BOUCHER, WATTEAU AND THE ORIGIN OF ROCOCO PROGRAM
MARCH-APRIL 2005
Enjoy the Boucher, Watteau and the origin of Rococo exhibition and free events after hours during the Gallery's late night Wednesday until 9pm.
5.30PM EXHIBITION TALKS Boucher, Watteau and the origin of Rococo. Free with exhibition entry.
16 Mar Peter Raissis, Curator European Prints, Drawings & Watercolours, Art Gallery of NSW. 23 Mar Terence Maloon, Curator Special Exhibitions, Art Gallery of NSW. 30 Mar Michelle Hiscock, artist and painting teacher, National Art School.
6.30PM CELEBRITY TALKS Celebrity speakers give insights into the decadent art and times of the Rococo. Free of charge.
9 Mar Jean Poncet, Cultural & Scientific Counsellor, Embassy of France: The Rococo haven: art for pleasure in a century of political propaganda 16 Mar Linda Jaivin, writer: Womankind undressed: The seductions of Boucher 23 Mar Moffatt Oxenbould, Opera director: Operatic Giants of the Rococo period 30 Mar Libbi Gorr, writer & performer: Rococolossal: Women in charge
6.30PM CHAMBER CONCERTS IN THE OLD COURTS Enjoy music of the Rococo with this series of concerts performed in the Gallery's magnificent 19th century courts. Curated by Marshall McGuire. Free of charge.
6 Apr Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord): Pieces de clavecin 13 Apr Jane Edwards (soprano), Neal Peres da Costa (harpsichord), Danny Yeadon (cello): Sacred and Secular 20 Apr Christina Leonard (saxophone), Marshall McGuire (harp): Le Tombeau de Couperin 27 Apr Jennifer Eriksson (viola da gamba), Catherine Tabrett (viola da gamba), Tommie Andersson (lute): The Marais Project
7.15PM LIVE MUSIC IN THE ARTBAR Bianco Duet comprising saxophonists Nicholas Russoniello and Harry White from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, play a variety of French works from composers including Poulenc, Devienne, Koechlin and Piazzola. Enjoy a glass of wine and evening menu at the Gallery's Art Bar until 9pm.
7.15PM FILM PROGRAM - ROCOCO ROMPS This series presents some of the outstanding films set between the 17th and late 18th century in France. Plunging us into the cultured, luxurious, treacherous world of aristocratic life, brooding on the decadence of the ancient regime and showing the revolutionary terror that was its aftermath.
16 Mar Tous les matins du monde, Dir: Alain Corneau 1991 23 Mar Marquise Dir: Vera Belmont 1997 30 Mar Ridicule Dir: Patrice Leconte 1996 6 Apr Dangerous liaisons Dir: Stephen Frears 1988 13 Apr Danton Dir: Andrzej Wajda 1983
7.30PM GUIDED TOURS Explore the Boucher, Watteau and the origin of Rococo exhibition with one of the Gallery's informative guides. Free with exhibition entry.
ART AFTER HOURS - EVERY WEDNESDAY UNTIL 9PM Art Gallery of New South Wales Art Gallery Road, The Domain, Sydney 2000, Australia. www.artafterhours.com.au or National toll free 1800 679 278
MEDIA INFORMATION Margaux Simms, Press Office Art Gallery of New South Wales Email margauxs@ag.nsw.gov.au Telephone (02) 9225 1618
Image: Francois Boucher (1703-1770) Project de frontispice:groupe d'enfants autour d'une draperie (detail). Collection of Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris |