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Hinterlands: Albert Tucker's landscapes 1960-1975  |  Art, 06 28 2008 - 02 22 2009 This is the first public exhibition to focus exclusively on Tucker's landscape paintings of the 1960s and 1970s. The exhibition comprises 20 works, including two from the Heide Collection as well as key paintings and works on paper from other public institutions and private lenders. Some works have not been exhibited since the 1960s and others are displayed publicly for the first time. Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Road Bulleen Victoria 3105 Australia Hours: Tue–Fri 10am–5pm / Sat-Sun-Public Holidays 12noon–5pm Admissions HEIDE I, II and III: Adult $12 / Seniors and Concessions  $10 and  $8 http://www.heide.com.au/

Making a mark: prints and drawings gifted by Ian Brown  |  Engravings, 08 29 2008 - 02 8 2009 Making a mark: prints and drawings gifted by Ian Brown will survey the collection highlights of one of the most generous supporters of the NGV: the Reverend Ian Brown. The exhibition comprises principally of works on paper that range from his first acquisition, a significant George Baldessin drawing, to twentieth-century European and American prints by artists including Jasper Johns and Picasso. It also includes a number of important New Zealand artists, a highlight being the work of Colin McCahon. Image: John Perceval Australian 1923–2000, worked in England 1963–65 (Child's head) 1963 brush and ink 49.5 x 62.1 cm The Ian Brown Collection Proposed acquisition © Courtesy John Perceval Estate National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Australia  Opening Hours: 10am–5pm daily Closed Tuesdays except public holidays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Krishna Love and Devotion  |   Oriental Art, 10 6 2008 - 03 16 2009 Krishna is one of the most popular of the Hindu gods worshipped throughout Asia and in particular India. The exhibition Krishna: Love and Devotion will explore Krishna iconography, through approximately 70 works including paintings, sculpture, textiles, photography, and jewellery. Image: Krishna milking a cow (c. 1885) Kalighat, Kolkata, Bengal, India watercolour and silver paint on paper 44.8 x 27.8 cm  National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1953 National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Australia  Opening Hours: 10am–5pm daily Closed Tuesdays except public holidays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Across the desert   |  , 10 10 2008 - 02 1 2009 Aboriginal Batik from Central Australia Image: Emily Kam Kngwarray Anmatyerr c. 1910–96 Antwelarr (Pencil yam) 1980 batik on silk and cotton 270.5 x 84.2 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented through the NGV Foundation by Andrew Green, Fellow, 2002 © Emily Kam Kngwarray. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia The Ian Potter Centre Federation Square - Corner of Russell and Flinders Streets, Melbourne. Hours daily 10am–5pm Closed Mondays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/ngvaustralia/

Order and disorder Archives and photography  |  Photography, 10 18 2008 - 04 19 2009 Archives contain elements of truth and error, order and disorder and are infinitely fascinating. As both collections of records and repositories of data, archives are able to shape history and memory depending on how, when and by whom the materials are accessed. Photography is naturally associated with archives because of its inherent ability to record, store and organise visual images. With this in mind, this exhibition brings together artists drawn largely from the permanent collection of the NGV who explore the idea of archives as complex, living and occasionally mysterious systems of knowledge. Image: Penelope DAVIS Australian 1963– Shelf (2008) from the Fiction-Non-Fiction series 2007–08 type C photograph 90.0 x 70.0 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2008 (2008.100) © Penelope Davis National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Australia  Opening Hours: 10am–5pm daily Closed Tuesdays except public holidays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Role Play: Portrait Photography  |  Photography, 10 25 2008 - 04 6 2009 Portrait photography is a complex and fascinating area of photographic practice that, at its heart, has a dynamic process of collaboration between the sitter, the viewer and the camera operator. Role Play will include approximately 40 photographs arranged in three broad thematic groupings, namely allegorical portraiture (H.P Robinson, Julia Margaret Cameron, Cindy Sherman, William Wegman); portraits that either typecast or question social roles (August Sander, Edweard Muybridge, Anne Ferran); and theatrical photographs in which the sitter acts a role, (including G.B Poletto’s wardrobe photographs of Ava Gardner in On the Beach). Image: G. B. POLETTO Italian 1915–88 No title (Ava Gardner in wardrobe still for On the beach: Dwight’s cabin) (1957) gelatin silver photograph 28.0 x 21.9 cm (image); 28.8 x 22.8 cm (sheet) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 2003 National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Australia  Opening Hours: 10am–5pm daily Closed Tuesdays except public holidays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

Andreas Gursky  |  Photography, 11 21 2008 - 02 22 2009 For the first time in Australia, an exhibition by German contemporary photographer Andreas Gursky Image: Andreas GURKSY German 1955- Pyongyang I, 2007 C-Print 307.0 x 215.5 x 6.2 cm © Andreas Gursky /VG Bild-Kunst. Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia Courtesy: Monika Sprüth / Philomene Magers, Berlin London National Gallery of Victoria 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne Australia  Opening Hours: 10am–5pm daily Closed Tuesdays except public holidays http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au

The art of existence, Les Kossatz  |   Contemporary Art, 11 22 2008 - 03 8 2009 The art of existence, Les Kossatz is a major retrospective of the work of Melbourne artist, Les Kossatz. This is the first exhibition to review Les Kossatz's long and successful career from 1960s to today. Image: Les Kossatz Hard slide 1980 sheepskins, aluminium, Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga sp.), leather, steel 372.0 x 100.0 x 304.0 cm (installation) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented through The Art Foundation of Victoria by The Ian Potter Foundation as the winner of The Ian Potter Foundation Sculpture Commission, Governor, 1981 © Les Kossatz Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Road Bulleen Victoria 3105 Australia Hours: Tue–Fri 10am–5pm / Sat-Sun-Public Holidays 12noon–5pm Admissions HEIDE I, II and III: Adult $12 / Seniors and Concessions  $10 and  $8 http://www.heide.com.au/

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