Picasso celebrity events
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For Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris
Art After Hours, Auslan, Celebrity talk, Performance
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Celebrity speakers and performers connect with diverse aspects of Picasso’s life and long career: his Spanish heritage, war imagery and peace activism, innovation and the idea of artistic ‘genius’, and his adopted home of France.
Wednesdays 6.30pm
16 November 2011 – 21 March 2012
(except 21 & 28 December, 22 February)
Free
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Entrance court
Related exhibition: Picasso: masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso
Image: John Bell
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John Bell, director, Bell Shakespeare
Wednesday 16 November 6:30pm – 7pm
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Will in the world: Shakespeare today
John Bell talks about the pervasive influence of Shakespeare within the arts.
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Mr Percival, vocal artist
Wednesday 23 November 6:30pm – 7pm
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Drawing with sound
Using loops and sound effects in his performance, Mr Percival transforms his voice into an amazing polyphonic instrument.
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Edmund Capon, director, in conversation with Richard Glover
Wednesday 30 November 6:30pm – 7pm
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Edmund Capon speaks on securing one of the most significant exhibitions in his time at the Gallery.
Interpreted into Auslan. To reserve seating close to the interpreter, please phone 02 9225 1647 or email pp@ag.nsw.gov.au.
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Richard Gill, conductor and and music director, Victorian Opera
Wednesday 7 December 6:30pm – 7pm
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The importance of arts education in the life of a child
Richard Gill talks on the necessity of arts literacy in creating an imaginative nation.
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Monsieur Camembert
Wednesday 14 December 6:30pm – 7pm
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Performance by this three-time ARIA Award winning, five-piece Gypsy fusion band.
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Reg Mombassa, artist and musician
Wednesday 4 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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Reg Mombassa (aka Chris O’Doherty) is known both for his rock band Mental as Anything, his iconic drawings and paintings as well as his t-shirt and poster designs for Mambo Graphics. Tonight he talks about his approach to art, the importance of drawing and the influence of Picasso.
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Rafael Bonachela, artistic director, Sydney Dance Company
Wednesday 11 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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The art of dance and the influence of heritage
Rafael Bonachela discusses the art of dance and the Spanish and French cultures that inspire him.
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Ben Quilty, artist in conversation with journalist Scott Bevan
Wednesday 18 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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The role of the artist at war
Archibald Prize-winning artist Ben Quilty talks about his recently-completed commission as the Australian War Memorial’s Official War Artist in Afghanistan.
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Four interesting young polemics
Wednesday 25 January 6:30pm – 7pm
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Four short talks, in a Pecha Kucha style, on topics related to Picasso, the arts, celebrity and society.
Genevieve Fricker, comedian and broadcaster
Oliver Watts, artist and director of Chalk Horse Gallery
Jaime Tsai, historian and lecturer
Senthorun Raj, writer and political activist
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Sam Leach, artist
Wednesday 1 February 6:30pm – 7pm
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Picasso: 17th century art and 20th century science
Sam Leach, winner of the Archibald and Wynne Prizes in 2010
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Stuart Rees, director, Sydney Peace Foundation
Wednesday 8 February 6:30pm – 7pm
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Pablo Picasso, Noam Chomsky and friends: inspiration for peace
Stuart Rees will speak on the inspiration of Picasso as a lifelong advocate of peace.
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Natalia Ortiz, director, Spanish Film Festival
Wednesday 15 February 6:30pm – 7pm
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Natalia Ortiz discusses the influence of early cinema in Picasso’s cubism
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Marty Murphy, comedian, writer and filmmaker
Wednesday 29 February 6:30pm – 7pm
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I love Picasso but I wouldn’t want to marry him
Comedian Marty Murphy re-imagines the life and art of Pablo Picasso.
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Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP, Federal Member for Wentworth
Wednesday 7 March 6:30pm – 7pm
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Malcolm Turnbull, shadow minister for communications and broadband, talks about the need for a technologically-advanced future for Australia.
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Tony Bilson, chef and restaurateur
Wednesday 14 March 6:30pm – 7pm
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Celebrated Sydney chef and restaurateur Tony Bilson reflects on a career in food and a love of art.
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Diana Reyes Flamenco company
Wednesday 21 March 6:30pm – 7pm
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The Diana Reyes Flamenco company specialises in – and is recognised for – its high standard of dance and music in the art of ‘pure flamenco’. Join Australia’s foremost flamenco dancer/choreographer, Diana Reyes, and her company for a powerful and passionate performance.
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