Art After Hours: 20 February
Frances Madden performs jazz and blues
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Brett Whiteley is the first Australian artist to have an opera dedicated to his life. Get a special insight into this new work with Opera Australia’s artistic director Lyndon Terracini and arts editor of the The Australian. Elsewhere in the Gallery, artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran talks modern art and if it still matters. And finally, be swept away by Frances Madden’s soulful performance of jazz and blues.
20 February 2019
5:30pm: Does modern art still matter?
Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran on Pablo Picasso
Duration 30 minutes. Temporary exhibitions gallery. Free with exhibition entry.
6:00pm: Art appreciation lecture series 2019
Classical Greek sculpture: between idea and experience
Duration 1 hour. Domain Theatre. Charges apply.
TOUR
Contemporary express tour
A half-hour introduction to contemporary art highlights in the Gallery
Duration 30 minutes. Ticketing and information desk. Free
6.30pm: ART AFTER HOURS CELEBRITY TALK
Celebrity talk: Whiteley the Opera
With Opera Australia artistic director Lyndon Terracini and arts editor of the 'The Australian' Ashleigh Wilson
Duration 30 minutes. Entrance court. Free.
7:00pm:
Exposed: confronting photography through new Australian writing
Writers respond to the Art Gallery of NSW collection
Duration 1 hour. Centenary Auditorium. Charges apply.
7.15pm: TOUR
Guided tour: Masters of modern art from the Hermitage
An introduction to highlights in the exhibition
Duration 1 hour. Major exhibition gallery. Free with exhibition entry.
Film series: Neon gods
Rebels of the neon god / 青少年哪吒
Duration 1 hour, 46 minutes. Domain Theatre. Free.
7.30pm ART AFTER HOURS MUSIC
Live music: Frances Madden
A rising star of jazz and blues
Duration 1 hour. Entrance court. Free.
10pm Gallery closes (Art After Hours)
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