Peter McNeil: Warhol, Kusama and Yves Saint Laurent - Fashion and Pop in the 1960's

Peter Wegner

Julia Ciccarone

11. Blak Douglas

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

57. Zoe Young

29. Sarah McCloskey

24. Andrea Huelin

22. John Hillier

19. Julia Gutman

17. Jaq Grantford

14. Anh Do

2. Matt Adnate

1. Abdul Abdullah

69. Zaachariaha Fielding

Steven Miller: Travel Talks - Rome

Travel Talks Lecture Series. Melanie Pitkin - Travel Talks: Ancient Egypt: art, archaeology and the afterlife.

Melanie Pitkin: Travel Talks - Ancient Egypt: art, archaeology and the afterlife

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Hitchcock Part 1. 

Explore the work of one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock. Despite the vast number of books on him, he still remains an enigma. Discover why his career is held in such high esteem and how his films have influenced filmmakers, authors and audiences for nearly a century.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Hitchcock Part 1

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Hitchcock Part 2.

Explore the work of one of the most influential filmmakers of all time, Alfred Hitchcock. Despite the vast number of books on him, he still remains an enigma. Discover why his career is held in such high esteem and how his films have influenced filmmakers, authors and audiences for nearly a century.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Hitchcock Part 2

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Truffaut Part 1. 

Discover how François Truffaut grew from a rebellious critic to one of the seminal figures of the French New Wave. His body of work, cut short by his early death, may traverse all manner of genre and tone – film noir, sci-fi, romantic comedy, period drama – but always seeks the truth of the human condition.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Truffaut Part 1

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Truffaut Part 2.

Discover how François Truffaut grew from a rebellious critic to one of the seminal figures of the French New Wave. His body of work, cut short by his early death, may traverse all manner of genre and tone – film noir, sci-fi, romantic comedy, period drama – but always seeks the truth of the human condition.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Truffaut Part 2

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Varda Part 1.

Agnès Varda, an Oscar nominee at the age of 89, had a huge career in narrative features and documentaries. She was a self-taught director and at the very dawn of the French New Wave.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Varda Part 1

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Varda Part 2. 

Agnès Varda, an Oscar nominee at the age of 89, had a huge career in narrative features and documentaries. She was a self-taught director and at the very dawn of the French New Wave.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Varda Part 2

Learning Curve Lecture Series - Masters of Cinema. Led by CJ Johnson - Scorsese Part 1 & 2.

Discover the elements that thread through the films of Martin Scorsese and how he makes such personal work feel so universal. His monumental career – from early breakthrough Mean streets to current hit Killers of the Flower Moon –echoes that of Hitchcock and has had a significant impact on popular culture.

CJ Johnson: Masters of Cinema - Scorsese Part 1 & 2

Travel Talks Lecture Series. Liz Gibson - Travel Talks - Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw.

Liz Gibson: Travel Talks - Budapest, Krakow, Warsaw

Claude Lorrain 'Pastoral landscape' 1636-1637, oil on copper, 27.9 x 34.7 cm panel; 43.1 x 50.0 x 6.0 cm frame. Not signed. Not dated. Gift of James Fairfax AC 1992.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/208.1992/

Claude Lorrain Pastoral landscape

Sano di Pietro 'Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, Bernardino and Bartholomew' 1450-1481, gold leaf and tempera on panel, 60.5 x 43.2 cm panel; 93.5 x 52.2 x 9.0 cm frame. Not signed. Not dated. Gift of John Fairfax and Sons Ltd. to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Sydney Morning Herald 1971.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/151.1971/

Sano di Pietro Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, John the Baptist, Bernardino and Bartholomew

Sir Peter Paul Rubens 'Constantius appoints Constantine as his successor' 1622, oil on panel, 37.6 x 30.2 x 0.5 cm panel; 61.5 x 53.4 x 9.5 cm frame. Not signed. Not dated. Gift of James Fairfax AC 1993.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/483.1993/

Sir Peter Paul Rubens Constantius appoints Constantine as his successor

Arthur Streeton 'Fire's on' 1891, oil on canvas, 183.8 x 122.5 cm; 225.5 x 164.0 x 6.5 cm frame. Signed and dated l.l., brown oil "Arthur StrEEton. 1891". Purchased 1893. 

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/832/

Arthur Streeton Fire's on

Tom Roberts 'The Golden Fleece' 1894, oil on canvas, 104.0 x 158.7 cm stretcher; 134.5 x 189.0 x 9.5 cm frame. Signed l.r. corner, red/brown oil "TOM ROBERTS.". Dated l.l. corner, red/brown oil "... 94". Purchased 1894.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/648/

Tom Roberts The Golden Fleece

Charles Meere 'Australian beach pattern' 1940, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 122.0 cm stretcher; 108.0 x 138.8 x 5.5 cm frame. Signed and dated l.r. corner, pencil "CHARLES MEERE 1940". Purchased 1965 © Charles Meere Estate. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/OA20.1965/

Charles Meere Australian beach pattern

John Olsen 'Five bells' 1963, oil on hardboard, 264.5 x 274.0 cm board. Signed and dated l.r.corner, black oil paint "John Olsen '63". Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 1999 © John Olsen. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/133.1999/

John Olsen Five bells

Sir Edward John Poynter 'The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon' 1890, oil on canvas, 234.5 x 350.5 x 20.5 cm frame. Signed and dated l.r., brown oil "18 EJP [monogram] 90". Purchased 1892.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/898/

Sir Edward John Poynter The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon

Rusty Peters 'Waterbrain' 2002 (detail), natural pigments on linen canvas, eight panels: 180.0 x 150.0 cm each panel; 180.0 x 1200.0 cm overall : 0 - Whole; 180 x 1200 cm; overall. Each part; 180 x 150 cm; each panel. Purchased 2002 © Rusty Peters. Warmun Arts Centre.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/97.2002.a-h/

Rusty Peters Waterbrain

Ricky Swallow 'Killing Time' 2003-2004, laminated Jelutong, maple, 108.0 x 184.0 x 118.0 cm (irreg.). Rudy Komon Memorial Fund and the Contemporary Collection Benefactors 2004 © Ricky Swallow. Courtesy Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/125.2004/

Ricky Swallow Killing Time

Nam June Paik 'TV cello' 1976, transparent synthetic polymer resin, television monitors, video tape and player, wood, mixed media, cello: 142.0 x 46.5 x 52.0cm base: 40.0 x 92.0 x 95.0cm overall installed: 170.0 x 92.0 x 95.0 cm. Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2011. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program © Nam June Paik Estate.

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/works/343.2011.a-c/

Nam June Paik TV cello

An introduction to the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

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