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  • Elizabeth Grosz on Bacon – University of Sydney

    Bacon, Deleuze and imperceptible forces

    Thursday 18 October 2012, 6pm

    Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Free

    Image: Francis Bacon Study of a nude 1952-53 Robert and Lisa Sainsbury Collection, University of East Anglia © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Francis Bacon here and now

    A forum introducing the extraordinary work of Francis Bacon

    Saturday 17 November 2012, 2.00pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings recommended

    Image: Francis Bacon Pope I – Study after Pope Innocent X by Valazquez 1951 Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums Collections © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Study for self-portrait: Francis Bacon’s Britain

    An eight-part course on Bacon's life, times and art

    Sundays 16 September - 4 November 2012
    (except 30 September & 28 October)
    10.30am - 1pm

    Domain Theatre | Charges apply

    Image: Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 Art Gallery of NSW © The Estate of Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy

  • Three Furies: scenes from the life of Francis Bacon

    Director Jim Sharman and playwright Stephen Sewell in conversation

    Saturday 24 November 2012, 2.00pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings recommended

    Image: Francis Bacon Lying figure 1969 Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Auslan-interpreted tour: Francis Bacon’s influence

    Explore Francis Bacon's influence on Australian artists on a tour of the Australian galleries

    Sunday 25 November 2012, 1.30pm

    Major exhibition gallery | Duration 1 hour | Free with exhibition entry

  • Coffee tour: Francis Bacon

    Francis Bacon: five decades

    Tuesday 27 November 2012, 2pm
    Thursday 29 November 2012, 10am

    Art Gallery Society (members lounge) | Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes | Charges apply

    Image: Francis Bacon Study for portrait of Reinhard Hassert 1979 oil on canvas, 35.5 × 30.5 cm, private collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Connecting Francis Bacon and Brett Whiteley

    Community Access workshop at the Brett Whiteley Studio

    Friday 30 November 2012, 11.00am

    Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings required

    Image: Upstairs, Brett Whiteley Studio

  • Showcase: Bacon

    A professional development event for teachers in association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’

    Saturday 1 December 2012, 9am–12pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 3 hours | Free

    Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 © Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy

  • Members Christmas party

    Swinging sixties

    Saturday 1 December 2012, 8.00pm

    Entrance court | Duration 3 hours | Charges apply

  • Audio-description talk: Francis Bacon in context

    Explore the influence of Bacon’s practice through works on paper in the Study room

    Wednesday 5 December 2012, 11.00am

    Study room | Duration 30 minutes | Free, bookings required

  • Bacon’s painterly effects

    SOLD OUT

    Saturday 12 January 2013, 10am–1pm (Gallery),
    Saturday 19 January 2013, 10am–5pm (studio),
    Sunday 20 January 2013, 12pm–5pm (studio)

    Information desk | Duration 0 minutes | Charges apply

  • Brett Whiteley and Francis Bacon

    Talks at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills

    Saturdays 12 & 19 January 2013
    12pm & 2pm

    Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills | Duration 30 minutes | Free

    Image: Brett Whiteley Woman in bath 1963, re-worked 1964. Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2000 © Wendy Whiteley

  • Music in the void

    In association with Sydney Festival

    12, 16, 20, 23 January 2013, 12pm

    Major exhibition gallery | Free with exhibition entry

    Image: yMusic. Photo by Ilya Nikhamin.

  • Auslan-interpreted talk: Francis Bacon in context

    Explore the influence of Bacon’s practice

    Wednesday 30 January 2013, 7.15pm

    Study room | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings required

  • Short talks: artists on Francis Bacon

    Australian artists share their thoughts

    Wednesdays 5.30pm
    21 November – 5 December 2012,
    9 January – 6 February 2013

    Major exhibition gallery | Free with exhibition entry

    Image: Julie Rrap

  • Francis Bacon celebrity events

    In association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’

    Wednesdays 6.30pm
    21 November – 12 December 2012,
    9 January – 6 February 2013
    Special talk: 6pm, 6 February 2013

    Entrance court | Free

    Image: Francis Bacon Study for portrait of Eddy Batache 1979, private collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Artbar: Francis Bacon

    Live jazz performances evoking London in the 1960s

    Wednesdays 21 November – 12 December 2012,
    9 – 30 January 2013
    5.15pm & 7.30pm

    Cafe | Free

    Image: Jonathan Zwartz

  • Portraiture and self-discovery

    Community Access workshop

    Thursdays 6 December 2012, 24 January, 7 February 2013
    11am

    Function space | Duration 1 hour | Free, bookings required

    Image: Francis Bacon Study for self portrait 1963 Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, purchased 1978 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Francis Bacon symposium: Bacon’s bodies

    Perspectives on the continuing significance of the art of Francis Bacon

    Saturday 9 February 2013, 9.30am–4pm

    Domain Theatre | Duration 6 hours, 30 minutes | Charges apply

    Image: Francis Bacon Three figures and a portrait 1975 Tate London. Purchased 1977 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy. Photo: © Tate, London 2011

  • Art After Class: Bacon, Whiteley and de Maistre

    Special half-hour lecture for 15–25 year olds

    Wednesday 13 February 2013, 4.30pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 30 minutes | Free

  • Exhibition talk: Francis Bacon in love

    Macushla Robinson, assistant curator

    Wednesday 13 February 2013, 5.30pm

    Major exhibition gallery | Duration 30 minutes | Free with exhibition entry

    Image: Prudence Cuming Francis Bacon in his 7 Reece Mews studio c1970s (detail) © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd/DACS

  • Special talk: Barbara Dawson on Bacon's studio

    Director, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane

    Wednesday 13 February 2013, 7.30pm

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 1 hour | Free

    Image: Bacon in his studio at 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, photographed by Michael Pergolani, May 1970 (detail). Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

  • Audio-description tour of Francis Bacon: five decades

    Explore the ideas and works in the exhibition

    Friday 23 November 2012
    Wednesday 12 December 2012
    Friday 15 February 2013
    2pm

    Information desk | Duration 1 hour | Free with exhibition entry

  • Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England

    In association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’

    Wednesdays 2pm & 7.15pm, Sundays 2pm
    7 November – 16 December 2012
    9 January – 17 February 2013

    Special Saturday screenings:
    19 January, 2, 16 February 2013, 2pm

    Domain Theatre | Free

    Image: Still from My beautiful laundrette 1985

  • Francis Bacon guided tours

    An introduction to the exhibition

    17 November 2012 – 24 February 2013
    Daily 1 & 1.15 pm
    Wed 7.05 & 7.15 pm

    Major exhibition gallery | Duration 1 hour | Free with exhibition entry

    Image: Francis Bacon Figure with meat 1954 The Art Institute of Chicago, Harriott A Fox Fund © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy

  • Iconic interviews with Francis Bacon

    Daily documentary screenings on Bacon’s life and career

    Daily, 12pm–3pm
    17 November 2012 – 24 February 2013

    Centenary Auditorium | Duration 3 hours | Free

    Image: Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 Art Gallery of NSW © The Estate of Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy