this Friends exclusive visit.
Lecture | Film Series In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (56mins) with Dr Stefano Carboni, AGWA Director
When: Where: Cost:
Wednesday 5 June, 6-8.30pm AGWA Theatrette, enter via James Street Mall Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments, lecture and film) Booking: F1319 The Director will talk about the forthcoming MoMA series exhibition Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined and introduce us to the life and art of van Gogh before showing Dominick Rimbault’s documentary In The Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh. Charting the final two years of the artist’s life in Arles, the film’s narrative is based on the letters of van Gogh to his brother Theo. Swinging from depression to artistic delirium, van Gogh created over 2000 works until his death in 1890. Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
Above Leon Pericles, Rabbit Proof Fence (detail), hand coloured etching and collage.
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Guided Tour Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined ❤ When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 30 June, 2-4.30pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. admission & afternoon tea) Booking: F1320 This exciting exhibition is the third in the MoMA series of six exhibitions. From Impressionism, Cubism and Surrealism to the art of today, this is a rare occasion in Australia to view iconic works by some of the most important artists of the 20th century – van Gogh, Picasso, Cezanne, Wesselmann, Kahlo, Richter – with works that reinvent the way we look at landscape, still life and portraiture. Bring your friends (at members prices). Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
Open Studio Midland Atelier Workshops (FORM) When: Where: Cost: Booking:
Sunday 7 July, 2-4pm Midland Atelier Workshops Members $35/Guests $45 (inc. afternoon tea) F1321
Be enthralled by the amazing initiative of the studio cluster at the renovated Midland Railway Workhops, now in its 5th year. ‘Paper, Cotton, Leather, Flowers, Wood’ is a site-specific exhibition showcasing the breadth of its creative programming across design, jewellery, textiles, photography, street art and sculpture. Friends will enjoy an exclusive floor talk, an artist talk, and a self-guided tour through the five exhibition locations, finishing with an opportunity to talk to the artists and catch up with Friends over afternoon tea. We recommend taking the train, as the workshops are a short walk from Midland station.
ADFAS Trompe l’Oeil: the art of illusion with visiting lecturer Mr Tom Errington
When: Where:
Monday 8 July, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1. (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1315 Visiting ADFAS lecturer Tom Errington has been a practicing trompe l’oeil painter, gilder and mural artist for 25 years. His lecture will consider the historical and contemporary examples of trompe l’oeil painting, including works by Corregio, Crivelli and Tiepolo. Tom has also worked in theatre and is currently the art and stained glass adviser to the Dioceses of Southwell and Nottingham, and Coventry.
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ASA ASA International Scholar Series Glories of The Great Kings – The Achaemenid adventure in Iran with visiting lecturer Dr Iain Shearer
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Wednesday 7 August, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1 (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1322 Cyrus. Darius. Xerxes. Westerners mostly know the Persian rulers of the largest ancient empire, through the writings of their great rivals, the Greeks and Macedonians. Aeschylus, Xenophon, Herodotus discussed, condemned and became seduced by the wealth and glory of Achaemenid. This lecture will reveal another side to the Persian story and reveal why an Iranian King remains revered by the Children of Israel.
ASA ASA International Scholar Series Artists, Astronomers and Conquerors – The Timurid legacy in Uzbekistan with visiting lecturer Dr Iain Shearer
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Thursday 8 August, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1 (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1323 Timur/Tamerlane (r 1370-1405) founded an empire encompassing much of the Middle East, Central and South Asia. Learn about the stunning artistic Timurid legacy still found in modern Uzbekistan, through a lens of imperial patronage: architecture, books, astronomy, paintings, poetry – all illuminating a glorious world of medieval commerce, competition, warfare and empire.
Above Palace of Xerxes, Persepolis, Iran. Photo: C. Wood
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ADFAS From Orangery to Conservatory – the garden under glass with visiting lecturer Mr Steven Desmond
When: Where:
Monday 12 August, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1. (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1316 During the 18th and early 19th centuries the conservatory evolved from an isolated functional building to an elegant structure, becoming an adjunct to the house and acquiring its own forms of architecture and interior design. This lecture will review these design principles and look at a wide range of examples from Britain and continental Europe. Steven Desmond is an established writer and broadcaster and a landscape consultant specialising in the conservation and management of historic parks and gardens in Britain and Europe. Lecturing widely, he leads specialist tours of houses and gardens in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany and Italy.
Guided Tour Indigenous Art – Your Collection ❤ When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 25 August, 2-4.30pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple afternoon tea) Booking: F1324 Part Two of the Friends trilogy of Indigenous Art tours looks at traditional and contemporary works from Arnhem Land, the Central Desert and Western Australia in our State Collection. The Gallery develops the art collection for Western Australians by acquiring, preserving, displaying and interpreting the visual arts from the past and present. With 17,000 works of art in the Collection, the Indigenous art is a highlight. With such a broad selection, the works rotate throughout the year. Bring your friends (at Members prices).
Guided Tour Your Collection – 20th Century Art ❤ When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 8 September, 2-4pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple afternoon tea) Booking: F1325 20th century Australian and British paintings and sculpture are a significant part of the State Collection and the Gallery places a high priority on the purchase of contemporary art to create a legacy for future generations. Your Collection is presented in a series of interconnected chronological displays, starting in the Centenary Galleries and continuing through the entire ground floor of the main Gallery. The Volunteer Gallery Guides are so passionate that it is a joy to learn from their in-depth specialist knowledge. Bring your friends (at members’ prices).
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Members Only Behind the Scenes – Conservation Lab When:
Where: Cost:
Thursday 12 September Group 1: 12.30-2.30pm [Booking F1326] Group 2: 2 – 4pm [Booking F1327] Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members only $35 (inc. afternoon tea)
We rarely have a chance to see behind the scenes at the Gallery, now you can! Learn from the experts about how art is conserved and repaired. Join the Gallery’s conservators David Graves, Maria Kubik and Stephanie Bailey as they reveal their practices in the Lab. [Strictly limited to 20 places only!]
ADFAS Hedonistic Paris: Art, Life and Culture of Paris during the Jazz Age 1920-1930 with Linda Collins
When: Where:
Monday 23 September, 6-8pm Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre, Building 1. (Museum Street Entrance) Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments. Doors open 6pm. Lecture 6:45pm) Booking: F1317 Paris between the wars was a mecca for artists. Paul Poiret was designing dresses, Picasso, Leger and Dalí dominated the art scene and the music clubs were taken over by the import from Harlem – the New Jazz. Josephine Baker danced in her banana skirt and Duke Ellington and Mistinguett sang songs such as ‘je cherche un millionaire’. Linda Collins worked at Hampton Court Palace for 22 years and is an independent lecturer for NADFAS, Tate Modern and The National Gallery.
Curator’s Tour Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined ❤
with Ms Tika Bachu, Curatorial Assistant, MoMA Series
When: Where: Cost:
Sunday 13 October, 2-4.30pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge, AGWA Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. admission & afternoon tea) Booking: F1328 Tika offers a youthful perspective of the exhibition of 134 masterworks from MoMA, New York that brings together 96 artists who transformed modern art in the 20th century. From Kahlo’s confident self-portrait to Richter’s blurred likeness; from Cézanne’s iconic table top still life to Koons’ shiny commodities; from van Gogh’s roiling olive trees to Long’s land art; the artists in Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond break from tradition, inventing radical new forms. Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth.
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Open Studio Brendon Darby When: Where:
Sunday 20 October, 3-5pm North Perth – ticket holders will be advised of the address Cost: Members $35/Guests $45 (inc. refreshments) Booking: F1329 This is an exclusive afternoon with leading artist Brendon Darby, painter and musician. In 2007, Brendon’s multi media presentation Listening to Paintings – Australia premiered at New York’s Museum of Natural History as part of the Australia Week celebrations. He has had 45 solo exhibitions across Australia and around the world including London, Rome, Hong Kong, Houston and New York. He has won many art awards and was a finalist in the Archibald Prize.
Lecture | Film Series Salvador Dalí: A Soft Self Portrait (60 mins) with Glenn Isegar-Pilkington, AGWA Associate Curator
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Monday 11 November, 6-8.30pm AGWA Theatrette, enter via James Street Mall Members $40/Guests $50 (incl refreshments, lecture and film) Booking: F1330 Journey into the subconscious of one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and take a look at the world through Salvador Dalí’s eyes. Glenn will talk about the artist’s works in the Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond exhibition, prior to the film. Narrated by Orson Wells, Jean-Christophe Averty’s film Salvador Dalí: A Soft Self Portrait (1969) is set in Dalí’s hometown of Lligat, Spain where the artist takes the viewer on a tour of the creative process behind his remarkable body of avant-garde works. Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined is organised by The Museum of Modern Art, New York and The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth
Curator’s Tour Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards ❤
with Ms Clotilde Bullen, AGWA’s Curator of Indigenous Art (Paintings) and the Awards
When: Where: Cost: Booking:
Sunday 24 November, 2-4.30pm Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. afternoon tea) F1331
Part Three of the Friends trilogy of Indigenous Art tours looks at the richest Indigenous arts prize in the country. A national award, the WAIAA celebrates art from all corners of Indigenous Australia. This year 16 finalists have been selected from as far-flung places as Tasmania, Lockhart River north of Cairns, Patjarr in the Western Desert, the Tiwi Islands and Warmun in remote Western Australia. Clotilde will select works in a range of media to reveal the breadth, diversity and excellence that contemporary Indigenous art offers.
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