Friends Event Guide

Friends Event GuideApril – 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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Made to Remember – Collection in Focus ❤ When: Sunday 7 April, 12.30-2pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: 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.]

Cottesloe Sculpture Bike TrailWhen: Sunday 14 April, 2-4pmWhere: Meet at intersection of Forrest St & Railway

Parade, CottesloeCost: 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.

The Jewish East End of London with visiting NADFAS Lecturer Mr Yasha BeresinerWhen: Monday 22 April, 6-8pmWhere: 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.

Guided Tour

Art Trail

ADFAS

CoverHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901)La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge 1891-92 oil on board31 x 23” (79.4 x 59 cm)The Museum of Modern Art, New York Gift of Mrs David M. Levy

Top rightMilitary Banner, China, Ming dynasty 16th century, brocaded silk. Courtesy of Jacqueline Simcox Ltd.

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Picturing New York – Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art Director’s TourWhen: Sunday 5 May, 2-4.30pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: 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.

The Tiger in Asian Art with visiting NADFAS Lecturer Ms Zara FlemingWhen: Monday 13 May, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,



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.

Your Collection ❤When: Sunday 19 May, 2-4pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple


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.

Members Only

ADFAS

Guided Tour

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Leon PericlesWhen: Sunday 26 May, 3-5pmWhere: 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.

In the Footsteps of Vincent van Gogh (56mins)with Dr Stefano Carboni, AGWA DirectorWhen: Wednesday 5 June, 6-8.30pmWhere: AGWA Theatrette, enter via James Street MallCost: 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.

Open Studio

Lecture | Film Series

AboveLeon Pericles, Rabbit Proof Fence (detail), hand coloured etching and collage.

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Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined ❤When: Sunday 30 June, 2-4.30pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. admission &


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).


Midland Atelier Workshops (FORM)When: Sunday 7 July, 2-4pmWhere: Midland Atelier WorkshopsCost: Members $35/Guests $45 (inc. afternoon tea)Booking: 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.

Trompe l’Oeil: the art of illusionwith visiting lecturer Mr Tom ErringtonWhen: Monday 8 July, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,



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.

Guided Tour

Open Studio

ADFAS

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ASA International Scholar Series

Glories of The Great Kings – The Achaemenid adventure in Iran with visiting lecturer Dr Iain ShearerWhen: Wednesday 7 August, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,

Building 1 (Museum Street Entrance)Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments.


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 International Scholar Series

Artists, Astronomers and Conquerors – The Timurid legacy in Uzbekistanwith visiting lecturer Dr Iain ShearerWhen: Thursday 8 August, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,

Building 1 (Museum Street Entrance)Cost: Members $40/Guests $50 (inc. refreshments.


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.

ASA

ASA

AbovePalace of Xerxes, Persepolis, Iran. Photo: C. Wood

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From Orangery to Conservatory – the garden under glasswith visiting lecturer Mr Steven DesmondWhen: Monday 12 August, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,



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.

Indigenous Art – Your Collection ❤When: Sunday 25 August, 2-4.30pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple


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).

Your Collection – 20th Century Art ❤When: Sunday 8 September, 2-4pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: Members $10/Guests $10 (inc. simple


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).

ADFAS

Guided Tour

Guided Tour

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Behind the Scenes – Conservation LabWhen: Thursday 12 September

Group 1: 12.30-2.30pm [Booking F1326] Group 2: 2 – 4pm [Booking F1327]

Where: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: 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!]

Hedonistic Paris: Art, Life and Culture of Paris during the Jazz Age 1920-1930with Linda CollinsWhen: Monday 23 September, 6-8pmWhere: Central Institute of Technology – Lecture Theatre,



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.

Van Gogh, Dalí and Beyond: The World Reimagined ❤with Ms Tika Bachu, Curatorial Assistant, MoMA SeriesWhen: Sunday 13 October, 2-4.30pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan Lounge, AGWACost: Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. admission &


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.


Members Only

ADFAS

Curator’s Tour

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Brendon DarbyWhen: Sunday 20 October, 3-5pmWhere: North Perth – ticket holders will be advised of

the addressCost: 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.

Salvador Dalí: A Soft Self Portrait (60 mins)with Glenn Isegar-Pilkington, AGWA Associate CuratorWhen: Monday 11 November, 6-8.30pmWhere: AGWA Theatrette, enter via James Street MallCost: 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

Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards ❤with Ms Clotilde Bullen, AGWA’s Curator of Indigenous Art (Paintings) and the AwardsWhen: Sunday 24 November, 2-4.30pmWhere: Meet at the AGWA Manhattan LoungeCost: Members $35/Guests $35 (inc. afternoon tea)Booking: 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.

Friends Christmas PartyWhen: Sunday 8 DecemberBooking: F1332

Open Studio

Lecture | Film Series

Curator’s Tour

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Be a Part of the Art – join the FriendsThe Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia welcome members into the heart of a vibrant arts focused community with inspiring events and volunteer opportunities, whilst providing important support for the State Gallery and its growing Collection. Membership Benefits include:

EXHIBITIONS• DiscountedentrytotheMoMAseriesandotherAGWAexhibitions• Preferredqueuing,pre-saletickets,specialoffersanddiscounts

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RECIPROCAL BENEFITSwith fellow galleries, museums and arts organisations throughout Australia:• NationalGalleryofAustraliaCanberra• ArtGalleryofNewSouthWales• NationalGalleryofVictoria• ArtGalleryofSouthAustralia• TasmanianMuseumandArtGallery• QueenslandArtGallery• FriendsoftheWesternAustraliaMuseum• FriendsoftheWesternAustraliaGovernmentHouse• FriendsofWesternAustralianSymphonyOrchestra• WestAustralianOperaLovers

OTHER BENEFITS & DISCOUNTS• Caffissimo,theGalleryCafé–15%offteaandcoffee• GalleryShop–10%discountandspecialoffers• Jackson’sDrawingSupplies–10%offmaterials• JaneBrookEstateWines–10%offatthecellardoor• LunaParadisoCinema–Subscribers’priceonfilmscreenings• WAMuseumCaféandGiftShop–10%off• ArtproofPrintNorthFremantle–10%offprinting

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Back CoverBand sawing, Midland Atelier. Courtesy of FORM.

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BOOKING DETAILS❤ Signifies discount member prices for ‘friends’ of Friends.ONLINE: Select your events at www.artfriends.com.au/events.htmlTELEPHONE: (08) 9492 6750POST: fill in the booking form (available for download from our website or on the reverse of the mailing sheet that came with Artifacts) and post with your payment to: Friends Ticketing, PO Box 48, Northbridge WA 6865.

CONDITIONSBookings are essential, limited and subject to availability.Payment is required upon booking, and prices include GST. Valid Concession/Seniors ID and Membership Cards must be presented when purchasing concession memberships and making members bookings.Confirmation: All bookings are recorded on a door-list, with booking and event confirmed via TryBooking, email or phone call within seven (7) days of the event.Cancellations: Seven (7) full days notice of an event is required to qualify for a refund or credit.Membership fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.Conditions: The right is reserved to add, withdraw, reschedule or substitute artists/lecturers and/or vary advertised programs, prices, venues, seating arrangements and audience capacity. The rights of booking and admission is reserved and is subject to Friends terms of admission, copies of which are available from Friends on request.Privacy Statement: The Friends of the Art Gallery of Western Australia respects information privacy. For details of our full privacy policy please contact the Friends office.

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