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Another pop art: expertise on the east and west coasts of the United States
Presented in conjunction with the Power Institute
Image: Edward Ruscha Gospel 1972 (detail)
Wednesday 26 March 2014
6pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free, bookings required
Curatorial activism: toward an ethics of curating BOOKED OUT
Lecture by Maura Reilly and filmed interview with Linda Nochlin
Image: Maura Reilly. Photo: Tracey Moffat (detail)
Friday 24 October 2014, 6pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Free viewing for members
Pop to popism
Image: Roy Lichtenstein Woman in bath 1963. Oil and magna on canvas 173.3 × 173.3cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Friday 31 October 2014, 1pm
Sunday 2 November 2014, 5.15pm
Duration 2 hours, 45 minutes
Location: Major exhibition gallery
Free
Lecture series: Pop to popism
Hear from the experts
Image: Martin Sharp, Tim Lewis Still life: (Marilyn) 1973 (detail), synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 117 × 91.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 1973 © Estate of Martin Sharp, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney; Tim Lewis
Sundays, 10.30am
12 October - 9 November 2014
Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Charges apply
HSC teachers day 2014
For teachers from low SES school communities
Thursday 20 November 2014, 9.45am
Duration 4 hours, 15 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Coffee afternoon: Pop to popism
For members and their guests
Image: Richard Larter The hairdresser 1969 (detail), collection of Helen Eager and Christopher Hodges © Richard Larter, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Friday 14, Sunday 16, Thursday 20 November 2014,
3pm
Duration 2 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Pop painting workshop BOOKED OUT
Let Howard Arkley inspire you to paint
Image: Howard Arkley Triple fronted 1987 (detail) © The Estate of Howard Arkley, courtesy Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art
Saturday 22 November 2014, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Introduction to soft sculpture BOOKED OUT
Stitch your own pop-inspired sculpture
Image: courtesy Alex Falkiner
Sunday 23 November 2014, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Richard Bell takes on pop
An artist talk in association with Corroboree Sydney 2014
Image: Richard Bell
Sunday 23 November 2014, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free with exhibition entry
Pop art party
Young Members end-of-year party
Image: Andy Warhol Silver Liz [Studio type] 1963, screenprint ink and silver spray paint on linen canvas , 101.6 × 101.6 cm, The Eyles Family Collection © Andy Warhol Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 29 November 2014, 7.30pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Charges apply
Auslan-interpreted tour: The impact of popular culture
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Image: James Angus Bugatti Type 35 2006
Sunday 30 November 2014, 1.30pm
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free
Access workshop: Comic pop
Artmaking activity for people with disability
Image: Erró Pop’s history 1967 (detail), Reykjavík Art Museum © Erró. ADAGP, licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Thursdays 11am
27 November 2014 (adults)
4 December 2014 (children)
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Showcase: Pop to popism
A professional development event for teachers
Image: Roy Lichtenstein In the car 1963 (detail), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, purchased 1980 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 6 December 2014, 10am
Duration 2 hours
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Charges apply
Party: Icons of pop
Get amped up for our biggest, brightest event of the year
Image: Andy Warhol Triple Elvis 1963 (detail), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Gift of Sydney and Frances Lewis. © Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Licensed by ARS/ Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 6 December 2014, 8pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Charges apply
Stereoscopic vision: Joseph Cornell and his influence over pop art
Lecture by Matthew Affron
Image: Joseph Cornell Portrait of Julien Levy c1938-39 (detail), daguerreotype object, Philadelphia Museum of Art. 125th Anniversary Acquisition, The Lynn and Harold Honickman Gift of the Julien Levy Collection, 2001
Tuesday 9 December 2014, 1pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Centenary Auditorium
Free
Wednesdays, 7.30-9pm
5, 12 & 19 November 2014
3 & 10 December 2014
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Children's access workshop: Pop colour and collage
Artmaking for kids with disability, their families or carers
Image: Tom Wesselmann Still life #29 1963 (detail), lent by Claire Wesselmann © The Estate of Tom Wesselmann/VAGA, New York. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesday 21 January 2015, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Drop in and make: Pop the Gallery
Free artmaking activity for kids
Monday to Friday, 5-23 January 2015
11am - 4pm
Duration 5 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesday to Friday, 7-23 January, 1.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Sunday 25 January 2015, 2.30pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Auslan-interpreted talk: Pop to popism
For deaf and hearing-impaired visitors
Image: Keith Haring Untitled 1982 (detail) JW Power Collection, University of Sydney, managed by Museum of Contemporary Art, purchased 1987 © Keith Haring Foundation
Wednesday 28 January 2015, 6pm
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesday 28 January 2015, 6.30pm
Duration 3 hours, 30 minutes
Charges apply
Celebrity events: Pop to popism
Our speakers address four decades in four nights
Image: Annabel Crabb. Courtesy ABC
Wednesdays 7pm
7 - 28 January 2015
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Wednesdays 7.30-9.30pm
7 - 28 January 2015
Duration 2 hours
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Pop to popism late nights
Exhibition open until 9pm - all welcome
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 5-9pm
January 2015 (except 1 & 29 January)
Duration 4 hours
Location: Contemporary galleries
Saturday 1 November 2014, 1pm
Sunday 1 February 2015, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Film series: Pop artists on screen
Cinematic portraits of pop artists by artist filmmakers
Image: still from Andy Warhol (1973) Courtesy National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Wednesdays 5pm
19 November 2014
14 January - 4 February 2015
Special 9.25pm screening 28 January
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Audio-description tour: Pop to popism
For blind or vision-impaired visitors
Image: Rosalyn Drexler Race for Time 1964 (detail), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, gift of Joseph H Hirshhorn, 1966 © Rosalyn Drexler. Licensed by ARS/Viscopy, Sydney
Tuesday 9 December 2014, 11am
Thursday 5 February 2015, 11am
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Community access workshop: Celebrity pop
Artmaking activity for people of all ages and abilities
Image: Andy Warhol Marilyn Monroe 1967, Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles © Andy Warhol Foundation for Visual Arts Inc. Licensed by ARS/ Viscopy, Sydney
11am
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Friday 6 February 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free, bookings recommended
Cantonese-language guided tour: Pop to popism
粵語導覽:波普到波普藝術
Image: Roy Lichtenstein In the car 1963 (detail), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, purchased 1980 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturdays 2pm
3 January - 7 February 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Mandarin-language guided tour: Pop to popism
普通話導覽:波普到波普藝術
Image: Roy Lichtenstein In the car 1963 (detail), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, purchased 1980 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Sundays 2pm
4 January - 8 February 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Art Club: Pop!
For children aged 9–12
Image: Martial Raysse Rear view mirror 1962 (detail) Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981 © Martial Raysse. ADAGP/Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 7, Sunday 8 February 2015
10.30am, 1pm, 3pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Pumped-up kicks
Customise your footwear pop style
Saturday 14 February 2015, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
Film series: Pop Saturdays
Direct Cinema, underground and experimental film
Image: still from Inauguration of the pleasure dome (1966) Courtesy National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Various Saturdays
13 December 2014 - 14 February 2015
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free
Japanese-language guided tour: Pop to popism
日本語ガイドツアー：ポップ・アート展（Pop to popism)
Image: Roy Lichtenstein In the car 1963 (detail), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, purchased 1980 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesdays 11am
12 November, 10 December 2014
14 & 28 January, 11 & 25 February 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Korean-language guided tour: Pop to popism
한국어 안내 관람: '팝 아트에서 팝이즘까지'
Image: Roy Lichtenstein In the car 1963 (detail), Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, purchased 1980 © Roy Lichtenstein Foundation. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Wednesdays 11am
5 November 2014 - 25 February 2015
except 17, 24, 31 December
Duration 1 hour
Location: Ticketing and information desk
Free with exhibition entry
Oz pop talks
Short talks on pop art in Australia
Image: Brett Whiteley The American dream 1968-69 (detail) State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia, purchased 1978 © Art Gallery of Western Australia
Wednesdays 6.30pm
5 November 2014 – 25 February 2015
except 17, 24 & 31 December 2014
28 January Auslan interpreted
Duration 30 minutes
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free with exhibition entry
Wednesday 4-25 February 2015, 7.30pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Naala Nura, ground level, Kaldor Hall
Free
Colour popping BOOKED OUT
Paint and stencil your own pop artwork
Image: Martin Sharp Jimi Hendrix c1971 (detail), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of Jim Sharman, 1984 © Estate of Martin Sharp. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 28 February 2015, 1pm
Duration 3 hours
Location: Naala Nura, lower level 3, Members Lounge
Charges apply
On the rapport between photography and painting in pop art BOOKED OUT
Lecture by Hal Foster and book signing
Image: Richard Hamilton Just what was it that made yesterday’s homes so different, so appealing? Upgrade 2004 (detail) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of the artist 2004 © Richard Hamilton. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney
Saturday 28 February 2015, 2pm
Duration 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Domain Theatre
Free, bookings required
Learning symposium 2015
The Gallery’s annual visual arts conference for teachers
26–28 February 2015
Day 1: Thursday 26 February, 12.45pm–4pm
Day 2: Friday 27 February, 9.30am–3pm
Day 3: Saturday 28 February, 9.30am–3pm
Charges apply
Guided tour: Pop to popism
An introduction to the exhibition
Image: Peter Tyndall A Person Looks At A Work of Art / someone looks at something …LOGOS/HA HA 1985–87, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne purchased from Admission Funds, 1988 © Peter Tyndall
Daily 12pm
Wednesdays 5.30pm (except 17 December)
1 November - 23 December 2014
2 January - 1 March 2015
Duration 1 hour
Location: Contemporary galleries
Free with exhibition entry
Film series: Pop cinema
Iconic stars and cultural revolution on screen
Image: still from Some like it hot (1959) Courtesy Roadshow
Various Wednesdays and Sundays
29 October 2014 - 1 March 2015
See listing for details
Location: Domain Theatre
Free