Date : Sunday, 1 October 2017
Time : 1 - 3.30pm
Location :
Beyond Modernism | NGV
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 1 – 3.30pm
ILLUMINATING AUSTRALIAN ART SERIES
Through a focus on current NGV exhibitions, and selected works in the NGV collection, participants in this course will develop:
- an understanding of significant moments in twentieth and twenty-first century art
- deeper knowledge of key works in the NGV collection
- insights into the making of art and artists’ practice
- skills in interpreting art
Original Sin: Appropriation, Pastiche and Politics in Australian Art of the 1990s
(Includes 10 minutes Q&A)
Professor David Cross, Artist and Head of Art and Performance, Deakin University A focus on Australian art in the 1990s with specific reference to the ways in which Australian artists engaged with postmodern ideas of appropriation, allegory and pluralism. This lecture will examine how these ideas impacted and were shaped by the so-called culture wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This presentation will be followed by a discussion inspired by the key themes raised in the lecture.
Professor David Cross, Artist and Head of Art and Performance, Deakin University & Patrick Pound, Artist and Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University
FLOOR TALKS
Ways of making: Artist talk – Kerrie Poliness, artist
Kerrie Poliness will discuss the concept behind and the making of her work, Red matter wall drawing #3 instruction book, 1994.
Every Brilliant Eye: Australian Art of the 1990s exhibition space, Level 3
Ways of viewing: The Audience – James Lynch, Artist and Curator, Deakin University
Looking at the exhibition Every Brilliant Eye: Australian Art of the 1990s this talk will discuss the changing relationship between art, exhibitions and audiences. How has a culture of consumption and self-identity changed the nature of our cultural experiences?
Every Brilliant Eye: Australian Art of the 1990s exhibition space, Level 3
$48 Adult
$45 Concession
$40 NGV member/Deakin Alumni
$25 Student
Artwork: Constanze Zikos, Fake flag (1994) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1999 © Courtesy of the artist
