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Please join us for an illuminating author talk from Kerry Gardner AM, chair of Australia at the Venice Biennale and a documentary film maker with a passion for art history and museum practice. Hear more about the untold stories behind her vivid book Australia at the Venice Biennale, charting a significant period in Australian art.This is a COVID Safe event, masks encouraged and Service NSW QR code login mandatory for entry. If QR code login is not available, we can register you manually. Physical distancing and hand sanitiser required as per COVID restrictions. Please stay home if you are unwell.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Before the winds of World War I blew Europe apart, a rowdy and radical group of Australian artists would gather in the salons of Paris and London to embrace new ways of painting and seeing the world. By 1914 twelve of them had shown their works at the Venice International Exhibition, now known as the Venice Biennale. Bundled in with the British, Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and Thea Proctor were represented alongside legendary artists Corot, Rodin, Klimt and Renoir Four decades later Australia sent its first official delegation of artists: Sidney Nolan, Russell Drysdale and William Dobell; the works of Rover Thomas, Howard Arkley, Patricia Piccinini and Shaun Gladwell continued the story of bold Australian art in Venice. With the support of the Australian art community, the Venice Biennale today remains an aspiration and career highlight for contemporary artists and Australia's love affair with the exhibition thrives. Discover the untold…
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Kerry Gardner is chair of Australia at the Venice Biennale and a documentary film maker with a passion for art history and museum practice. She was Deputy Chair of Heide Museum of Modern Art , and a Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. She also works as a global champion for gender equality with the Global Fund for Women. She was awarded an Order of Australia in 2018 for contributions to the culture, environment and equality sectors.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Berkelouw Books, 19 Oxford Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2021, Alexandria, Australia
Tickets
AUD 6.36