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6.30PM central court
CELEBRITY TALK in association with Intensely Dutch: Image, abstraction and the word, post-war and beyond
Gerard Willems, pianist
Dutch Culture-The Migrant Experience
Dutch-born pianist Gerard Willems migrated to Australia with his family in 1958.
Having graduated with honours at the Sydney Conservatorium, he is now one of Australia's finest
concert pianists. |  | Gerard has won many awards throughout his career, including two ARIAs for best
classical albums, making him the first pianist to receive this prestigious award.
He has toured extensively, performing internationally as concerto soloist and with all
the major orchestras.
Join Gerard as he shares his experiences on adjusting to life on the other side of the
world and how this change affected his musical ambitions and the career that followed.
The talk will be accompanied by a live performance of his original compositions. |  |
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5.30PM Australian collection focus room, ground level
EXHIBITION TALK in Sydney Long: Pan
Denise Minnocchi, assistant curator, Australian art
Denise will discuss this Focus Room exhibition which provides an in-depth historical analysis of Pan as well as considering the work's significance within the broader developments of Australian landscape painting during the build-up to Federation.
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5.30PM upper level
EXHIBITION TALK in Intensely Dutch: Image, abstraction and the word,
post-war and beyond
Jaime Tsai, doctoral candidate, University of Sydney
Jaime Tsai discusses Constant's New Babylon before selected works from this
utopian city-plan in the exhibition. | | |
7.15PM Domain Theatre
FREE FILM in conjunction with Intensely Dutch
Light and Dark
The cinema of the low countries
Broken mirrors/Gebroken spiegels
Dir Marleen Gorris 1984
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DOUBLE TAKE:
Anne Landa award for video and new media arts 2009
until 19 July 2009
Phil Collins dunia tak akan mendengar 2007 (detail) |
SYDNEY LONG:
Pan
until 30 August 2009
Sydney Long Pan 1898 (detail). © Estate of Sydney Long. Courtesy Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia | |
CONTEMPORARY COLLECTION
until 2 October 2009
Anish Kapoor Void Field 1989. Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1990
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INTENSELY DUTCH:
Image, abstraction
and the word,
post-war and beyond
until 23 August 2009
Gerrit Benner Fries landschap (Frisian landscape) 1970 (detail). Groninger Museum, Groningen © A G Benner 2009 | |
THE DREAMERS
until 18 December 2009
Rusty Peters Waterbrain 2002 (detail) © Rusty Peters. Licensed by Viscopy, Australia | |
The Cafe and Gallery Shop are open until 8.45pm.
The Research Library is open until 7.30pm.
The Art After Hours Courtesy Bus runs every 15 minutes from the Gallery to
surrounding car parks and Martin Place from 7pm to 9.30pm.
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Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery Road,
The Domain, Sydney NSW 2000
Telephone 02 9225 1744 or Toll Free 1800 679 278
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