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Floortalks on Love for Valentines Day at NGV International

February 13, 2021
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CHELSEA PORCELAIN FACTORY, London (manufacturer) English c.1744-1769 Joseph WILLEMS (modeller) Flemish/English c.1715-1766 Masqueraders, pair of figures c.1758-60 porcelain (soft-paste) (a) 19.1 x 8.2 x 7.4 cm (b) 19.6 x 7.4 x 61. cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Collection of Mr Kenneth Reed

The NGV is holding three floortalks around the theme of love for Valentines Day this Thursday (February 14th). For further information see the website. 11.30am Love, lust and desire | Speaker Elizabeth Cross, Senior Researcher, International Art 12.30pm Sex in ceramics: Soft porn in hard paste | Speaker Dr Matthew Martin, Assistant Curator, Decorative...
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NGV | Contemporary Twilight Series: Contemporary Art and India

February 20, 2021
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Contemporary Twilight Series: Ranjani Shettar Contemporary Art and India Free late night exhibition viewings showcasing our brand new contemporary project space. Drop by after hours to view this amazing exhibition, enjoy a drink and a free floor talk. Enter via north entrance. Floor Talk: In Conversation - Contemporary art and India Nick Hill will...
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Floortalk: Introduction to the NGV exhibition ‘The Mad Square’

November 17, 2020
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Christian Schad  German 1894-1982 Self-portrait 1927 oil on wood 76.0 x 62.0 cm Private collection, courtesy Tate London   © Christian Schad Stiftung Aschaffenburg. VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney

Floortalk: Introduction to the NGV exhibition ‘The Mad Square’ Join Dr Jacqueline Strecker, curator of special exhibitions, Art Gallery of New South Wales the curator of The Mad Square for her introduction to the exhibition as it opens at the NGV. About the Exhibition In an era of chaos came an explosion of creativity – experimental,...
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Floor Talk: Sir Thomas Lawrence’s George IV of England

August 1, 2020
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Floor Talk: Sir Thomas Lawrence’s George IV of England Speaker Helen Gill, Hugh D.T. Williamson Foundation Paintings Conservation, NGV Following conservation treatment in 2010, this portrait is currently on display for the first time in many years. Join us to hear how the conservation treatment has revived the previously damaged painting, uncovering fine and...
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NGV Talk: Mark Shepheard – ‘Jacopo Amigoni and his portrait of Farinelli and Friends’ (June 25th 12:30pm)

June 15, 2020
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NGV Talk: Mark Shepheard – ‘Jacopo Amigoni and his portrait of Farinelli and Friends’ (June 25th 12:30pm)

Mark Shepheard will give a floor talk on Jacopo Amigoni’s Portrait group: The singer Farinelli and friends, c. 1750-52. He will discuss the many faces of Farinelli, and the place of the this painting within the singer’s extensive portrait collection. Speaker: Mark Shepheard, The University of Melbourne Cost: Free Meet: Information Desk, Ground level,...
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NGV Talk: Nineteenth Century Furniture – Bugatti, Adnet and Koppel

May 13, 2020
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Genevieve Tyack (Australian Academy of Design) will give a floor talk in the Decorative Arts galleries, which addresses how beauty dominates over function in the nineteenth-century furniture designs of Bugatti, Adnet & Koppel. All Welcome Date: Friday 21st May, 12:30pm Venue: NGV International – meet at Information Desk, Ground Level, NGV International, 180 St...
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Fresh Voices at the NGV – Dosso Dossi’s ‘Lucrezia Borgia’

March 25, 2021
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Fresh Voices at the NGV – Dosso Dossi’s ‘Lucrezia Borgia’

Jenni Walker (Graduate Student in the Faculty of the VCA and Music, The University of Melbourne) will talk about issues of attribution and recent discoveries relating to Dosso Dossi’s portrait Lucrezia Borgia, Ducchess of Ferrara, c. 1518. All Welcome Cost: Free. Date: Friday 26th March, 12:30pm Venue: NGV International - meet at Information Desk,...
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