Francis Bacon celebrity events
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In association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Art After Hours, Celebrity talk
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Part of the Summer in Soho program
Wednesdays 6.30pm
21 November – 12 December 2012,
9 January – 6 February 2013
Special talk: 6pm, 6 February 2013
Image: Francis Bacon Study for portrait of Eddy Batache 1979, private collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy
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Eddy Batache in conversation with Anthony Bond
Wednesday 21 November 6:30pm – 7pm
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Exhibition curator Anthony Bond speaks with artist Eddy Batache, the subject of one of Bacon’s works, on his experiences and friendship with Francis Bacon.
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Paul Capsis, Australian singer and actor, in conversation with James Waites
Wednesday 28 November 6:30pm – 7pm
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The winner of two Helpmann Awards, Paul Capsis is best known for his cabaret theatre roles. Capsis talks with theatre critic and writer, James Waites, about his role in the 2005 theatrical production, Three Furies, which brought the life of Francis Bacon to the stage.
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Eva Cox, writer, feminist, sociologist, social commentator and activist
Wednesday 5 December 6:30pm – 7pm
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In the 1970s, Eva Cox became a spokeswoman for the Women’s Electoral Lobby. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1995 for her services to women’s welfare and was named Humanist of the Year in 1997 by the Council of Australian Humanist Societies. Eva talks about sexual politics and the place of women in society during the tumultuous years of Bacon’s early career.
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Simon Borg-Olivier, co-director and founder of Yoga Synergy
Wednesday 12 December 6:30pm – 7pm
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Yoga Synergy is one of Australia’s oldest and most respected yoga schools. The Yoga Synergy style is based on a deep understanding of yoga anatomy, yoga physiology and traditional Hatha Yoga. In this special talk, Simon focuses on Bacon’s biomorphic bodies by both demonstrating and speaking about the body and contortion.
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Wendy Whiteley in conversation with author Janet Hawley
Wednesday 9 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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Having spent much of the 1960s in London, Brett Whiteley knew Francis Bacon personally and remained fascinated with his work throughout his entire career. Wendy Whiteley reflects on these encounters with Janet Hawley, Walkley Award-winning writer and author.
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Adrian Martin, film and arts critic
Wednesday 16 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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Dr Adrian Martin combines his work as a professional writer and film critic with a university career. Currently Associate Professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Martin was film reviewer for The Age between 1995 and 2006. Awarded the Byron Kennedy Award (Australian Film Institute) and the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing, Martin is the author of four books and hundreds of essays on film, art, television, literature, music, popular and avant-garde culture. Tonight he explores the influence of film on Bacon’s practice, and 20th century British cinema more generally.
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The Hon Michael Kirby
Wednesday 23 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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The Honorable Michael Kirby was formerly Justice of the High Court of Australia, serving from 1996 to 2009. The judge, jurist and academic is a National Trust Australian Living Treasure and was awarded the Gruber Prize for Justice in 2010. Addressing Bacon’s life and times, Michael talks about homosexuality and law reform.
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David Marr, journalist and author – interpreted into Auslan
Wednesday 30 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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David Marr is an Australian journalist and author. As a political and social commentator, his areas of expertise include the law, Australian politics, censorship, the media and the arts. He is a Walkley Award-winning journalist and in 1991, Marr’s critically acclaimed biography of Australian writer Patrick White, Patrick White: A Life, won The Age Book of the Year Award. In this talk David looks at the relationship between Bacon and Patrick White (who once owned a writing desk designed by Bacon).
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Barbara Dawson, director, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
Wednesday 6 February 6pm – 6:30pm
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This talk has been rescheduled to Wednesday 13 February 2013, 7.30pm.
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Bertie Blackman, musician
Wednesday 6 February 6:30pm – 7pm
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Bertie Blackman performs songs from her latest album, Pope Innocent X. This album gets its title inspiration from Francis Bacon’s 1953 work, Study after Velázquez’s portrait of Pope Innocent X, which will be on view in the exhibition. Bertie’s father, internationally acclaimed painter Charles Blackman, lived in the same building as Bacon in the 1950s in London, and tonight Bertie will share stories from this time.
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