BILL HENSON PROGRAM JANUARY - MARCH 2005
Enjoy the Bill Henson exhibition and free events at the
Art Gallery of New South Wales every Wednesday until 9pm
FREE EVENTS
5.30PM ARTISTS' TALKS
Prominent Australian artists respond to the Gallery's recent major acquisition, Three Studies from the Temeraire, 1998-99, Cy Twombly.
5 Jan - Bill Henson
12 Jan - Adam Cullen
19 Jan - Ann Thompson
2 Feb - Aida Tomescu
5.30PM TALKS IN THE GALLERY'S COLLECTIONS
Curators, conservators & educators from the Gallery give insights into the Gallery's various collections.
9 Feb - Tony Bond, General Manager Curatorial Services
16 Feb - Michael Wardell, Curatorial Services Co-ordinator
23 Feb - Ursula Prunster, Curator of Special Projects
2 Mar - Jonathan Cooper, Manager of Information
6.30PM CELEBRITY TALKS
Invited celebrity guests give personal insights into Bill Henson's life and art
- 5 Jan - Emma Tom, author, columnist & rock musician,
Bluffers' Guide to Art Appreciation
- 12 Jan - Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, Julius Sumner Miller Fellow, University of Sydney,
Great Moments in Science Photography
- 19 Jan - Samantha Lang, film director,
Shot in the Dark
- 26 Jan - Jim Sharman, theatre & film director,
DREAMPLAY
- 2 Feb - Hugh Mackay, social commentator, Sydney Morning Herald columnist,
Changing Landscapes of Adolescence
- 9 Feb - Peter Craven, critic
Literary light and dark
- 16 Feb- Jonathan Biggins, Host ABC TV's Critical Mass & Robert MacFarlane,
Sydney Morning Herald photography critic, A Critical Chat
- 23 Feb - Edmund Capon, Art Gallery of NSW director & Bill Henson, artist,
An Intimate Conversation
- 2 Mar - Richard Tognetti, violinist, composer & director of Australian Chamber Orchestra,
Henson: Luminous Sound
7PM LIVE MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR
Singer GT Nash performs jazz, blues with a dash of pop in the Gallery's Artbar
7.15PM FILMS
A film program embracing the mellow and melancholic themes of Henson' images. Nominated by Bill Henson as inspirational cinema. Highlights include Werner Herzog's Nosferatu (2 March), Martin Scorsese' s Taxi driver (19 January), Federico Fellini's I Vitelloni (26 January). Full film details >
7.30PM GUIDED TOURS
Explore the Bill Henson imagery in detail with one of the Gallery's informative guides. Free with exhibition entry.
UNTIL 9PM THE GALLERY ART BAR
Enjoy a glass of wine and summer evening menu at the Gallery's ArtBar. Live music from 7pm.
Art After Hours - Every Wednesday 5-9pm
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney 2000, Australia.
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Media Information
Margaux Simms, Press Office
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Email margauxs@ag.nsw.gov.au
Telephone (02) 9225 1618
IMAGE CREDIT: Bill Henson from Untitled 2001/02 type C photograph 104 x 155 cm � Bill Henson |
