Listen to Wendy Whiteley speak about key works in the exhibition ‘Brett Whiteley: Blue and White’.

Image: Brett Whiteley ‘Still life with meat’ 1975–76 (detail), Art Gallery of New South Wales © Wendy Whiteley / Copyright Agency

Brett Whiteley ‘The pink heron’

Madrid is every bit enchanting with its elegant boulevards, expansive parks, royal palaces and charming plazas. Located at the geographical heart of the Iberian Peninsula, the Spanish capital boasts magnificent art treasures in The Prado, Thyssen-Bornemisza and Reina Sofía museums. Join Brian Ladd as he explores the art and architecture of this sophisticated city and reveals why its history and culture make Madrid so fascinating and enchanting. 

Brian Ladd is past President of the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales, a specialist in European and Australian sculpture, and a graduate in sculpture from the National Art School, Sydney. From 1996 to 2010 he was Head of Public Programs Department, Art Gallery of New South Wales, and responsible for enlivening the Gallery and engaging diverse audiences with art.

Enchanting cities Madrid

Art in Focus Lecture Series - Traditions and transformations in Chinese Porcelain - presented by Luise Guest and Ah Xian.

Learn about the history of porcelain and discover the work of Chinese contemporary artists Liu Jianhua, Liu Xi, Ah Xian and Geng Xue in this lecture by Luise Guest. 

Ah Xian (also known as Liu Jixian) will join Guest in conversation after the lecture. 

Considered to be the world’s first global ‘brand’, porcelain travelled from the imperial kilns of Jingdezhen via the Silk Road and ocean trade routes across the world, influencing production in the Middle East and Europe. Now, as a contemporary art medium, it is still encoded with Chinese traditions of visual and material culture.

Luise Guest & Ah Xian: Art in Focus - Traditions and transformations in Chinese porcelain

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Samuel Rush Condon

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Prudence Flint

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Luise Guest & Ah Xian: Art in Focus - Traditions and transformations in Chinese porcelain

Art Gallery of NSW

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