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Elizabeth Grosz on Bacon – University of Sydney
Bacon, Deleuze and imperceptible forces
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
Thursday 18 October 2012, 6pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Free
Francis Bacon here and now
A forum introducing the extraordinary work of Francis Bacon
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
Saturday 17 November 2012, 2.00pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings recommended
Study for self-portrait: Francis Bacon’s Britain
An eight-part course on Bacon's life, times and art
Image: Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 Art Gallery of NSW © The Estate of Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy
Sundays 16 September - 4 November 2012
(except 30 September & 28 October)
10.30am - 1pm
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Artbar: Band of Five Names
Jazz in conjunction with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Wednesday 21 November 2012
5.15pm & 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Three Furies: scenes from the life of Francis Bacon
Director Jim Sharman and playwright Stephen Sewell in conversation
Image: Francis Bacon Lying figure 1969 Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy
Saturday 24 November 2012, 2.00pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings recommended
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
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Artbar: Jonathan Zwartz Trio
Jazz in conjunction with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Image: Jonathan Zwartz
Wednesday 28 November 2012
5.15pm & 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Cafe
Free
Coffee tour: Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon: five decades
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
Tuesday 27 November 2012, 2pm
Thursday 29 November 2012, 10am
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Art Gallery Society (members lounge)
Charges apply
Connecting Francis Bacon and Brett Whiteley
Community Access workshop at the Brett Whiteley Studio
Image: Upstairs, Brett Whiteley Studio
Friday 30 November 2012, 11.00am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Free, bookings required
Showcase: Bacon
A professional development event for teachers in association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 © Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy
Saturday 1 December 2012, 9am–12pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Members Christmas party
Swinging sixties
Saturday 1 December 2012, 8.00pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Entrance court
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
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Study room
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)
Duration 0 minutes
Location: Information desk
Charges apply
Brett Whiteley and Francis Bacon
Talks at the Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
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
Saturdays 12 & 19 January 2013
12pm & 2pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Brett Whiteley Studio, Surry Hills
Free
12, 16, 20, 23 January 2013, 12pm
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Auslan-interpreted talk: Francis Bacon in context
Explore the influence of Bacon’s practice
Wednesday 30 January 2013, 7.15pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Study room
Free, bookings required
Wednesdays 5.30pm
21 November – 5 December 2012,
9 January – 6 February 2013
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Francis Bacon celebrity events
In association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Image: Francis Bacon Study for portrait of Eddy Batache 1979, private collection © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy
Wednesdays 6.30pm
21 November – 12 December 2012,
9 January – 6 February 2013
Special talk: 6pm, 6 February 2013
Location: Entrance court
Free
Wednesdays 21 November – 12 December 2012,
9 – 30 January 2013
5.15pm & 7.30pm
Location: Cafe
Free
Portraiture and self-discovery
Community Access workshop
Image: Francis Bacon Study for self portrait 1963 Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, purchased 1978 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. DACS/Licensed by Viscopy
Thursdays 6 December 2012, 24 January, 7 February 2013
11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Function space
Free, bookings required
Francis Bacon symposium: Bacon’s bodies
Perspectives on the continuing significance of the art of Francis Bacon
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
Saturday 9 February 2013, 9.30am–4pm
Duration 6 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
Art After Class: Bacon, Whiteley and de Maistre
Special half-hour lecture for 15–25 year olds
Wednesday 13 February 2013, 4.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Exhibition talk: Francis Bacon in love
Macushla Robinson, assistant curator
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
Wednesday 13 February 2013, 5.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Special talk: Barbara Dawson on Bacon's studio
Director, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
Image: Bacon in his studio at 7 Reece Mews, South Kensington, photographed by Michael Pergolani, May 1970 (detail). Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane
Wednesday 13 February 2013, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
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
Duration 1 hour
Location: Information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Film series: Hitting rock bottom in post-war England
In association with ‘Francis Bacon: five decades’
Image: Still from My beautiful laundrette 1985
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
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Francis Bacon guided tours
An introduction to the exhibition
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
17 November 2012 – 24 February 2013
Daily 1 & 1.15 pm
Wed 7.05 & 7.15 pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free with exhibition entry
Iconic interviews with Francis Bacon
Daily documentary screenings on Bacon’s life and career
Image: Francis Bacon Study for self-portrait 1976 Art Gallery of NSW © The Estate of Francis Bacon/DACS. Licensed by Viscopy
Daily, 12pm–3pm
17 November 2012 – 24 February 2013
Duration 3 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free