Art After Hours: 6 February

Hear from food extraordinaire Adam Liaw

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Art After Hours is celebrating Lunar New Year and our new exhibition Heaven and earth in Chinese art: treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. Take in a traditional lion dance, watch masters of calligraphy at work and then catch Benjamin Law in conversation with foodie Adam Liaw. Later in the evening, listen to Sophie Koh’s splendour of pop inspired by Chinese poetry.

Milan Ring performs at the Gallery

Embody the revolutionary spirit of the moderns with mass movement workshops for all, led by Danielle Micich, artistic director of celebrated dance theatre company Force Majeure. Each week, dance in the spirit of a different art movement, from the jagged forms of Picasso’s cubism to the vibrant energy of Kandinsky’s abstraction. Elsewhere in the Gallery, curator Denise Mimmocchi discusses the Tony Tuckson exhibition, catch the film From the East: D’Est or if you’re in the mood for some music, be swept away by Milan Ring.

6 February 2019

5:30pm: Exhibition talk: ARTEXPRESS 2019
Presented by the Youth Collective
Duration 30 minutes. Upper Asian gallery. Free.

Does modern art still matter?
Mike Parr on Kasimir Malevich
Duration 30 minutes. Temporary exhibitions gallery. Free with exhibition entry.

6:00pm: ~~Art Gallery Book Club~~ BOOKED OUT
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
Duration 2 hours. Study room. 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

ART AFTER HOURS PERFORMANCE
Lunar New Year lion dance at Art After Hours
Traditional Chinese lion dance and drumming
Duration 20 minutes. Entrance court. Free

Art in Mind: modern art and music
Session 1
Duration 3 hours, 15 minutes.

Art appreciation lecture series 2019
The human hand and the art of the caves
Duration 1 hour. Domain Theatre. Charges apply

ART AFTER HOURS WORKSHOP
Traditional Chinese calligraphy demonstration
Ask for a handwritten auspicious phrase to take home
Duration 2 hours. Cafe foyer. Free.

6:15pm: MEMBER EXHIBITION TALK TOUR YOUNG MEMBERS (18-40)
Young Members: Meetup
Lunar New Year celebration
Duration 1 hour, 45 minutes. Lowy, Gonski Gallery. Free, bookings required.

6.30pm: ART AFTER HOURS CELEBRITY TALK
Celebrity talks: Benjamin Law with Adam Liaw
On food, travel and art
Duration 30 minutes. Entrance court. Free.

7.15pm: Film series: Cosmic futures
Leviathan
Duration 2 hours, 21 minutes. Domain Theatre. Free, bookings recommended.

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.

7.30pm ART AFTER HOURS MUSIC
Live music: Sophie Koh
Pop music inspired by Chinese poetry
Duration 1 hour. Entrance court. Free.

10pm Gallery closes (Art After Hours)
Some parts of the Gallery have different hours