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Masterpieces from Paris
Focus program

Introduction to Masterpieces from Paris

image: Maurice Denis The Muses 1893 Musée d'Orsay, Paris 

Maurice Denis 
The Muses 1893 
Musée d'Orsay, Paris 
© RMN (Musée d'Orsay) / Hervé Lewandowski

Mondays 18 January – 29 March (except 15 March) 5:30–7:30 pm

$35, $25 members/concession (includes exhibition entry) | bookings essential, information (pdf, 135 kb) | James O Fairfax Theatre

Avoid the crowds. Enjoy an informative introduction to the exhibition by a Gallery staff member prior to an exclusive after-hours exhibition viewing.

Masterpieces masterclass

Series 1: Tuesdays 2 – 23 February 6:00–8:00 pm
Series 2: Tuesdays 2 – 23 March 6:00–8:00 pm

$100 series, $80 members/concession (includes four lectures and exhibition entries) | bookings essential, information (pdf, 74 kb) | James O Fairfax Theatre

In association with Masterpieces from Paris, the Gallery is staging two four-week series of Tuesday evening masterclass lectures, involving key academics and experts in Post-Impressionist art. Each lecture provides a detailed investigation of a theme, movement, work or artist featured in the exhibition. Both series are ideal for enthusiasts who want to delve deeply into the rich artistic content of Masterpieces from Paris. Following each week’s lecture, the exhibition opens exclusively to masterclass attendees for one hour (7:00–8:00 pm), allowing participants to avoid the crowds and pay close attention to the works discussed during the lectures.

Series 1

  • 2 February Christine Dixon, Senior Curator, International Painting and Sculpture, National Gallery of Australia
  • 9 February Roger Benjamin, Research Professor in the History of Art, University of Sydney
  • 16 February Terence Maloon, Senior Curator of Special Exhibitions, Art Gallery of New South Wales
  • 23 February Roger Blackley, Program Director Art History, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Series 2

  • 2 March Dr Ted Gott, Senior Curator, International Art, National Gallery of Victoria
  • 9 March Dr Anthea Callen, Emeritus Professor of Visual Culture, University of Nottingham, UK
  • 16 March Dr Virginia Spate, Professor of Fine Arts, University of Sydney
  • 23 March Dr Fae Brauer, Research Professor for Visual Art Theory, School of Architecture and Visual Arts, University of East London, UK

 

Internationl Art films

 

Coco avant Chanel 
Sunday 14 March 2:00 pm
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

image: Issey Mikaye Bustier 1980 National Gallery of Australia Purchased 2000Issey Mikaye Bustier 1980
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2000


35 mm, 2009, PG, 108 mins, French (English subtitles)
 Directed by Anne Fontaine and starring Audrey Tatou, this film explores the early life of the unconventional fashion queen Coco Chanel.

 

 

The diving bell and the butterfly 
Sunday 28 March 2:00 pm 
Free | James O Fairfax Theatre

35 mm, 1997, MA, 107 mins
The remarkable true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of the French magazine Elle, who suffered a massive stroke. Directed by Julian Schnabel.

 

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