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2 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2016Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 3 4 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2016 2 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 3 Our year in review

4 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 6 OUR VISION 7 FROM THE PRESIDENT David Gonski 8 FROM THE DIRECTOR Michael Brand 10 2016 AT A GLANCE 12 MODERN PROJECT

16 ART 38 IDEAS 46 AUDIENCE 56 PARTNERS 70 PEOPLE

78 BOARD OF TRUSTEES 80 EXECUTIVE 81 CONTACTS

82 2017 PREVIEW

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From its base in Sydney, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is dedicated to serving the widest possible audience as a centre of excellence for the collection, preservation, documentation, interpretation and display of Australian and international art, and a forum for scholarship, art education and the exchange of ideas.

6 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 DAVID GONSKI AC PRESIDENT ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES TRUST

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Welcome to the second issue of the As the principal sponsor of the For all their hard work and great Art Gallery of New South Wales Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, assistance to the Trust during 2016 Review publication, which celebrates ANZ again allowed us to present this I want to thank my fellow trustees, our key achievements for 2016. perennially popular annual exhibition the Gallery’s director, Dr Michael Brand, in Sydney, regional NSW and Victoria. and the Gallery’s executive team and This past year, my first in my new term each and every one of our Gallery staff as president of the Art Gallery of New Other sponsors and partners – and volunteer workers. South Wales Trust, has borne witness Aqualand, Champagne Taittinger and to genuinely inspiring exhibitions and McWilliam’s Wines, Herbert Smith I am looking forward to helping to steer public programs that has resulted in Freehills, JCDecaux, J.P. Morgan, the Gallery during the next exciting 1.3 million visitors to the Gallery for Macquarie Group, Sofitel Sydney phase and to ensure that we can the most recent financial year and the Wentworth, The Sydney Morning Herald continue to deliver exceptional art strengthening of our art collection and UBS – provided support to many of experiences for the local, national and through acquisitions, gifts and bequests. our most significant Gallery programs. international community. I would like to thank the NSW I would like to thank Crown Resorts Government for its support, particularly Foundation for the third year of their the then Premier, the Hon ten-year, $10 million philanthropic MP, and the then Deputy Premier and commitment to the Gallery through Minister for the Arts, the Hon Troy their Sydney Arts Fund. Crown Resorts Grant MP. We welcome the new Foundation and the Packer Family Premier and our new Foundation also renewed their support Minister and look forward for the delivery of our Art Pathways to working with them in 2017. social-inclusion art program for students in Western Sydney for another Strong partnerships are at the core two years. of the Gallery’s ethos and hence our achievements. The presentation of our As well as succeeding in fulfilling our 2016–17 summer blockbuster, Nude: broadest public mission, we have art from the Tate collection, was a worked assiduously on both the collaboration with Tate in London and funding requirements and the design part of Destination NSW’s Sydney specifications for the SANAA-designed International Art Series. We also thank Sydney Modern Project. EY, our presenting sponsor, for their support of this magnificent exhibition.

Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 7 MICHAEL BRAND DIRECTOR ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES

FROM THE DIRECTOR

While we reflect on our considerable I congratulate Suhanya Raffel, deputy acquisition, and featured prominently achievements in 2016, we continue director and director of collections, who in our 2015–16 summer exhibition, to implement our Sydney Modern was appointed executive director of M+ Nude: art from the Tate collection. vision to transform our art museum. in Hong Kong, and departed in Jude Rae’s soulful still-life painting Our attention is firmly focused on October. We’re immensely proud of her SL 359 also came into the Gallery’s expanding our outstanding art and wish her all the very best as she collection after she was announced the collection, developing inspiring leads this important institution. recipient of the $80 000 Bulgari Art exhibitions and deepening audience Ron Ramsay joined as executive Award. She is the fifth recipient of the engagement, as well as working with director of the Art Gallery Society and annual award, launched by Bulgari in Pritzker Award-winning architectural Brian Ladd took up the role of president 2012 in collaboration with the Gallery. firm, SANAA, to evolve their design of the Society. I have enjoyed working for our Sydney Modern Project. We borrowed 281 works for public with them both over the past year to display, including two extraordinary I extend my warmest thanks to the ensure members have the best possible long-term loans from the Lewis executive team and to the Gallery’s experience being part of the Art Gallery Collection, Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu staff members who have all done such of New South Wales community. assis au collier 1917 and Francis an outstanding job this year delivering Our head curators – Justin Paton, Bacon’s Triptych 1974 (reworked 1977). a raft of high-calibre exhibitions and international art and Wayne Tunnicliffe, I thank and acknowledge our programs, performing their day-to-day – both played a crucial benefactors and benefaction groups, roles while also contributing their advisory role in securing key who enhance the Gallery’s collection expertise and ideas as we plan for acquisitions and loans for the Gallery through bequest, loan, gift or purchase. our future. It’s been a busy time at during the year, and I thank them for the Gallery! 2016 was a particularly exciting year their close consideration of all the great for exhibitions, with a stimulating This year we welcomed back David art possibilities out there. program showcasing the diversity of Gonski as president of our Board of In 2016, the Gallery acquired 613 works the Gallery’s collection and our Trustees. I greatly appreciate his of art (an increase of 39 per cent over commitment to bringing other leadership during this critical phase 2015) across all our collecting areas. masterpieces to Sydney from around of the Gallery’s history and I look the globe. Over 140 000 people viewed forward to continuing to work with Art acquisition highlights include John our 2015–16 summer exhibition, The him to achieve our ambitious goals. Peter Russell’s In the afternoon 1891; Greats: masterpieces from the National I acknowledge also the reappointment Djambawa Marawili’s Mundukul 2015; Galleries of Scotland. Frida Kahlo and of our valued trustees Geoff Ainsworth, Daniel Boyd’s Untitled (FS) 2016; Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Mark Nelson and . Together and photographs from Yasumasa Natasha Gelman Collection inspired with the rest of our trustees, they Morimura’s series Las meninas ‘Frida fever’ and 161 664 visitors came continue to help us build on the reborn in the night I–VIII 2013. to see the work of this iconic Mexican Gallery’s achievements and serve our Louise Bourgeois’ Arched figure 1993, artist and her fellow-artist husband. audiences in this, our 146th year. cast 2010, was a most significant

8 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 Importantly during 2016 the Gallery ‘ continued to strengthen its regional and Western Sydney engagement through its touring exhibitions; provision of professional development for arts workers and artists outside of the city; and its support of education programs across the state. ’

its touring exhibitions; provision of professional development for arts workers and artists outside of the city; and its support of education programs across the state. This included formal and informal tailored programs provided by the Gallery for over 31 000 students from Western Sydney and regional NSW. During the year, as a building upgrade took place at the Gallery, some 85 staff members were temporarily located at the State Library of New South Wales. A big thank you to Dr Alex Byrne, the recently retired state librarian, for housing our staff during this time. The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Esther Stewart from Melbourne won Our staff is now back together at the Prizes 2016 exhibition was visited by the Sir Prize for her Gallery, with many working from lovely, 146 000 people. Over 2000 artists intelligent abstract painting Flatland light, open-plan offices that offer them, entered the prizes, with the 51 finalists dreaming. Sydney artist Nick and visiting colleagues, not just for the showing an even Stathopoulos won the People’s Choice stunning views of our magnificent balance between genders for the first award for his hyper-real and almost harbour but also a collegial environment time. Regional NSW artist Lucy Culliton sculptural portrait of Sudanese refugee that inspires creativity at all levels. was notably a finalist in all three prizes. lawyer and NSW Australian of the Year for 2017, Deng Adut. I acknowledge the sterling work of our front-of-house staff, volunteer guides Over 2200 talented young artists and Task Force volunteers, who entered the Young Archie competition support our programs and deliver such in 2016, almost twice as many entries a valuable service to the community. as for the previous year. The winners were Alexander Bennett (5–8 year olds), Melbourne artist Louise Hearman won Mikael Woo (9–12 year olds), Olivia Lee Barry Humphries, Kathy Lette and the Archibald Prize for her incisive Michael Brand at the opening of (13–15 year olds) and Dilara Niriella portrait of entertainer, Barry Humphries. Nude: art from the Tate collection. (16–18 year olds). The Ken Family Collaborative, from the remote Aboriginal community of Amata Importantly during 2016 the Gallery in South Australia, won the Wynne continued to strengthen its regional and Prize for their painting Seven sisters. Western Sydney engagement through

Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 9 2016 at a glance

10 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2015 2016 at a COLLECTION ON-SITE VISITORS ONLINE VISITORS

ACQUISITIONS ART GALLERY OF WEBSITE PAGE VIEWS 517 NEW SOUTH WALES 12.8 million glance 208 purchases 1.3 million 309 gifts and bequests VIEWS STUDIO VALUE OF ACQUISITIONS 14 639 492 000 $14 million+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS TOURING EXHIBITIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKS 118 000+ IN THE COLLECTION 125 706

33 517 TWITTER FOLLOWERS 48 800+

INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS 84 800+

ARCHIBALD, WYNNE AND SULMAN PRIZES PROGRAMS MEMBERSHIP

ENTRIES TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITORS TOTAL MEMBERS 2073 PARTICIPATING IN: 18 041 YOUNG ARCHIE ENTRIES PUBLIC PROGRAMS 2218 133 624 TOTAL MEMBERSHIPS including 91 966 participating 28 277 ON-SITE VISITORS (AGNSW) in family programs 145 598 EDUCATION PROGRAMS ONLINE VISITORS (EXHIBITION PAGE VIEWS) 94 434 2.6 million+ students and teachers 21% of the Gallery’s overall page views for 2016

10 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2015 Sydney Modern Project

Planning and development for the transformation of our much-loved Gallery into an expanded art museum for the future progressed apace in 2016.

previous pages: Students from Hilltop Road Public School, Merrylands, enjoying the Art Pathways creative learning program.

opposite: A capacity crowd attends the Art After Hours talk with SANAA architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa, Michael Brand and Ken Maher, president of Institute of Architects.

12 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 The Sydney Modern Project will 21st-century art museum continued Being associated significantly increase exhibition space, to evolve. A full consultant team was ‘ with Sydney enabling the display and greater appointed to support the architectural Modern at the interpretation of the Gallery’s team. extraordinary art collection. It will see Throughout the year, behind-the-scenes Gallery is one of the creation of the peak national and events were held with the architects to the greatest international destination for Aboriginal inform benefactors, prospective and Torres Strait Islander art. privileges because supporters and other key stakeholders it represents a Sydney Modern will include the on the very latest developments with defining moment, infrastructure to enable innovative the project. As a proposed public– spaces with interactive experiences for private partnership, philanthropy will for the Gallery and visitors, including new digital art forms. play an important role in making the city. It will also enable NSW to host more Sydney Modern possible. The year major international exhibitions and we closed with some very positive results. envisage it will substantially increase We are particularly grateful to the DR MARK NELSON’ visitation, both from the general public members of the Capital Campaign and from school groups. Committee, chaired by Dr Mark Nelson, for their financial support of and The collaboration between the Gallery advocacy for the expansion project. and the Sydney Modern Project architects, SANAA, deepened during the year through an intensive process of design development. Regular workshops were held in both Sydney and Tokyo as ideas about creating a

Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 13 Existing building

Sydney Modern Project site

14 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 above, left: Design workshop at SANAA’s studio in Tokyo with (left) Suhanya Raffel, Sally Webster, Yumiko Yamada and Kazuyo Sejima; and (right) Ryue Nishizawa, Kazuyo Sejima, Ichio Matsuzawa and Michael Brand.

left: David Gonski AC, Ryue Nishizawa and Michael Brand at the event to welcome David Gonski as president of the Board of Trustees and the SANAA update on the Sydney Modern Project.

opposite: Aerial view from the south-east showing the existing Art Gallery of New South Wales building and the Sydney Modern Project site.

Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 15 16 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART ART ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 17 18 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS The Gallery is MAJOR Art from Milingimbi: taking committed to EXHIBITIONS memories back 12 Nov 2016 – 29 Jan 2017 displaying engaging Nude: art from the Tate collection Art from Milingimbi presented the exhibitions drawn 5 Nov 2016 – 5 Feb 2017 Gallery’s exceptional collection of bark from its collections, paintings and objects from this island Our major summer show presented community in Arnhem Land with new as well as significant over 100 significant representations research gained from working with the of the nude, including paintings, loan exhibitions. artists’ descendants. The exhibition sculptures, photographs and prints Here are some highlighted the diversity and strength by artists such as Pablo Picasso, of practice in Milingimbi in the 1950s highlights from 2016. Lucian Freud, Henri Matisse and and featured artists Binyinyuwuy, Louise Bourgeois. This exhibition Djäwa, Lipundja and Makani alongside was co-curated by and presented in works of their peers. a collaboration between Tate and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and part of the 2016–17 Sydney International Art Series.

previous pages: Still from Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto 2015–16 (with actor ), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 2013. left: A visitor inspects Ron Mueck’s Wild man 2006 in Nude: art from the Tate collection. from top: Auguste Rodin’s The kiss 1901–04 installed in Nude: art from the Tate collection.

Descendants of artists featured in Art from Milingimbi: taking memories back travelled from Arnhem Land to the Gallery for the exhibition. From left: Raymond Bulambula, Doreen Djandjay, Joyce Naliyabu, Judy Gawuki, Margaret Gumati, George Milaypuma and Michael Mungula

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 19 Beyond words: calligraphic traditions of Asia 27 Aug 2016 – 30 Apr 2017 Drawn from the Gallery’s collection and enriched with a significant loan from the Museum of Islamic Arts Malaysia, Beyond words highlighted the importance of Asian calligraphy as art and in art. It showcased diverse calligraphic traditions in both religious and secular contexts, across a range of mediums, from the ancient to the contemporary.

A visitor participates in Xu Bing’s Square word calligraphy classroom 1994–96 in Beyond words: calligraphic traditions of Asia.

20 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection 25 Jun – 23 Oct 2016 This highly popular exhibition presented works by these leading 20th-century Mexican artists and provided insight into the artists’ worlds and their intriguing relationship. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera comprised 40 artworks from the renowned collection of Jacques and Natasha Gelman, as well as fascinating photographs taken by Edward Weston, Nickolas Muray and Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo.

Manifesto 28 May 2016 – 19 Feb 2017 In this dramatic new video installation, renowned German artist Julian Rosefeldt worked with famed Australian actress Cate Blanchett to stage some of art history’s significant manifestos in unexpected roles and settings, exploring the power and urgency of these historical words in today’s world. Proudly commissioned in partnership with ACMI in Melbourne.

above: Visitors in front of Frida Kahlo’s Diego on my mind (Self-portrait as Tehuana) 1943.

left: Stills from Julian Rosefeldt’s Manifesto 2015–16, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 2013.

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 21 20th Biennale of Sydney The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed 18 Mar – 5 Jun 2016 The Biennale of Sydney is Australia’s much-anticipated major contemporary art event. Curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, this edition focused on how the common distinction between the virtual and the physical has become ever more elusive. In 2016, the Gallery celebrated 40 years of partnership with the Biennale.

Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital 9 Apr – 10 Jul 2016 The first exhibition in Australia to focus on the splendour of the Tang dynasty (618–907) showcased 130 artefacts from the Chinese province of Shaanxi. From treasures of gold and silver, glass and ceramics to sculptures and mural paintings, Tang demonstrated the high artistic achievements of this golden age of China. The exhibition included an immersive digital presentation using pioneering virtual-reality technology.

above: Installation view of Jumana Manna’s A magical substance flows into me 2015 in the 20th Biennale of Sydney, The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed.

left: Earthenware figures in Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital

right, from top: Installation view of Eko Nugroho: Lot lost.

Installation view of Yoshitoshi: One hundred aspects of the moon.

A guided tour of the exhibition Primary structures and speculative forms featuring Ai Weiwei’s Forever 2003.

22 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART OTHER EXHIBITIONS OPENED IN 2016

ARTEXPRESS 2016 16 Mar – 15 May 2016 Landscapes of pleasure: from Monet to Hockney 30 Apr – 17 Jul 2016 Brett Whiteley: tributes 13 May – 13 Nov 2016 Tracey Moffatt: ‘Laudanum’ and other works 25 May – 4 Sep 2016 Seven artists from the John Kaldor Family Collection 30 May 2015 – 4 Sep 2016 Yuendumu: of fire and water 4 Jun 2016 – 8 Jan 2017 Sentient lands 4 Jun 2016 – Oct 2017 Eko Nugroho: Lot lost 26 Jun 2016 – 19 Feb 2017 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 16 Jul – 9 Oct 2016 Close to home: Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2016 30 Jul 2016 – 11 Dec 2016 Yoshitoshi: One hundred aspects of the moon 20 Aug – 20 Nov 2016 New matter: recent forms of photography 10 Sep 2016 – 26 Feb 2017 Primary structures and speculative forms 15 Oct 2016 – 27 Aug 2017 Barbara Cleveland: Bodies in time 26 Nov 2016 – 2 Apr 2017 Yes yes yes yes: graphics from the 1960s and 1970s 22 Dec 2016 – 19 Feb 2017

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 23 from top:

Lauren Brincat Australia, b1980 Salt lines: play it as it sounds 2015–16 sail cloth, church bell ropes, brass, performed maintenance action Viktoria Marinov Bequest Fund 2016

Louise Bourgeois France/USA, 1911–2010 Arched figure 1993, cast 2010 bronze, fabric and metal Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Purchase ACQUISITION 2016

HIGHLIGHTS bottom left: Edward Henry Corbould England, 1815–1905 The magic mirror 1853 watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic Parramore Purchase Fund 2016

below: Kushana Bush New Zealand, b1983 Here we are 2016 gouache and gold leaf on paper Purchased with funds provided by the Friends of New Zealand Art 2016

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Narelle Jubelin Spain/Australia, b1960 Case no: T961301 1998 marine plywood laminated with stainless steel, silver framed cotton thread on silk mesh petit point, silver gelatin photographs, black ink on vegetal paper, silver and stainless steel cutlery, tie-dyed damask Gift of the artist in memory of Jennifer Phipps 2016

Ken Family Collaborative (Tjungkara Ken, , Maringka Tunkin, Freda Brady, Sandra Ken) Australia Seven sisters 2016 acrylic on linen above: Purchased 2016 Djambawa Marawili Australia, b1953 Martin Lewis Mundukul 2015 Australia, 1881–1962 natural pigments on bark Glow of the city 1929 Mollie Gowing Acquisition drypoint Fund for Contemporary Purchased with funds Aboriginal Art 2016 provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2016

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 25 from top:

Grayson Perry England, b1960 Animal spirit 2016 woodcut Purchased with funds provided by Hamish Parker 2016

Jude Rae Australia, b1956 SL 359 2016 oil on Belgian linen Art Gallery of New South Wales, Bulgari Art Award 2016

Hilda Rix Nicholas Australia, 1884–1961 Through the gum trees, Toongabbie c1920 oil on canvas Dagmar Halas Bequest Fund 2016

Stanislaus Rapotec Italy/Slovenia/Australia, 1913–97 Meditating on Good Friday 1961 triptych: oil on board Purchased with funds provided by the Gleeson O’Keefe Foundation 2016

above: Ugo Rondinone Switzerland, b1964 clockwork for oracles 2010 mirror, colour plastic gel, wood, paint, mixed media Gift of the John Kaldor Family Collection 2016. Donated through the ’s Cultural Gifts Program

opposite: Rodel Tapaya Do you have a rooster, Pedro? (Adda manok mo, Pedro?) 2015–16 (detail), see page 28

26 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 27 clockwise:

Dana Schutz USA, b1976 Breast-feeding 2015 oil on canvas Purchased with funds provided by the 2015 USA Foundation Tour and the Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2016

John Russell Australia, 1858–1930 In the afternoon 1891 oil on canvas Purchased with funds provided by the Art Gallery Society of New South Wales 2016

Rodel Tapaya Philippines, b1980 Do you have a rooster, Pedro? (Adda manok mo, Pedro?) 2015–16 acrylic on canvas Gift of Geoff Ainsworth AM & Johanna Featherstone 2016

Unknown Hyderabad, Deccan, India Prince Manohar cuts off part of the Demon’s head Prince Manohar protects the Princess Champavati and confronts the Demon from the manuscript Gulshan-i ‘Ishq (The Rose Garden of Love) 1710 opaque watercolour and gold on paper Purchased 2016

Mori Sosen Japan, 1747–1821 Monkey troop late 1700s – early 1800s ink and colours on silk Yasuko Myer Bequest Fund and Asian Collection Benefactors Fund 2016

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Yasumasa Morimura Japan, 1951 Las meninas reborn in the night IV: peering at the secret scene behind the artist 2013 One of eight photographs acquired from the series Las meninas reborn in the night I–VIII, type C photograph Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation acquisition with support from the John Fairlie Cuningham Bequest 2016

Carlene West Australia, b1944 Tjitjiti 2015 acrylic on linen Wendy Baron Bequest Fund 2016

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 29 STAFF FAVOURITES FROM THE COLLECTION

CLAIRE EGGLESTON LIBRARIAN In September 2016 I went to see the exhibition Katthy Cavaliere: Loved at Carriageworks. I was so moved by the show that when Katthy’s archive was gifted to the National Art Archive I was pretty excited! This piece is just one of many objects, diaries, photographs and letters in her archive, but I think it’s my favourite. Pantyhose, flannelette sheets, a broom head transformed into a quiet doll-like figure. It’s both unassuming and powerful in its intimacy, just like an archive collection.

Katthy Cavaliere archive Maquette effigy for empty stockings: full of love 2010 Art Gallery of New South Wales National Art Archive. Gift of the estate of Katthy Cavaliere 2016

30 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART MATT NIX DESIGNER This is one painting I’d happily take home. It’s absolute perfection. Layered with movement, ’s meteoric King hurtles toward the Australian bush in a fiery decent as birds look on, unmoved and indifferent. So much can be theorised from this painting, but what stops me every time is the thought that it also explores the contemporary events of self-immolation by protestors of the Vietnam War. A truly genius work.

Arthur Boyd Nebuchadnezzar on fire falling over a waterfall 1966–68 Gift of Ms Catherine Palmer 1983

KARL ROBIDEAU VISITOR EXPERIENCE MANAGER Having recently joined the Gallery, I took this task as an opportunity to explore the collection and also familiarise myself with the works online. I came across Jeff Wall’s Summer afternoons which appealed to me for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, the theme of nudity seemed to be fitting as we closed out the year with Nude: art from the Tate collection. Secondly, I have always been fond of contemporary photography and experienced a sense of pride knowing that a fellow ‘Canuck’ graced the Gallery collection. Lastly … who doesn’t like summer afternoons!

Jeff Wall Summer afternoons 2013, printed 2014 Art Gallery of New South Wales Foundation Purchase 2014

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 31 BELQIS YOUSSOFZAY KEVIN PLATT EXHIBITION DESIGNER ARTIST EDUCATOR/HOST I first encountered this work as an When I first encountered Meeting you architecture student and was halfway II 2009, it felt more like I was captivated by its quiet spatial presence. discovering the artwork than seeing it. From a distance what reads as a series It’s fascinating because it is animated of painterly planes, up close turns into nothingness, occupying space. It’s an small windows containing remnants of orchestration of synthetic elements – sinister events that occurred beyond haze and shifting light in a dark room the clean white walls of the gallery. – rather than a built object. I especially Though, in principle, it is constructed enjoyed its inclusion in Primary from familiar objects and materials, structures and speculative forms, there is an element of uncanny in it that an exhibition of otherwise very fixed unsettles. Perhaps it is the obscured and physical sculptures. Its presence glimpses of the shoes, the surgical speaks to the ‘speculative forms’ part stitches or the smallness of it all that of the show title, and its ever-changing, makes this a compelling work of art smoky movement playfully reminds us and architecture. of the unfixed nature of meaning alluded to by other works in the exhibition. Doris Salcedo Atrabiliarios 1992–97 (detail) Anthony McCall Mervyn Horton Bequest Fund 1997 Meeting you halfway II 2009 Purchased 2014

32 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART HOLLY BENNETT GALLERY SHOP WEB ADMINISTRATOR I first saw Coding graph I hanging in the Intensely Dutch exhibition in 2009, and couldn’t look away. Standing in front of this work feels to me like being in a soundproof booth with both hands on a low-grade electric fence. It hums with detail, the tiny crosshatchings vibrating with mysterious significance – the inside of my head falls silent and any minute I could receive a transmission from Somewhere Else.

Jan Riske Coding graph I 1990 Memorial Fund 1993

KIRSTEN TILGALS ONLINE PRODUCER Many years ago, before I worked here, I would sometimes drop into the Gallery with the single purpose of looking at this painting, because of the way it made me feel. There was the sensuous languor of the subject, as well as that rich, glowing colour. I too was young and in love and, although I was unaware of its basis in literature, this did seem to me at the time to be perhaps ‘the loveliest object that any mortal being had ever seen’.

Lord Frederic Leighton Cymon and Iphigenia 1884 Purchased 1976

ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 33 CONSERVATION

The time-based art conservation project, exhibition was completed with funds funded by Conservation Benefactors as from the Women’s Art Group for the well individual benefactors, has made a conservation of the watercolours, and groundbreaking contribution to the care from a number of other conservation of this aspect of the collection and to benefactors for the conservation of the field of time-based art conservation the original frames. in Australia. The Gallery’s collection Preparation for the exhibition Art from includes analogue and digital artworks Milingimbi: taking memories back across media such as video, audio, continued through 2016 with film, kinetics, computer interactives and conservation treatments of 60 bark installations. There are also significant above: paintings and 90 custom-made holdings in the Gallery’s Archive. Binyinyuwuy Djarrankuykuy’s exhibition mounts. Djeritmingin Spirit – Woolen River The conservation of Hugh Ramsay’s c1960 was one of the many bark The department was involved in a paintings treated by conservation The foil 1901 was completed with number of collaborative research for Art from Milingimbi: taking funding provided by The Pohl memories back. partnerships this year with the University Foundation. The main treatments to of Sydney Vibrational Spectroscopy right: the painting and its frame were the Core Facility, the Grimwade Centre for Celine deCourlon working on retouching of cracks on the painting Hugh Ramsay’s The foil 1901. Cultural Materials Conservation, and the removal of the darkened blitz University of Melbourne, the Australian bronze layer on the frame. below: National University and the Australian Conservator Analiese Treacy treating Charles Robertson’s The treatment and preparation of Synchrotron and Cracow University of Bazaar gossip c1886 for the watercolours and their frames for the Technology. upcoming Victorian watercolours upcoming Victorian watercolours exhibition. The work is seen in its original frame on the right.

34 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART ART Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 35 BRETT WHITELEY STUDIO

The Brett Whiteley Studio in Surry him, alongside a graffiti wall covered Gallery in November. Comprising 35 Hills was the workplace and home with quotes and images. works, it highlights the central NSW of renowned Australian artist, Brett landscape, townships and birds that The changing exhibition program draws Whiteley (1939–92) from 1988 until fascinated Whiteley throughout his on the artist’s paintings, drawings, his death. The space opened to the life. The exhibition moves to Benalla sculpture and graphics borrowed from public in 1995, one year after it was Regional Gallery, Victoria in 2017. the Brett Whiteley Studio collection, purchased by the NSW Government. the Gallery and private collections. The book Brett Whiteley: art, life and It was managed by the Gallery for Free admission is made possible by the other thing was launched at the 20 years before officially becoming J.P. Morgan, Presenting sponsor of studio in August by . owned by the Gallery in February 2015. the Brett Whiteley Studio. Written by Ashleigh Wilson, the arts The Studio allows visitors to editor for The Australian newspaper, In 2016 three exhibitions were experience the atmosphere of the and published by Text Publishing, it is presented at the studio. The touring artist’s working space, with Whiteley’s the first official biography on the artist. exhibition Brett Whiteley: west of the paintings, art materials, collection of divide opened at Bathurst Regional Art art books and objects that inspired

above: Ashleigh Wilson and Wendy Whiteley at the launch of Wilson’s book Brett Whiteley: art, life and the other thing at the Brett Whiteley Studio.

left: Lucy O’Doherty Shacks at Little Garie 2016.

36 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 ART Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship Lucy O’Doherty from Glebe, NSW, won the 2016 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. She received $30 000 and a three-month residency at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, which is administered by the Gallery. Jason Phu was highly commended and received $5000 from the Brett Whiteley Foundation. The annual scholarship is awarded to a young Australian painter aged 20–30 years. It was established by the late Beryl Whiteley in 1999 to commemorate the profound effect international travel and study had on her son, Brett, who won the Italian Government Travelling Art Scholarship at of 20.

above: Brett Whiteley’s The lyrebird 1972–73 was among the highlights of the touring exhibition Brett Whiteley: west of the divide.

left: Lucy O’Doherty, winner of the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship, Wendy Whiteley and finalist Jason Phu (highly commended) at the Brett Whiteley Studio.

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IDEAS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 39 ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES NATIONAL ART ARCHIVE AND CAPON SUPPORTING RESEARCH OUR LIBRARY STAFF

The launch of the Art Gallery of New Smith gifted illustrated books (below) Each year the Gallery awards Gallery trustees staff scholarship South Wales National Art Archive in and correspondence from the artist, and scholarships and fellowships to Exhibitions manager Diarne Wiercinski 2015 generated considerable interest Bruce James, who wrote the first major selected staff in order to develop was awarded the trustees scholarship in these lesser-known collections. As a monograph on Cossington Smith, gave their professional skills and expertise supported by WAGS (Women’s Art result, 16 archives were donated during his research archive. through study, research and travel Group). Diarne travelled to over 21 2016. These included historical records within their field at museums and The Capon Research Library was museums in eight cities, concentrating from the Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, donated galleries nationally and internationally. enriched by the donation of a large part on exhibition display, development and by Roslyn and Tony Oxley; the archive of the personal library of James Mollison visitor experience, as well as meeting of Colin Lanceley, donated by his wife AO. Mollison was the founding director with colleagues to foster ongoing Kay Lanceley; and the Peter Kingston of the National Gallery of Australia and relationships abroad. She also attended archive, donated by the artist. Art Gallery Society staff scholarship then director of the National Gallery of the International Exhibition Organisers The collaborative 2017 exhibition Victoria. He built up a fine scholar’s Kuldeep Duhan, head of security and (IEO) conference in Dublin. O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: library of major reference works, along Gallery services, was awarded the Art making modernism has resulted in a with rare monographs and catalogues, Gallery Society staff scholarship in number of important donations to the over a lifetime dedicated to the study, 2016. In September–October, he visited Edmund Capon fellowship archive. The niece of Grace Cossington promotion and enjoyment of art. museums and galleries in Tokyo, The Edmund Capon fellowship is an Amsterdam, Paris, Lens, London, New exchange program that aims to foster York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. a closer relationship with Asian art His research was based on security, museums. The Balnaves Foundation front-of-house and emergency previous pages: plays a leading role in supporting the operations in a range of leading Tom Polo at work on his Painting fellowship. live event for The Sydney Morning institutions. In the changing political Herald Spectrum Now festival. climate, he identified the need to both Ana Labrador, assistant director at the above: strengthen public safety and ensure a National Museum of the Philippines, The Annandale/Subterranean quality visitor experience in cultural travelled to Australia in May 2016. As an Imitation Realists Mike Brown, spaces. anthropologist and art historian she has Ross Crothall and Colin Lanceley long worked to promote Filipino art from top: installing their collaborative work Dr Ana Labrador welcomes guests Byzantium at the Rudy Komon abroad. Her fellowship was important to to the launch of the Bayanihan Gallery, Sydney, 1962. Art Gallery the development of the 2017 Philippines Art Project at the Gallery. of New South Wales National Art collaborative, multi-venue Bayanihan Archive, gift of Kay Lanceley 2016. Exhibition manager Diarne Wiercinski, Philippines Art Project. In addition, Ana second from left, with Lisette Lou, left: researched the Gallery’s collection of Chuan-hsing Ho, Liu Fang-ju and Grace Cossington Smith Filipino art and was able to contribute Yan-chiuan He from the National Lazy Sally and other rhymes 1911. Palace Museum, Taipei. Art Gallery of New South Wales valuable information to the cataloguing National Art Archive, Gift of Ann of these objects. Head of security Kuldeep Duhan Mills 2016 outside the Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam.

40 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 IDEAS IDEAS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 41 SUPPORTING OUR STAFF

Each year the Gallery awards Gallery trustees staff scholarship scholarships and fellowships to Exhibitions manager Diarne Wiercinski selected staff in order to develop was awarded the trustees scholarship their professional skills and expertise supported by WAGS (Women’s Art through study, research and travel Group). Diarne travelled to over 21 within their field at museums and museums in eight cities, concentrating galleries nationally and internationally. on exhibition display, development and visitor experience, as well as meeting with colleagues to foster ongoing relationships abroad. She also attended Art Gallery Society staff scholarship the International Exhibition Organisers Kuldeep Duhan, head of security and (IEO) conference in Dublin. Gallery services, was awarded the Art Gallery Society staff scholarship in 2016. In September–October, he visited Edmund Capon fellowship museums and galleries in Tokyo, The Edmund Capon fellowship is an Amsterdam, Paris, Lens, London, New exchange program that aims to foster York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. a closer relationship with Asian art His research was based on security, museums. The Balnaves Foundation front-of-house and emergency plays a leading role in supporting the operations in a range of leading fellowship. institutions. In the changing political climate, he identified the need to both Ana Labrador, assistant director at the strengthen public safety and ensure a National Museum of the Philippines, quality visitor experience in cultural travelled to Australia in May 2016. As an spaces. anthropologist and art historian she has long worked to promote Filipino art from top: Dr Ana Labrador welcomes guests abroad. Her fellowship was important to to the launch of the Bayanihan the development of the 2017 Philippines Art Project at the Gallery. collaborative, multi-venue Bayanihan Exhibition manager Diarne Wiercinski, Philippines Art Project. In addition, Ana second from left, with Lisette Lou, researched the Gallery’s collection of Chuan-hsing Ho, Liu Fang-ju and Filipino art and was able to contribute Yan-chiuan He from the National Palace Museum, Taipei. valuable information to the cataloguing of these objects. Head of security Kuldeep Duhan outside the Rijskmuseum, Amsterdam.

IDEAS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 41 42 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 IDEAS SELECTED ART PRIZES

The annual Bulgari Art Award supports In memory of the late Eva Breuer, opposite: contemporary Australian painting. The an art dealer who made a significant Jude Rae, winner of the Bulgari Art Award, with her award, sponsored by Bulgari, consists contribution to Australian art in the work SL 359 2016. of $50 000 for the acquisition of the 1980s and ’90s, The Breuer Foundation painting and a residency for the artist in has established an annual $25 000 below: Elena Papanikolakis (centre), Italy valued at $30 000. The total award scholarship to be awarded to an winner of the Eva Breuer of $80 000 makes it one of the most Australian female artist under 35 years Travelling Art Scholarship, valuable art awards in Australia. for the purpose of travel and study with competition judges Isobel Parker Philip and Lou Klepac. in Paris. Jude Rae was the recipient of the 2016 Bulgari Art Award for her painting The scholarship is awarded to one SL 359 2016. Rae is known for her of the winners of the Gallery’s Cité highly refined exploration of the genre Internationale des Arts residencies in of still-life painting, and her previously Paris. Elena Papanikolakis was the minimal depictions of everyday objects recipient of the Eva Breuer Travelling have become increasingly rich and Art Scholarship in 2016. complex in recent years.

IDEAS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 43 PUBLISHING HIGHLIGHTS

Each year the Gallery publishes high- John Olsen: a recipe for art, a above: quality, illustrated and scholarly titles co-publication with Thames & Hudson, Michael Brand, John Olsen and Matt Moran at the book launch based on its collection, exhibitions and draws extensively on John Olsen’s for John Olsen: a recipe for art. research. Most are available nationally personal journals. Developed by and internationally. curators Leanne Santoro and Deborah opposite, left to right from top: The legacies of Bernard Smith: Edwards, it features recipes by or loved The Gallery’s 2016 highlights include essays on Australian art, history by Olsen, his paintings, sketches and and cultural politics (Jun 16) Tang: treasures from the Silk Road drawings, as well as photographs of capital edited by curator Cao Yin. Close to home: Dobell Australian places, family and friends. Richly illustrated, it presents Drawing Biennial 2016 (Jul 16) spectacular archaeological findings The Gallery’s summer show Nude: art Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: drawn from eleven institutions in from the Tate collection was supported from the Jacques and Natasha Shaanxi province, including gold, silver, by a beautifully illustrated publication. Gelman Collection (Jun 16) glass, ceramics, sculptures and mural Co-written by Tate’s Emma Chambers Archibald 16 (Jul 16) paintings that demonstrate the high and the Gallery’s Justin Paton, the artistic achievements of this golden age artworks are divided into eight themes Nude: art from the Tate collection of China. With little available on Tang – historical, private, modern, real/ (Nov 16) art in English, this book is an important surreal, paint as flesh, erotic, body Tang: treasures from the Silk contribution to scholarship on this politics and vulnerable body. Road capital (Apr 16) influential period in Chinese history. In 2016 the Gallery also collaborated Art from Milingimbi: taking Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from with Power Publications at the memories back (Nov 16) the Jacques and Natasha Gelman and the University John Olsen: a recipe for art Collection, edited by curator Nicholas of Melbourne on the publication (Oct 16) Chambers, places the works of Kahlo of The legacies of Bernard Smith: (revised edition and Rivera ‘in dialogue’. Selected essays on Australian art, history and Mar 16) photographs by figures such as cultural politics. Edward Weston, Lola Alvarez Bravo and Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo, provide insights into the artists’ worlds and their intriguing relationship.

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AUDIENCE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 47 PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

Our programs are designed to inspire was a symposium on Tang dynasty curiosity, ignite imagination and art and culture, with local and provoke new ways of thinking about international scholars. life, art and ideas. From playful We launched new strategic initiatives art-making experiences to thought- in Western Sydney and regional NSW. provoking talks, our programs are The launch of the Bayanihan for people of all ages and life stages. Philippines Art Project also engaged Our flagship program, Art After Hours, Filipino and Western Sydney welcomes a broad audience to the communities. Key local Woolloomooloo Gallery on Wednesday nights for partners have included Artspace, performances, talks, films, workshops City of Sydney and Save the Children, and more. In 2016 we celebrated focusing on engagement with young Diwali, explored feminism and people in our community. multiculturalism, featured comedians The Gallery is committed to engaging such as Zoe Coombs Marr, hosted visitors with disability. In 2016 key Kathy Lette to talk about the nude, achievements included the publication and got creative with Mexican of research findings on our art and flower-making. dementia program by the University of Among our many talks and lectures, Technology Sydney. We also piloted the we featured eminent scholars Jeffrey Front Up Emerge program with Ability Riegel, Emma Chambers and Geoffrey Options, working with artists with a Batchen, and artists such as Lauren disability from Western Sydney. Brincat, Salote Tawale and Richard Lewer. Our highlight academic event

previous pages: Art After Hours visitors enjoying the Frida’s Flowers workshop in conjunction with Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection. from top: Ngemba artist Andrew Snelgar demonstrates shield carving in the exhibition Murruwaygu: following in the footsteps of our ancestors.

Around 60 primary school teachers attended the Gallery’s activities and workshops for Teacher’s Day in August 2016.

Access programs producer Danielle Gullotta (far left), artist and Gallery trustee Ben Quilty (centre right) and Front Up Emerge artists. Photo: Jeremy Piper

48 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 AUDIENCE clockwise from top: Comedian Matt Okine performing at ‘Late night laughs’ as part of Art After Hours.

Filipino-Australian artist Alwin Reamillo leading the launch of the Bayanihan Philippines Art Project with his Hopping spirit house.

A visitor sketches Auguste Rodin’s The kiss at Nude: art from the Tate collection in a special early morning event.

AUDIENCE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 49 For a lot of our students, it’s a release ‘ from their everyday life. [Art Pathways] gives them an opportunity to just be them, to express themselves.

JENNY TSILOVICH, HEAD TEACHER CAPA, ’ DOONSIDE TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL

EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Our learning programs, aimed at Starting with Art, supported by Variety, Standards NSW (BOSTES). We also primary, secondary and tertiary the Children’s Charity, delivers supported professional learning for students, are delivered by a dedicated innovative workshops for students staff from regional galleries across team of professional artist educators with sensory, intellectual and physical the state; and mentored a Museums and volunteer children’s guides. In disabilities. & Galleries NSW scholarship winner 2016, over 94 000 students and from Tamworth Art Gallery. Supported by the Campbell Edwards teachers participated in learning Trust, the Djamu Program for Indigenous Since 1983, the Gallery has been programs. Art Education offers Indigenous NSW the principal venue for the annual The Art Pathways program expanded students the opportunity to meet artists ARTEXPRESS exhibition of artworks to reach over 2300 students from and arts leaders and to develop their by NSW Higher School Certificate schools in Western Sydney, focusing own art-making skills through Gallery students, which attracts a diverse on areas including Indigenous art visits and virtual tours. audience interested in the work of education, low socio-economic status young artists. As leaders in teachers’ professional schools and students with a disability. learning, we introduced new programs Art Pathways is generously supported in 2016 endorsed by the Board of by the Packer Family Foundation and Studies, Teaching and Educational the Crown Resorts Foundation.

Students from Holroyd School engaged in the Art Pathways access program.

50 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 AUDIENCE clockwise, from left: Students from St Ives North Public School paint a scroll as part of the ‘Asia in action’ program.

Students from Wollondilly Anglican College make a paper costume in Eko Nugroho: Lot lost.

Students tour the Gallery’s Grand Courts during an Art Pathways program.

AUDIENCE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 51 Film curator Robert Herbert in the projection room.

À l’origine courtesy French Embassy & Institut Français

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Offside courtesy Tamasa Distribution

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Pretty poison courtesy 20th Century Fox

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A PROGRAM OF CINEMA North by northwest courtesy Roadshow MARCH A– PROGRAM JUNE OF 2016 CINEMA Wednesday 24 August 2pm & 7.15pm CURATED BY ROBERT HERBERT Sunday 28 August 2pm CURATED BY ROBERT HERBERT À l’origine / In the fold beginning NOVEMBER 2015 – FEBRUARY 2016 Dir: Xavier Giannoli 2009 Duping the inhabitants of an entire region in rural France, (France) a professional conman, Phillipe (François Cluzet), passes 130 mins 35mm Colour Rated M15+ himself off as the newly arrived project manager of a Latcho Drom courtesy Potential Films François Cluzet, Emmanuelle stalled construction operation building a highway Wednesday 7 September 2pm & 7.15pm Devos extension. He re-hires dozens of workers and enjoys the Sunday 11 September 2pm French with English subtitles perks and profits of his scam. Desperate to get things Olivier, Olivier JULY – OCTOBER 2016 PrintFILM courtesy French Embassy moving again, the mayor of a nearby village willingly Dir: Agnieszka Holland 1992 and Institut Français. co-operates and soon Phillipe realises that his scheme is (France) Freaks courtesy RoadshowIn rural France, a 9-year-old boy disappears without a bringing much needed hope to the depressed 110 mins 35mm Colour Rated M trace whileThe accompaniston his way courtesy to his Studiocanal grandmother’s house. His CURATEDA PROGRAM BY ROBERT OF HERBERT CINEMA community. Based on a true story, À l’origine is an Brigitte Roüan, François Cluzet distraught family crumbles under the weight of the impressive thriller which explores contemporary French with English subtitles devastating loss. Six years later he suddenly reappears Wednesday 21 September 2pm & 7.15pm economic and social issues. It was selected for the 2009 and the 15-year-old – who fits the description of the Sunday 25 September 2pm Cannes Film Festival. FlamencoPROGRAM at 5:15 courtesy Print courtesy National Film and Sound Archive of Australia missing Olivier – is reunited with his parents. Only his Pretty poison older sister remains unconvinced of his identity. Set Dir: Noel Black 1968 (US) among quaint farmhouses and golden wheat fields, 89 mins 35mm Colour In a film exploring the deceptive nature of appearances, Rated R (unclassified) Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s beguiling, haunting a young man, Dennis (Anthony Perkins), is released from Wednesday 31 August 2pm & 7.15pm Anthony Perkins, Tuesday film alludes to classic fairytales. But the curious Weld an institution after serving time for a serious crime he Sunday 4 September 2pm relationships exposed within a seemingly commonplace Satin rouge courtesy Potential Films committed when he was 15. Attempting to move on Wednesday 5 October 2pm & 7.15pm NOVEMBER 2016 – FEBRUARY 2017 The seventh seal courtesy Embassy of Sweden French family are more complex. Based on a newspaper Archive print courtesy Sunday 9 October 2pm A PROGRAM OF CINEMA Baran 20th Century Fox from his past, the decent, easy-going dreamer is given account of the disappearance of a young boy, the CURATED BY ROBERT HERBERT Dir: Majid Majidi 2001 (Iran) to acting the wise-guy and sliding into a world of North by 94 mins 35mmCurated Colour by Robert Herbert, thedirector’s powerful tract on the nature of identity – make-believe. His probation officer has found him a On a building site in present-day Tehran, an illegal Afgan Rated PG infused with brooding supernatural elements and northwest worker, Najaf – sole breadwinner for his family – falls and monotonous job at a small town chemical factory where Hossein Abedini, Zahra fairytale menace – could be described as the story of Dir: Alfred Hitchcock 1959 The plot of Hitchcock’s celebrated thriller-cum-black- Bahrami his odd manner makes fellow workers uneasy. He meets (US) 136 mins 35mm Colour Bullets over Broadway courtesy Westend Films breaks his leg. To keep the family fed, his teenage child comedy concerns espionage and identity. A self- Wednesday 14 Septembertwo 2pm boys & 7.15pm with the same identity. Rated G Persian with English subtitles bravely attempts to take on Najaf’s tough, gruelling job. a high school cheerleader, honey-haired Sue Ann absorbed advertising executive, Roger Thornhill (Cary Gallery’s popular, freeSunday film 18 September programs 2pm are (Tuesday Weld), tells her he’s a CIA agent and convinces Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint When a 17-year-old fellow worker becomes drawn to Wednesday 1 June 2pm & 7.15pm Grant), becomes the chance victim of mistaken identity the newcomer, an incredible cross-cultural encounter Offside herSunday to accompany 5 June him2pm on ‘missions’Judy Garland – adventures at 16 became he a legend playing Dorothy, a and, through no fault of his own, finds himself playing a dreams up to impress and boost his self-worth. Tuesday occurs. Dir: Jafar Panahi 2006 (Iran) girl from Kansas, who is transported to Munchkin land role determined by other people. Suspected of Baran emerged as part of a celebrated cycle of The wizard of Oz films made in Iran in the 1990s and 2000s which 93 mins 35mm Colour After the Islamic Republic was established in Iran, Weld is potent playing the town’safter golden her homegirl whilst is swept up in a terrifying tornado. She espionage and murder, Roger is hounded across Nightmare Alley courtesy 20th Century Fox Macbeth courtesy Park Circus screened on WednesdaysRated PG and Sundays. AnthonyDir: VictorPerkins, Fleming trailing 1939 resonances(US) of Norman Bates in exhibited a distinctive national cinematic aesthetic now women were no longer permitted to enter the sports embarks on a treacherous journey along the Yellow America with his life at stake. He eventually comes to Sima Mobarak-Shahi, Psycho119, gives mins 35mma virtuosic, B&W and off-centre performance as the termed the Iranian New Wave: landscape-oriented and Shayesteh Irani stadiums.Wednesday This brilliant, 25 darkly May comic 2pm &drama 7.15pm focuses on a In Paris during the Nazi occupation, Colourshy and Rated awkward G Brick Road to the Emerald City accompanied by three accept the identity of a mysterious man called George Wednesday 27 January 2pm & 7.15pm well-mannered,Judy Garland, vulnerable Ray Bolger young man who is no real warmly humanist, often using non-professional actors, Persian with English subtitles group of IranianSunday girls 29 who May attempt 2pm to enterThis legendary Tehran’s Azadi‘horror’ film is uniqueSophie and (Romane unsettling. Bohringer) is hired to play piano for hapless companions: vaudeville and Broadway Kaplan and, in so doing, discovers hidden aspects of his Sunday 31 January 2pm Wednesday 28 Septemberthreat 1.30pm to anyone. & 6.30pm with women centre stage. Stadium disguised as boys in order to Basedwatch aon much Tod Robbin’s short storyIrene Spurs Brice, a (Elena circus Safonova), an elegant classical singer. performers Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Bert Lahr (Cowardly own. The most purely entertaining of Hitchcock’s films, Herbert is also the projectionistFreaks for Sunday 2 October 1.30pm Note: earlier start times Print courtesy National Film anticipated football match. Director, Panahi,‘midget’ The falls accompanist in love with a statuesqueInitially trapeze in awe artistof both Irene and her husband, Charles Lion) and Jack Haley (Tin Man). The songs, make-up North by northwest is an emotional and psychological Dir: Todd Browning 1932 (US) and Sound Archive of Australia surreptitiously and daringly filmed much whoof the attemptsDir: action Claude atMillerto poison 1992 him Solarisfor his(Richard money. Bohringer), Director a wealthy but ethically questionable and costumes of this magical MGM dreamscape roller-coaster ride: the acting is perfect, the dialogue 64 mins 35mm B&W (France) Andrei Tarkovsky 1970 (USSR) an actual soccerRated game PG in Tehran – the WorldTodd Cup Browning had a showman’s businessman,background, Sophie soon becomes unwillingly drawn dazzled audiences at a time when the world was sliding great and the direction faultless. Saturday 21 May 2.30pm 102 mins 35mm 167 mins 35mm Colour & B&W FILM qualifying matchWallace between Ford, LeilaIran Hyams and Bahrain – using Psychologist Kris Kelvin (Donatas Banionis)into is war. sent 75 on years a old and still just as enchanting, we Choreographer, performer, teacher and writer Daniel runningColour away Rated from PG home atRated 16 to joininto thethe circus.couple’s His life when Irene uses her as the the programs of often rare, historically mission to investigate odd events on a space station Wednesday 12 October 2pm & 7.15pm non-professional actors. Said the director, ‘I believeRichard that Bohringer, Elena Natalya Bondarchuk,go-between Donatas for herself and Jacques (Samuel Labarthe), present the film in a rare 35mm Technicolor print. 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Sound ArchiveDepicting of Australia the side-show performers Sunday 15 May 2pm A fascinating backstage look at the world of dance, artist,Sunday Nagrin also17 January appeared 2pm in high-profile musicals Kris finds disarray and dangerous neglect. While 126 mins 35mm Colour Print courtesy National Film Western cinema. The seventh seal is considered by as ‘just regular folks’, Browning’s movinghumanity fable and paints his immense body of work, which covers Rated M securing his place in the history of the cinema with a The red shoes presents a ballet within a film, framed on Broadway. He performed his 1950 work Dance Wednesday 8 June 2pm &The 7.15pm Romani people are scattered across the globe and Sound Archive of Australia The seventh seal many to be the Swedish director’s masterpiece. A poetic the ‘normal’ trapeze artist Cleopatra –historical and her dramassleepingstrong to in police his quarters, procedurals, he sees is dominatedhis former bywife who Jack Nicholson, unique personal vision and modernist sensibility. In The The red shoes in the Sun in this early film for director Shirley Clarke. with communities inSchneider India, Egypt, Turkey, Romania, by the story of a dancer’s life. Based on a fairy tale Dir: Ingmar Bergman 1957 allegory of a disillusioned medieval knight coming back sophisticatedhad committed psychological suicide thrillers.Latcho 10 years Drom earlier. Tarkovsky’s passenger Jack Nicholson plays David Locke, a Dir Michael Powell & Emeric Clarke would go on to make her name as one of the man accomplice – as the monsters. Proving too potent 1993 (France) Hungary, Slovakia, and Spain. Tony Gatlif’s by Danish author Hans Christian Anderson,all this tragicof which are on(Sweden) 35mmfrom the Crusades,film he meets on Death, who reel.challenges complex philosophical scienceDir: Tony Gatlif fiction is a dream-like disillusioned TV reporter working in Africa, who Pressburger 1948 (GB) most influential96 mins 35mm of B&WUS experimental filmmakers with for Depression-era audiences accustomed to glossy impressionistic documentary offers an unconventional 136 mins 35mm Colour fable dramatises the conflict between the desire fold examination of identity, memory103 mins 35mm and theColour exalted power Wednesday 27 April 2pm & 7.15pm Rated PG him to a chess match, the stakes being his life. Bergman exchanges identity with an acquaintance he finds dead Rated G works such as Skyscraper, The cool world and Portrait formula movies, many exhibitors refused to show Rated G history, tracing the Romani’s ancient migratory route Sunday 1 May 2pm Edmund Goulding’s mean, moody and magnificent for romantic love and the all-consuming passion to Max von Sydow, Bibi brilliantly evokes the Middle Ages at a time when of love. It shows a living planet – in some sense a in an adjacent hotel room. Impulsively ‘trading in’ his Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook of Jason. Freaks. A 1962 screening at the Venice Film Festival from India through the Middle East and into Europe. melodrama centres on a common fairground huckster perform. The story is inspired by the Ballets Russes Andersson, Gunnar Sweden is being ravaged by the plague. An essentially conscious being – which has the ability to create own life for that of another man, Locke attempts to - Note early start times Björnstrand ended its marginal existence when a new generation The film evokes the journey through a series of thrilling Nightmare Alley and con man Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power) who rises and the tyrannical hold its founder, Diaghilev, exerted religious artist, Bergman uses the setting and story to Inhuman-like 1937, shortly facsimiles before drawnHitler plunged from the Europe repressed into World escape from the painful prison of his own existence. He Swedish with English subtitles of excited youngWednesday critics saw 3 February the film 2pmfor the & 7.15pmfirst time. musical interludes – one evolving into the next – Dir: Edmund Goulding 1947 to social celebrity and fame exploiting a mind-reading over his greatest dancer, Nijinsky.Celebrated Regarded filmmakeras one Andrei Tarkovsky collaborated pose metaphysicalThe seventh questions seal established of human both existence he and and actor memoriesWar II, Jean of theRenoir station’s – son cosmonauts.of the French Krisimpressionist is given a finds himself hunted, not just by a mystified wife and (US) Wednesday 9 December 1pm & 6.30pm Print courtesy the Embassy of Sunday 7 February 2pm travelling from east to west. A wedding in the harsh of the greatest films of British cinema, this rhapsody destiny. secondpainter chance Pierre-Auguste with the womanRenior – he created loved, a but monumental is this friends, but by sinister strangers. Employing a Saturday 23 April 2pm 111 mins 35mm B&W performance he has learnt from another carnival act. withThe fellow director fourAndrei Konchalovsky cinematic on the script Sweden. programs in 2016 FILM Sunday 13 December 1pm desert of Rajasthan transitions into a lush oasis in Egypt Rated PG Joan Blondell is superb as Zeena, a psychic married to of colour expressionism is a rare synthesisof this hugely of camera, ambitious epic. Based(Flamenco on the life at of 5:15 artist will playFlamenco immediately at 5:15 following offers a Dancethrilling ininsight theMax sun into von) a Sydow visceral – who commandingly plays the knight Grand illusion seeminglyfilm which human attempted creature to really examine his formerwhy men wife? submit to languorous narrative style, Antonioni is concerned with A Uigur circus family travels between Central Asia and where the Ghawazi people sing and dance. In Istanbul, Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell a hopeless drunk, but in love with Stanton. To make the music,Andrei choreography, Rublev design and performance.and monk Andrei Rublev – considered to be the art form – flamenco. This Oscar-winning– as documentarymajor stars. The film was awarded a Special jury fold Dir: Jean Renoir 1937 (France) warfare’s ‘grand illusions’. This archetypal escape behaviour rather than story. His character is isolated in a Moscow in a crowded, hand-cranked bus. They make Flamenco at 5.15 95 mins 35mm B&W the Romani travel on a ferry to sell flowers and play Highway Dir: Andrei Tarkovsky 1966 greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons is an impressionistic record of a danceprize class at given the 1957 Cannes Film Festival. drama concerns three downed French pilots – an their living by performing in the villages and hamlets film more believable, the producers built a full working Dir: Cynthia Scott 1983 Rated PG seemingly random and hostile universe where his Archival print courtesy 20th (USSR) to senior students of the National Ballet School of aristocrat, a mechanic and a Jewish banker – who aremusic then, at a lonely train stop in Hungary, dance and Dir: Sergei Dvortsevoy 1999 along the highway. Capturing their performances carnival on the 20th Century Fox backlot. They also curatedand frescos – the film follows hisaround(Canada) spiritual journey the ideas or themes in Jean Gabin, identity is in constant flux. 185 mins 35mm (Kazakhstan) Century Fox. 30 mins 16mm Colour Canada by two great teachers from Spain, Susana Erich von Stroheim captured by the Germans during World War I. sing as they wait by the tracks. A free-flowing hired over 100 sideshow attractions and carnival people B&W and colour Rated M through the despair and desecration of 15th century Latcho Drom has no central character and 57 mins 35mm Colour as well as their intimate domestic moments, director Rated G and Antonio Robledo. The couple introduce the French with English subtitles Transferred to a series of prison camps – each one aexperience, Kazakh with English subtitles Sergei Dvortsevoy observes the daily life of the to add further authenticity. Lee Garmes’ low-key Andrej Mikhalkov Russia, then under the reign of Tartar invaders. Clinging Russian with English subtitles to religious faith in the face of barbarism, Tarkovsky students to the secrets of the ancient art of flamenco, Print courtesy French microcosm of European society – they finally end upminimal at voice-over, instead relying on the emotional Tadjibajev family in all of its routine and mystery. Born photography adds an expressionistic quality to this Wednesday 18 May 2pm & 7.15pm describes the journey of his centralPrint courtesy character National thus: Film ‘The the dynamic visual style and staccato rhythms of the Consulate and Institut the impregnable fortress of Wintersborn commandedpower by of the performances to transport the viewer. The in Kazakhstan, Dvortsevoy studied film in Moscow. extraordinary example of late film noir. An attractivePrint courtesy widow, National Lilia Film(Hiam theAbbass) is living exhibition with program were: ‘European Français. 14/01/2016 2:42 pm Sunday 22 May 2pm and Sound Archive of Australia pressures Rublev experiences andare Sound not exceptional. Archive of Australia dance and the songs of Spanish Jews. a sympathetic Prussian aristocrat (Erich von Stroheim).film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at His intimate, observational documentaries, without (Note: Useful for understanding this story – ‘geek’ was her strait-laced in-laws and rebellious teenage daughter, Werner Herzog’s meditative period adventure is about fold Satin rouge Every artist is always under pressure. No artist works in Wednesday 20 January 2pm & 7.15pm Echoing Grandthe director’s illusion owncomments experiences on the as social an officer legacythe andof1993 Cannes Film Festival. narration, explore the poetry and mystery of everyday US carnival slang for a performer, often billed as a Salma (Hend El Fahem). One day she finds herself Spanish conquistadors searching for El Dorado in the ideal conditions, and if they did, there would be no Sunday 24 January 2pm aviator, life in his home country. wild man, whose act usually included biting the head Dir: Raja Amari in a cabaret nightclub and is attracted to its sensual wilds of 16th century Peru. More a swooning, poetic (Tunisia/France) the Great War in Europe, capturing the tumultuous FILM need for them. The artist exists because the world is off a live chicken.) underground culture. She befriendscinema one of the dancers classics’ for Aguirre:The the wrath Greats expression of crazed, fanaticism than an accurate 91 mins 35mm Colour not perfect. Nobody would need art if the world were climate of social and political change and the demise of Rated M and is soon performing on stage herself. Compelled to Saturday 21 May 3.15pmDance and filmof converge God in this impressionistichistorical account story, the film maroons its characters, most aristocratic rule. The film was an immediate critical Hiam Abbass, Hend El Fahem the kingdom of beauty and harmony’. of the workadayDir: world Werner of Herzog dancers 1972 at a leadingnotably British the delusional, megalomaniacal Don Lope de Arabic with English subtitles keep her evening activities a secret, she maintains the Dancers success, although soon banned by the invading German facade of a grieving widow who has left her erotic life company, the Ballet(Germany) Rambert. Semi-documentaryAguirre filming(played magnificently by Klaus Kinski), in a army, which attempted to destroy all prints. Dir: John Chesworth, Derek is combined with94 minsexperimental 16mm Colour techniques with dancers behind. Tunisian director Raja‘Putting Amari lends a great sense onHart, Yutakaa Yamazaki show’ forRated PG the 20thhostile tributary of the Amazon from which they never fold Saturday 23 April 3.15pm of authenticity and intimacy to this upbeat, low-budget 1978 (UK) shown backstage,Klaus in Kinski, performance, Ruy Guerra at rehearsalreturn. and The at film’s power derives from its compositions of Wednesday 4 May 2pm & 7.15pm 30 min 16mm Colour German with English subtitles The Australian contemporary circus movement drama which explores the social hurdles of a middle- home. 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Polanski came New Circus encouraged the creation of the Soapbox one of his finest films and features a spectacular Jon Finch, Francesca Annis from a background in painting, sculpture and graphics, Circus by the Pram Factory, Melbourne in 1976 and Print courtesy National Film ensemble cast who sparkle in every scene. which had an impact on his meticulous attention for and Sound Archive of Australia later influenced the establishment of Circus Oz. This naked’composition. for One of Nudehis cinematic trademarks. is the use rare documentary shows rehearsals and performances of wide-angle lenses. In the documentary Masters of of New Circus with the artists ruminating on the nature light, John Alonzo, ASC, who worked with the Polish of their craft and their desire to transform the traditional director on Chinatown, said that, such was Polanski’s entertainment of circus. skill with composition, he used only one prime lens throughout the entire filming.

20.Film_DL_BIENNALE_2016_FINAL.indd 8-14 52 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 AUDIENCE TOURING PROGRAMS

The Gallery touring program was once again a great success in 2016, with exhibitions travelling across NSW and to Victoria. The 2016 touring program included the ever-popular Archibald Prize regional tour, with the 2015 Prize travelling to NSW venues and the 2016 Prize launching at the Art Gallery of Ballarat in October. O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: making modernism was launched at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne in October and Brett Whiteley: west of the divide opened at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery in November. These exhibitions were shared with audiences across nine regional and metropolitan venues and were enjoyed from top: by over 125 000 visitors. O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: making modernism opening night at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne. Photo: Jeremy Weihrauch

Visitors to Brett Whiteley: west of the divide at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery.

Archibald Prize 2015 exhibition at the Tweed River Art Gallery.

AUDIENCE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 53 DIGITAL PROGRAMS

The Gallery’s rich and dynamic Nude shorts was a series of four films digital engagement program reaches produced to excite, entice and inform different audience groups via multiple audiences before and during the Nude: digital platforms. art from the Tate collection exhibition.

Highlights for 2016 included ‘Get closer Fifty Australian artist profiles went online to Frida’, a mobile-enhanced content including some of the most popular and hub that offered a rich pathway into well-known artists in the collection. the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibition. Visitors could quickly and In July the Gallery was one of three easily explore photographs, video, worldwide launch partners for the audio and other content from both ‘Art Recogniser’ mobile tool, part of the the Gallery website and external sites. new Google Arts & Culture platform. The resource was launched in June The other partners were the Dulwich and had 29 875 page views in just Picture Gallery in London and the under six weeks. National Gallery of Art in Washington DC. The Gallery’s digital team worked The Tang: treasures from the Silk Road with Google to showcase over 200 capital exhibition was accompanied by works on display in the Grand Court Pure Land: inside the Mogao Grottoes galleries. Since the launch of the new at Dunhuang, a spectacular interactive and improved Arts & Culture platform installation of the UNESCO World on 1 July, traffic to the Gallery’s Heritage site known as the Thousand collection has tripled. Buddha Caves, now closed to the public for conservation reasons. The Archibald Prize 2016 mobile tour included accessible content for the first time, including Auslan video and audio descriptions.

‘Artboards’, a new digital platform from top: allowing the creation of bespoke Curator Justin Paton filmed content hubs for exhibitions, was discussing Rodin’s The kiss. launched in conjunction with the The interface of Get closer to Frida Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera exhibition. – a mobile enhanced content hub. The platform enables both public and in-Gallery-only experiences and can The Art Recogniser mobile tool in action. feature content from the Gallery website as well as from external sites. The Australian artist profiles on the Artboards platform was also used to Gallery’s website. publish in-Gallery-only content for the opposite: Yoshitoshi and Primary structures Pure Land: inside the Mogao speculative forms collection exhibitions. Grottoes at Dunhuang allowed people to see ancient Buddhist cave paintings in three dimensions.

54 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 AUDIENCE AUDIENCE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 55 56 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS PARTNERS

PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 57 GOVERNMENT

As a state government institution, the We would also like to acknowledge Gallery’s major supporter is the NSW Andrew Cappie-Wood, Secretary, State Government. We gratefully extend Department of Justice; Kate Dundas, our thanks to The Hon Mike Baird MP, formerly Deputy Secretary Arts and then Premier of NSW; The Hon Troy Culture, Department of Justice; Grant MP, then Deputy Premier and Samantha Torres, Deputy Secretary, Minister for the Arts; and The Hon Justice Services, Arts and Culture, MP, then Minister for Department of Justice; Mary Darwell, Trade, Tourism and Major Events. We formerly Executive Director, Arts NSW; look forward to continuing support from Michael Brealey, acting Executive the new Premier and Ministers in 2017. Director, Arts NSW; and Sandra previous pages: Chipchase, CEO, Destination NSW. Contemporary Collection Benefactors viewing Murruwaygu: following in the footsteps of our ancestors.

above: Michael Brand, artist Louise Hearman, then Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts the Hon Troy Grant MP and vice president of the Gallery’s Board of Trustees Mark Nelson at the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes exhibition opening night.

from far left: Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull MP and Lucy Turnbull AO tour Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital with curator Yin Cao.

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events, the Hon Stuart Ayres MP speaking at the opening night of Nude: art from the Tate collection.

58 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS from top: Gil Docking, Kings Cross c1965. Photo: Shay Docking

Shay Docking in her Auckland studio in front of her painting Temple I – South Seas icon series (version 2) 1970. Collection Newcastle Art Gallery. BEQUESTS

Significant parts of the Gallery’s collection have been built with bequests from individuals, including Mervyn Horton (contemporary international art), Ken and Yasuko Myer (Japanese art) and Mollie Gowing (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art). In 2016, the Gallery received several significant new bequests. Professor Janet Carr’s bequest to the Art Gallery of NSW Foundation reached close to $1 million following the receipt of 25 per cent of the proceeds from the sale of her Sydney house, and royalties from her books on health. The Gil and Shay Docking Drawing Fund was established at the Gallery in 1998 by Gil Docking, following his wife Shay’s death, to purchase Australian drawings for the collection. To date, 23 Australian drawings, representing a broad spectrum of historical and contemporary Australian drawing practice, have been purchased through this fund. Following Gil’s death in late 2015, their house was sold and the net proceeds of approximately $2.5 million will be directed to the fund, making it the Gallery’s largest for the purchase of works on paper. In the past ten years the Yvonne Buchanan May, John Fairlie Cuningham and Steve and Essie Watson bequests have more than doubled the Gallery’s Foundation capital base, which now exceeds $52 million in funds under investment. This income has allowed the Gallery to acquire over 35 major works. In 2016 it funded Louise Bourgeois’ Arched figure 1993, cast 2010 (p 24).

PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 59 SUPPORTERS AND BENEFACTORS

Supporters of the Gallery play a vital Art Gallery of NSW Foundation Membership of the three highest role in building our collection, as well The Gallery has acknowledged major levels of the Foundation as at as contributing to the work of the gifts and bequests of both artworks 31 December 2016: curatorial and other departments. and money (including pledged bequests) through membership of Life Benefactors Life Governors its Foundation. James Agapitos OAM and Ray Wilson The Gallery acknowledges the OAM; Geoff Ainsworth AM and Jo significant support of individuals by The number of supporters and their Featherstone; Art Gallery Society of appointing them as Life Governors, level of support both increased in 2016. NSW; Belgiorno-Nettis Family; Mary- the highest accolade offered for Membership of Atelier (the younger Jane Brodribb; Maurice Cashmere; significant support to the Gallery members group), Contemporary Ken Coles AM and Rowena Danziger for various forms of leadership. Collection Benefactors (CCB) and the AM; Crown Resorts Foundation; John Aboriginal Collection Benefactors (ACB) Fairlie Cuningham; Sir Life Governors as at 31 December saw the greatest growth largely due to Foundation; Mr JO Fairfax AC; James 2016: Franco Belgiorno-Nettis AC their relevant and engaging programs. Gleeson AO and Frank O’Keefe; Mollie CBE; Joseph Brender AO; Jillian and Jim Gowing; Walter Hartwig; Broadbent AO; Edmund Capon AM Philanthropic support was also Dr Elizabeth Hazel; Mary Heseltine; OBE; Rowena Danziger AM; Ken forthcoming for some important Mervyn Horton; John Kaldor Family; Cowley AO; James Fairfax AC; Brian behind-the-scenes areas such as the Yvonne Buchanan May and Hugh France AM; James Gleeson AO and Gallery database and staff Buchanan May; AC; Frank O’Keefe; Michael Gleeson-White development, and the Learning and Packer Family Foundation; Kenneth R AO; David Gonski AC; Mollie Gowing; Participation department, which gained Reed AM; Charles and Denyse Spice; Shosuke Idemitsu; Richard Johnson a significant level of support for its Mary Eugene Tancred; SHW and EM AO MBE; James Leslie AC MC; Frank access and Alzheimer’s art programs. Watson; Peter Weiss AO; Beryl Lowy AC; John Morschel; Rupert Special projects also attracted support: Whiteley OAM. Murdoch AC; Kenneth Myer AC DSC; conservation of a number of J Hepburn Myrtle CBE; Margaret Olley 19th-century Victorian watercolours AC; John Olsen AO OBE; Max Sandow and their frames (for the 2017 exhibition AM; John Schaeffer AO; Julie and book Victorian watercolours); Schaeffer; Edward Sternberg AM and funding for a part-time conservation Goldie Sternberg; Fred Street AM; specialist for time-based art; a Leica S Diana Walder OAM; Peter Weiss AO; Gallery conservators restoring medium-format camera to photograph frames for the exhibition Neville Wran AC QC; Dr AC. collection artworks; and dance Victorian watercolours in 2017. performances in conjunction with Nude: art from the Tate collection.

60 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS left: Tracey Griff, ‘Art and dementia’ program benefactor, with access programs producer Danielle Gullotta.

below: Foundation trustees Peter Braithwaite, David Maloney AM, Mark Hughes, Robyn Martin- Weber, Andrew Cameron AM (chair), Kiera Grant, Anne Fulwood, Clinton Ng, Chris Fullerton and Gold Benefactors Julien Playoust (Justin Butterworth, Brian Ladd, John Schaeffer AO, Jim Bain AM and Janette Bain; John Sharpe, Alison Tarditi and The Balnaves Foundation; Andrew Alenka Tindale not present). Cameron AM and Cathy Cameron; Dr Janet Carr; Susan Chandler; Patrick Corrigan AM; John Anthony (Tony) Gilbert; Neilson Foundation; Nelson Meers Foundation; Vicki Olsson; Roger Pietri; Alan and Jancis Rees; Mark Thompson and Kerry Comerford; Barbara Tribe; Wendy Whiteley OAM; Lyn Williams AM; David George Wilson. Benefactors Paul and Valeria Ainsworth; Robert Albert AO RFD RD and Elizabeth Albert; Kathleen Elizabeth Armstrong; James Barker; Mr and Mrs PL Binnie; Jillian Broadbent AO; Justin Butterworth; William and Florence Crosby; Francine de Valence; Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation; Mr John Gandel AO and Mrs Pauline Gandel; John M Gillespie; Judy and Michael Gleeson-White AO; David Gonski AC and Orli Wargon OAM; Robert Quentin Hole; Fraser Hopkins; Isa and Hal Jones; Andrew Klippel; Sophie Landa; Brian Ladd; Mr and Mrs Teck-Chiow Lee; Adrian Claude Lette; AC; Jim Masselos; Jacqueline Menzies OAM; David Moore; Catriona and Simon Mordant AM; Lewis Morley OAM; Carole Muller; Susan and Garry Rothwell; Mrs GF Williams (Jean); Dr John Yu AC and Dr George Soutter AM.

Maggie Wen and Yang Yang (above left); Michael Brand and Claire Armstrong (above right); Vita Cochran, Penelope Seidler and Justin Paton (left) at the Foundation’s gala dinner in December.

PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 61 PRESIDENT’S VISASIA COUNCIL COUNCIL VisAsia, the Australian Institute of Established in 1995, the President’s Asian Culture and Visual Arts, was Council aims to create a corporate established in 1999. Managed by a network which attracts and retains board of directors, it includes both the continuing interest and financial the VisAsia Council and individual support of the business community. VisAsia membership. Funds raised through the Council are VisAsia’s mission is to promote the used specifically to sponsor major appreciation of Asian visual arts exhibitions, publications and public and culture. Funds raised through programs. Membership is by invitation. PRESIDENT’S membership fees are devoted COUNCIL President exclusively to the sponsorship of David Gonski AC Asian exhibitions, publications and AND education programs. Membership Membership is invitation-only and restricted to VISASIA Noel Condon, AIG chief executives, chairpersons and Nigel Williams, ANZ Banking Group individual business leaders. COUNCIL Limited John Symonds AM, Aussie Loans Chairman The Gallery receives substantial Jin Lin, Aqualand Warwick Johnson, support from members of the Scott Nisbet, Baillie Gifford Optimal Fund Management President’s Council and VisAsia Sandra Chipchase, Destination NSW Membership Council. The funds raised by these Damian Hackett, Deutscher and Stephen Menzies, Ashurst bodies sustain many of the Gallery’s Hackett Bill Ferris AC and Su-Ming Wong, programs, particularly the exhibitions Tony Johnson, EY CHAMP Ventures program. Council members also Sean Aylmer, Fairfax Media Limited Philip Cox AO, Cox Richardson provide a vital source of business Darren Goodsir, Fairfax Media Limited Ryan Gollan, CA Mercantile expertise and advice, and we are Miles Bastick, Herbert Smith Freehills Seng Huang Lee, Mulpha Australia extremely grateful for their enthusiastic Milton Samios, Investec Australia Yixu Lu & Jeffrey Riegel, and loyal support of the Gallery. Limited The University of Sydney Stephen O’Connor, JCDecaux William Purcell, University of Australia Technology Sydney Andrew Best, J.P. Morgan Michael Sternberg, Valiant Hire Martin Blake, KPMG Judith Neilson, White Rabbit Gallery Steven Lowy AM, LFG Michael Cook, Macquarie Capital Drew Bradford, National Australia Bank Michael Bracher, Paspaley Pearls Group Shaun Bonett, Precision Group of Companies Peter Allen, Scentre Group Alfred Moufarrige OAM, Servcorp Ryan Stokes, Seven Group Holdings Tim Church, UBS AG Australia Andrew McDonald, Westpac Banking Corporation

62 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES CAMPAIGN

The Gallery’s Sydney Modern expansion In 2017 we will invite everyone to help clockwise: project is envisioned as a public–private us bring this landmark project to life. Matt Moran, Gretel Packer and Roslyn Packer AC at the SANAA partnership, and philanthropy will play Donors of gifts of all sizes will have presentation and reception to an important role in making it possible. the opportunity to take the journey welcome David Gonski as In 2016 we continued a series of with us, with an insider’s view through president of the Board of Trustees. behind-the-scenes events so that special communications and events. Former president of the Board of benefactors, prospective supporters Trustees Guido Belgiorno-Nettis Information about the campaign and other key stakeholders could talk AM, Kazuyo Sejima and Michelle is available on the Gallery’s website, Belgiorno-Nettis after SANAA’s with the architects and keep up-to-date and anyone interested in learning Art After Hours talk in July. on the very latest developments with more is encouraged to contact, the project. Hamish Parker, John Richardson without obligation, Kirstin Mattson, and Royston Lim after SANAA’s In preparing to transition from the head of campaign (see p 81 for Art After Hours talk in July. campaign’s quiet phase to its planned contact details). public launch in 2017, Gallery trustees and staff worked with a leadership group of donors to finalise a number of pledges. Information about these transformative gifts will be announced as the campaign progresses. We are particularly grateful to the members of the Capital Campaign Committee, chaired by Dr Mark Nelson, for their financial support of and advocacy for the expansion project.

PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 63 President Paspaley Pearls David Gonski AC Support partner: Atelier ANZ Porter’s Original Paints Principal sponsor: Archibald, Wynne Official Paint Supplier and Support and Sulman Prizes partner: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, The Greats: masterpieces from Aqualand the National Galleries of Scotland and Presenting partner: Tang: treasures Nude: art from the Tate collection from the Silk Road capital President’s Council of the Art Baillie Gifford Gallery of New South Wales Major partner: The Greats: Support partner: Frida Kahlo and masterpieces from the National Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Galleries of Scotland Natasha Gelman Collection City of Sydney Sofitel Sydney Wentworth Support partner: Archibald, Wynne Official Hotel Partner and Support and Sulman Prizes, The Greats: CORPORATE partner: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman masterpieces from the National Prizes, The Greats: masterpieces from PARTNERS Galleries of Scotland and Nude: the National Galleries of Scotland art from the Tate collection and Nude: art from the Tate collection The Gallery is able to present high- Destination NSW calibre exhibitions, programs and events Sydney Morning Herald Strategic partners: The Greats: due to the strong support of its family of Media partner: Archibald, Wynne masterpieces from the National sponsors and partners. These partners and Sulman Prizes, The Greats: Galleries of Scotland and Nude: share the Gallery’s commitment to masterpieces from the National art from the Tate collection culture and are a vital part of our vision Galleries of Scotland and Nude: for the future. Partnerships provide Ernst & Young art from the Tate collection brand alignment with the Gallery and its Presenting sponsor: The Greats: S&S Creative program of exhibitions, unrivalled VIP masterpieces from the National Supplier of Young Archie prize packs hospitality opportunities and a platform Galleries of Scotland and Nude: for high-impact brand activations to art from the Tate collection UBS engage with Gallery audiences. Contemporary Art Partner: Herbert Smith Freehills Contemporary galleries and UBS We gratefully acknowledge the support Presenting partner: Asian galleries Planet Art Zone of all our sponsors and partners, who and major partner: Tang: treasures enabled us to raise $3.7 million through from the Silk Road capital Variety – the Children’s Charity sponsorship in 2015–16. Support partner: Starting with Art JCDecaux See p 81 for Business Development Media partner: Archibald, Wynne and VisAsia Council of the Art Gallery contact details. Sulman Prizes, The Greats: of New South Wales masterpieces from the National Asian Exhibition Program Partner Galleries of Scotland and Nude: art from the Tate collection J.P. Morgan Presenting partner: Brett Whiteley Studio Macquarie Group Presenting partner: Australian galleries McWilliam’s Wines and Champagne Taittinger Support partner: Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes and Nude: art from the Tate collection

64 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS above: Ginger & Smart fashion show for senior women executives, held in association with Leadership sponsor EY in June. right: McWilliam’s Wines served at the opening of Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital. far right: Hilary Davidson and Tara Moss at the Atelier supporters event in association with Paspaley for the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection exhibition. below: The opening of the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes exhibition, sponsored by ANZ. Photo: Belinda Rolland

PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 65 below: Claudia Chan Shaw at ‘Tang in cheek’ talk with Benjamin Law for Art After Hours.

Executive director of the Art Gallery Society Ron Ramsey and Michael Brand shake hands at the signing of the new memorandum of understanding between the Gallery and the Art Gallery Society.

right from top: Tim Olsen, Deborah Edwards, Ron Ramsey and John Olsen at the Society’s book launch and luncheon for John Olsen: a recipe for art. ART GALLERY Look magazine’s new, larger format. SOCIETY OF NSW

The Art Gallery Society of NSW Attaché at the Embassy of Australia continues to provide a range of in Washington DC from 2004 to 2007. services and programs to its 27 000 In April Brian Ladd, well known for his members, and to support the Gallery three decades in public programs at through financial assistance for the Gallery, became president of the acquisitions. In 2016 the Society Art Gallery Society. staged more than 400 events which In October, the Society relaunched were attended by over 45 000 members Look magazine as a larger format, and guests. Members also contributed 84-page bi-monthly title, with an eight- funds toward the Gallery’s acquisition page stand-alone events calendar, of John Russell’s In the afternoon 1891 ‘At the Gallery’, under the editorship (p 28) and Martin Lewis’s Glow of the of John Saxby with Sarah Couper. In its city 1929 (p 25). Funds also supported new format, Look continues to connect the Gallery’s Art After Hours and members to the Gallery and provide learning and participation programs, exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and the Art Gallery Society staff to exhibition stories, the collection and scholarship. curators, and will remain a key benefit In February, Ron Ramsey, one of of membership into the future. Australia’s most experienced arts administrators, was appointed as the Society’s executive director. Ramsey’s wealth of experience in art museums across three decades includes three years at the National Gallery of Victoria, 14 years at the National Gallery of Australia and seven years as director of the Newcastle Art Gallery from 2007 to 2014. He was Australia’s Cultural

66 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS below: Claudia Chan Shaw at ‘Tang in cheek’ talk with Benjamin Law for Art After Hours.

Executive director of the Art Gallery Society Ron Ramsey and Michael Brand shake hands at the signing of the new memorandum of understanding between the Gallery and the Art Gallery Society.

right from top: Tim Olsen, Deborah Edwards, Ron Ramsey and John Olsen at the Society’s book launch and luncheon for John Olsen: a recipe for art. ART GALLERY Look magazine’s new, larger format. SOCIETY OF NSW

The Art Gallery Society of NSW Attaché at the Embassy of Australia continues to provide a range of in Washington DC from 2004 to 2007. services and programs to its 27 000 In April Brian Ladd, well known for his members, and to support the Gallery three decades in public programs at through financial assistance for the Gallery, became president of the acquisitions. In 2016 the Society Art Gallery Society. staged more than 400 events which In October, the Society relaunched were attended by over 45 000 members Look magazine as a larger format, and guests. Members also contributed 84-page bi-monthly title, with an eight- funds toward the Gallery’s acquisition page stand-alone events calendar, of John Russell’s In the afternoon 1891 ‘At the Gallery’, under the editorship (p 28) and Martin Lewis’s Glow of the of John Saxby with Sarah Couper. In its city 1929 (p 25). Funds also supported new format, Look continues to connect the Gallery’s Art After Hours and members to the Gallery and provide learning and participation programs, Members can expect to see the Society exclusive, behind-the-scenes access and the Art Gallery Society staff to exhibition stories, the collection and ‘ continue its vital function supporting the JAN–FEB 2017 scholarship. curators, and will remain a key benefit Gallery and providing members with all ART GALLERY SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES JANUARY–FEBRUARY 2017 In February, Ron Ramsey, one of of membership into the future. the wonderful benefits that being a part Australia’s most experienced arts administrators, was appointed as the of our state’s leading art museum Society’s executive director. Ramsey’s community offers. wealth of experience in art museums ADVERTISING across three decades includes three RON RAMSEY ’ years at the National Gallery of Victoria, 14 years at the National Gallery of Australia and seven years as director of the Newcastle Art Gallery from 2007 ART GALLERY SOCIETY OF NEW SOUTH WALES to 2014. He was Australia’s Cultural

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66 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PARTNERS PARTNERS Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 67 above: A range of John Olsen tableware was produced in conjunction with the book John Olsen: a recipe for art.

below: Crowds shopping during Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques GALLERY SHOP and Natasha Gelman Collection.

The Gallery Shop continued to grow its ‘Highlights’ contemporary jewellery reputation as a world-class art museum range inspired by works in the Asian retailer. With quality art and design collection. A collaboration with giftware and a focus on the best renowned artist John Olsen produced Australian and international art books, a highly successful tableware range the shop performed strongly in 2016 to accompany the Gallery’s book both in-store and online. John Olsen: a recipe for art. Crowds flocked to the Frida Kahlo The shop’s wholesale division also and Diego Rivera and Archibald Prize flourished, supporting many regional exhibitions resulting in record sales galleries by supplying high-quality in the shop. Australian art merchandise and publications. This year, the shop initiated partnerships with local artisans to Every purchase supports the create unique new products celebrating Art Gallery of New South Wales. the Gallery’s collection, including the

68 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 FUNCTIONS

With splendid historic galleries, The Brett Whiteley Studio is also light-filled contemporary spaces and available as a boutique and exclusive spectacular views to Sydney Harbour function venue (up to 60 people). and beyond, the Gallery offers a stunning setting for events, including breakfasts, dinners, cocktail parties, conferences or launches. Our variety of venues suit a range of clients and our extensive exhibition program offers different experiences for your guests each time they visit. CHISWICK at the Gallery, led by renowned chef Matt Moran, is a superb casual dining venue with remarkable harbour views. The restaurant opens for lunch seven days and dinner on Wednesday evenings. A perfect way to entertain clients and friends is a personal tour of an exhibition by one of experienced guides followed by a delicious meal at CHISWICK at the Gallery. CHISWICK at the Gallery is also an ideal venue for an intimate evening wedding for up to 98 seated guests.

from top: Wedding flowers in CHISWICK at the Gallery.

Corporate dining in CHISWICK at the Gallery.

Corporate dining in the Gallery’s entrance court.

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Artists are at the Gallery’s heart. This year artists have performed, previous pages: Our core mission is to collect and spoken, curated and contributed A mariachi dancer at the opening night of Frida Kahlo and exhibit their work with respect and their expertise in many ways. Diego Rivera: from the Jacques understanding. The Gallery is also a Highlights include: and Natasha Gelman Collection. place where artists can meet their Jonathan Jones guest-curated the above: audience, exchange ideas, share groundbreaking exhibition of Koori Louise Hearman with her their expertise and inspire us all. Archibald Prize-winning portrait men’s art, Murruwaygu (see pp 56–57). The Gallery is proud to support artists of Barry Humphries. at all stages of their careers and in Tom Polo captivated visitors with his right, clockwise from top left: many fields of practice. week-long Painting live event, part of Ben Quilty, Warwick Thornton The Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum and and Ian Collie at the 2016 In May, as part of the launch of Artist Party. Now festival (see pp 38–39). Manifesto by Julian Rosefeldt, the John Olsen speaking at the Gallery invited artists whose work is Knowledge was shared by launch of the book John Olsen: held in the collection to celebrate descendants of artists from Milingimbi, a recipe for art. ‘artists and their contribution to our providing invaluable information on community’ at the 2016 Artists Party. Artist Nick Stathopoulos, winner the works for the collection exhibition of the Archibald Prize People’s and book Art from Milingimbi: taking In 2016 the Gallery consolidated its Choice Award 2016, with his memories back (see p 19). portrait subject, lawyer Deng Adut. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement policy in consultation Filipino-Australian artist Alwin Reamillo The Ken family, winners of the with diverse communities and , in front of their led the launch of the Bayanihan painting Seven sisters 2016. From government to inform working with Philippines Art Project (see p 49). left: Freda Brady, Tjungkara Ken, artists, communities and collections. Yaritji Young and Maringka Tunkin Ben Quilty shared some of his artistic Photo: Belinda Rolland Ten artists were awarded residencies journey with the artists from the Front at the Gallery’s studios in the Cité Archibald Prize finalist Kate Up program for artists with disabilities Beynon with her portrait subject Internationale des Arts, Paris to further (see p 48). Claudia Chan Shaw. their artistic development. Residencies awarded include the winners of the Archibald Prize finalist Carla Fletcher with her portrait Brett Whiteley Travelling Art subject Linda Jackson. Scholarship (p 37) and the Eva Breuer Photo: Belinda Rolland Travelling Art Scholarship (p 43).

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The Gallery’s volunteers are highly community ambassadors. In addition to above, from left: valued, dedicated, passionate and offering tours for our diverse audience, Members of the Holdsworth Community Centre taking the capable individuals. They make a our guides also provide translation ‘Art and dementia’ tour. significant contribution to the success services and take tours in Cantonese, of the Gallery by engaging with our Japanese, Korean and Mandarin as well Volunteer guide Jo-Ann Smith leading an ‘Art and dementia’ tour, audiences and enhancing the overall as additional special language tours featuring Mary Webb’s Joie de vivre experience of visitors. In 2016 when requested. 1958. volunteers supported the Gallery’s Task force volunteers provide support left: exhibitions, associated and special for a range of services at the Gallery Volunteers Jeffrey Wai-Yee and programs, and day-to-day activities. Glen McLellan working at the including the member’s desk and members desk. There are two volunteer groups – the lounge, functions, family programs and guides and the task force – who conducting audience research. In right, clockwise: Volunteer Jenny Reed leading an collectively contributed over 25 000 addition to assisting the Gallery, the task Australian collection highlights tour hours in 2016, which has an estimated force also contributes volunteer hours featuring Grace Cossington Smith’s value of over $750 000. for the Art Gallery Society. Curve of the bridge 1928–29. Volunteer guides include adult guides, Volunteer Lindy Batchelor (standing) leading an art-making children’s guides, access guides and workshop responding to Sheila Hicks’ The Embassy of Chromatic Delegates 2015–16 during Seniors Week.

Volunteer John Hyde leading an ‘Art and dementia’ tour in the Grand Courts.

Gallery guides in the Domain Theatre for their annual general meeting.

Volunteer Julia Tang discussing Jeffrey Smart’s Bus terminus 1973 with a school group.

74 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PEOPLE PEOPLE Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 75 1 Checking the condition of Brett Whiteley’s sculpture Almost once 1968, 1991.

2 Stephen ‘Steve’ Peters is the brains behind the Archibald Prize ‘Packing Room Prize’. He is seen here with 2016 winner Betina Fauvel-Ogden and her subject George Calombaris. After clocking up 34 years working at the Gallery. Steve retires in 2017.

3 Danielle Gullotta, access programs producer, was recognised and honoured with an Australian Centre for Arts and Health Award for BEHIND THE Excellence in the category of Education and Research, SCENES acknowledging her leadership in the field. Behind the public face of the Gallery’s 4 exhibitions, programs and events is an Hanging works for the experienced and talented staff. Both at Dobell Australian Drawing work and beyond, members of staff Biennial 2016. exhibit great commitment, generosity 5 and camaraderie. Dame Edna gets into the swing of the Christmas party ‘Bling’ theme.

6 The Gallery’s annual Cricket Day attracts all levels of sporting ability.

7 Cara Pinchbeck arranging spears for the exhibition Art from Milingimbi: taking memories back.

8 Artist Catherine O’Donnell and assistant creating her wall drawing for the Dobell Australian Drawing Biennial 2016.

9 Gallery Shop web administrator Holly Bennett has a surreal moment.

10 This year’s annual Gallery staff charity art exhibition and auction raised over $10 000 for Save the Children Australia. Held at the Chrissie Cotter Gallery and led by senior registrar, Emma Smith, it revealed the many talents and creativity of staff.

11 Installing Lindy Lee’s bronze work Cosmos – a life of fire 2014 in the Beyond words exhibition.

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PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT Mr Geoff Ainsworth AM Mr David Gonski AC Dr Mark Nelson BA (Hons), MA (Counselling), Dip Fin Mgt, B Com, LLB, FAICD (Life), FCPA, B Sc (Hons), MPhil, PhD FAICD Hon LLD (UOW) Mark Nelson is a founder and executive Geoff Ainsworth is a director of the David Gonski is chair of the Australia and chair of the Caledonia Investments Group Bundanon Trust, a director of Benthic New Zealand Banking Group Ltd and Coca- and a director of The Caledonia Foundation. Geotech Pty Ltd, and a former director of Cola Amatil Limited. He is also chancellor of He is a director of Art Exhibitions Australia Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. He is a member of the the University of New South Wales; chair of and Kaldor Public Art Projects; a trustee of Council of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra the UNSW Foundation Ltd; a member of the the Sydney Swans Foundation; and governor and a patron of a number of cultural and ASIC External Advisory Panel and the board of the Florey Institute of Neuroscience. charitable initiatives, including the Asia- of the for International Policy; Australia Arts Centre, a former member of and a patron of the Australian Indigenous the Venice Biennale Commissioner’s Council Education Foundation and Raise Foundation. and a former a trustee of the Art Gallery of Mr Gonski was previously a member of the NSW Foundation. Mr Ainsworth is also an Takeovers Panel; director of Singapore internationally known art collector. Airlines Limited, the Westfield Group and Singapore Telecommunications Limited; and chair of the Australian Securities Exchange Ltd, the Guardians of the , the Sydney Theatre Company, the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), the Australia Council for the Arts, the Board of Trustees of Sydney Grammar School and Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd. He was also previously president of the Art Gallery of New South add grey grey Wales Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2006. background similar to others

Ms Samantha Meers Ms Gretel Packer BA, LLB, MLitt, FAICD Gretel Packer is currently chair of the advisory board for Crown Resorts Samantha Meers is executive deputy chair Foundation Limited and a trustee of the of property and investment group the Nelson Sydney Theatre Company Foundation. She Meers Group, and co-founder and trustee is the founding patron of the Taronga Zoo of the Nelson Meers Foundation. Her board Conservation Science Initiative and founding appointments include deputy chair of the governor of the Taronga Zoo Foundation. Federal Government’s Creative Partnerships Previously, she was a member of the Royal Australia, chair of Documentary Australia, Botanical Gardens Foundation and a director a director of the State Library of NSW of the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation. Foundation, a member of the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation Advisory Board and the Vice Chancellor’s Campaign Board at the University of Sydney.

78 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 PEOPLE Mr Khadim Ali Mrs Ashley Dawson-Damer AM Professor S Bruce Dowton MB BS MD FACMG FRACP Khadim Ali is an internationally acclaimed A director of Yuills group of companies since contemporary artist. Born in Quetta, Pakistan 2000, Ashley Dawson-Damer has been a Bruce Dowton is the Vice-Chancellor of of Hazara ethnicity, he moved to Australia Festival of Sydney board director, alternate Macquarie University. He is a paediatrician, on a Distinguished Talent Visa and is now for the NSW Premier, a member of the clinical geneticist, molecular biologist, based in Western Sydney. Mr Ali trained in National Gallery of Australia Council, a researcher and academic; and has served the tradition of Persian and Indian miniature trustee of the National Gallery Foundation, as a senior medical executive at a range painting and graduated from the National and a member of the Opera Australia Capital of universities, healthcare institutions and College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan. His Fund Council of Governors. She is a patron consulting organisations. Mostly notably, works are in the collections of leading and benefactor of the Sydney Children’s he served as a paediatrician at the galleries and museums. He won the Qantas Writing Competition. She was previously a Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Foundation’s Encouragement of Australian board member of the National Institute of and Clinical Professor of Paediatrics at Contemporary Art Award and a fellowship Dramatic Arts 1997–2003, trustee of the Harvard Medical School. He serves on a from the Australia Council. Museum of Sydney Foundation 1995–99, number of boards, and is the Chairman of and member of the Acquisitions Committee Open Universities Australia. for the Australiana Fund 1993–1994.

Mr Ben Quilty Mr Andrew Roberts Ms Eleonora Triguboff BA (Visual Arts), B Des (Vis Com) BA (Art History), AAS Andrew Roberts is principal of RF Capital Pty Ltd, a private investment office, and a Ben Quilty is a practising artist and Eleonora Triguboff established a career as major shareholder in CorVal Partners, Sydney College of the Arts graduate. a sculptor in the 1980s, exhibiting in New a property funds management business. He also graduated from the Western York, Europe and Japan. In 2003 she became He sits on the advisory council of the Sydney University (WSU) School of Design, publisher and editor-in-chief of the quarterly University of NSW Faculty of Business. has completed studies in Aboriginal culture publication Art & Australia. In this role, Previous roles include CEO of the Multiplex and history through Monash University, she developed initiatives such as the Art & Group, and board roles on various Melbourne, and in 2015 received an Australia/ANZ Private Bank Contemporary philanthropic and arts organisations honorary doctorate from WSU. His work is Art Award, the Gertrude Contemporary Art including the Australian Museum, MCA held in numerous collections. He has won Spaces and Art & Australia Emerging Foundation and the University of WA numerous awards including the Archibald Writers Program. Prize and Doug Moran Portrait Prize. Business School.

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DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND Dr Michael Brand DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS BA (Hons), MA, PhD (History) Ms Suhanya Raffel BA, Dip Museum Studies Michael Brand joined the Gallery as director in June 2012. Prior appointments include Suhanya Raffel joined the Gallery in 2013. consulting director of the Aga Khan Museum Previous roles include deputy director of under construction in Toronto; director of the curatorial and collection development and J Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles; acting director at the Queensland Art Gallery director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts /Gallery of Modern Art, where she led its in Richmond; assistant director, curatorial and Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art. collection development at the Queensland Suhanya was a member of the Asian Art Art Gallery; and curator of Asian art at the Council at the Guggenheim Museum, National Gallery of Australia. He currently New York, and served on the board of the serves on the Visiting Committee of the Australia-China Council, Department of Harvard Art Museums and the International Foreign Affairs and Trade. She stepped down Advisory Board of the State Hermitage from her role in October 2016 to commence Museum in St Petersburg. work as director, M+ in Hong Kong.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DIRECTOR OF DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Mr John Richardson Mr John Wicks Ms Jacquie Riddell MA (Arts Administration), BA (Economics) B Bus, FCPA Jacquie Riddell joined the Gallery in 2014. John Richardson joined the Gallery in 2014. John Wicks joined the Gallery in 2008. He Her career has involved senior leadership A thought leader and commercial strategist, spent ten years in the banking and finance positions within cultural institutions and he is deeply committed to building, sector and has over 20 years’ experience previous roles include director of marketing maintaining and growing corporate partner in the arts sector, including as executive at SBS, leading the Triple J network at the and benefactor relationships. He previously director, finance and services at the Australia ABC, and general manager of Foxtel’s music worked at Back Row Productions and the Council for the Arts and chief financial television channels group. She is on the New 42nd Street Project; most recently he officer at the Cultural Facilities Corporation board of the Australia-Korea Foundation for was the chief commercial officer at the South in Canberra. His prior position was chief the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Sydney Rabbitohs, turning it into one of the financial officer at Hurstville City Council. benchmark commercial administrations in Australia.

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82 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2017 PREVIEW 2017 PREVIEW Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 83 previous page: Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Still-life with flowers in a glass vase 1650 (detail). Collection Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, on loan from the City of Amsterdam (A van der 2017 Hoop Bequest) below, from left: EXHIBITIONS Destiny Deacon Over the fence 2000 from the series Sad & bad. PREVIEW AGNSW, purchased with funds provided by Photography Following the huge success of Frida A highlight of our collection-based Collection Benefactors 2001 Kahlo and Diego Rivera last year, in exhibitions is Victorian watercolours to Peggie Pantsos, Lakes Grammar 2017 we continue to present major be held in the historic Grand Courts. Illusione verniciato (detail), exhibitions on significant Australian ARTEXPRESS 2017 More masterpieces will arrive at the and international artists including Andy Gallery in November for the summer right: Warhol, John Olsen, Georgia O’Keeffe Melton-Pippin Andy Warhol with blockbuster exhibition, Rembrandt and alongside Margaret Preston and Grace head cradled in hands c1950 the Dutch golden age: masterpieces Cossington Smith, Mikala Dwyer and (detail). The Andy Warhol Museum, from the Rijksmuseum, including Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Robert Mapplethorpe. Contribution The Andy Warhol Rembrandt’s Self-portrait as the Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc We’re also excited about a major Apostle Paul 1661 and Vermeer’s partnership with Carriageworks and the Woman reading a letter 1663. Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia to present The National: new Australian art. Artists exhibiting at the Gallery include Taloi Havini, Alex Martinis Roe and Tiger Yaltangki.

Our lands ARTEXPRESS 2017 21 Jan – 18 Jun 2017 26 Jan – 23 Apr 2017 Featuring 12 artists from across The annual ARTEXPRESS exhibition is Australia, Our lands presents one of the most dynamic and popular contemporary works from the at the Gallery, showcasing outstanding collection that question, contest and student artworks developed for the provoke discussion about rights to art-making component of the previous land in Australia. year’s HSC examination in Visual Arts.

84 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2017 PREVIEW Adman: Warhol before pop 25 Feb – 28 May 2017 A collaboration between the Gallery and The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Adman explores the early phase of Andy Warhol’s art practice and his career in advertising as a commercial illustrator in the 1950s through over 150 artworks, photographs and archival material.

2017 PREVIEW Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 85 John Olsen: the you beaut country 10 Mar – 12 Jun 2017 This major retrospective reveals the energetic and distinctive painting style of one of Australia’s greatest living artists. Spanning from the 1960s and Olsen’s formative years to now, with a focus on his development of a spectacular and idiosyncratic vision of the landscape. In association with the National Gallery of Victoria.

from top: John Olsen Sydney Sun (or King Sun) 1965. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Purchased with funds from the Nerissa Johnson Bequest 2000

David Stephenson The Zinc Works and Mount Wellington from Store Point, Tasmania 2004 from the series Marking time 2003–05. David Stephenson: Art Gallery of New South Wales, gift of the artist 2011 human landscapes 14 Apr – 23 Jul 2017 Tiger Yaltangki Doctor Who 2016, Art Gallery of New South Wales This exhibition presents one of the most important Australian photographers of his generation who subverts traditional approaches to landscape and alters the way we look at the world and our place within it.

The National 2017: new Australian art 30 Mar – 30 Jul 2017 A major new partnership between the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, The National will present the latest ideas and forms in contemporary Australian art over three editions in 2017, 2019 and 2021 across the three institutions.

86 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2017 PREVIEW Brett Whiteley: decade – 1970s from top: Brett Whiteley Self-portrait in the Brett Whiteley Studio studio 1976. Art Gallery of New 19 May – 19 Nov 2017 South Wales, purchased 1977

This exhibition charts Whiteley’s work Andrew Nicholl A distant view of the 1970s, in which he responded of Derry through a bank of wild flowers c1830s. Art Gallery not just to his own environment but of New South Wales, Parramore to the turbulent changes occurring Purchase Fund 2015 socially and within the arts. Mervyn Bishop Cousins, Ralph and Jim, Brewarrina 1966. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest 2008

Victorian watercolours 2 Jun – 3 Dec 2017 Drawn exclusively from the Gallery’s collection and following an extensive conservation project, Victorian watercolours will be a rare chance to see these magnificent 19th-century works on paper.

Mervyn Bishop 24 Jun – 8 Oct 2017 This exhibition celebrates a central figure in Australian photography and his contribution to art and photojournalism over half a century.

2017 PREVIEW Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 87 Passion and procession: art of the Philippines 24 Jun – 12 Nov This exhibition of contemporary Filipino art reflects current experience, modern ties to Spain and Mexico, as well as ancestral traditions. Through installations, videos, sculptures and paintings, Passion and procession presents personal experiences of life and faith, and their public declaration in processions.

O’Keeffe, Preston, Cossington Smith: making modernism 1 Jul – 2 Oct 2017 This groundbreaking exhibition showcases the distinct modernist artistic visions of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe and celebrated Australian artists, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith.

from top: Rodel Tapaya Do you have a rooster, Pedro? (Adda manok Archibald, Wynne and Sulman mo, Pedro?) 2015–16. Art Gallery of New South Wales, gift of Prizes 2017 Geoff Ainsworth AM & Johanna 29 Jul – 22 Oct 2017 Featherstone 2016 The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Georgia O’Keeffe Ram’s head, Prizes are eagerly anticipated by artists blue Morning Glory 1938. Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, and audiences alike. Collectively, this gift of The Burnett Foundation hugely popular exhibition chronicles the changing face of Australia and acts as Betina Fauvel-Ogden, George Calombaris, masterchef 2016, a visual record of a time and place in winner of the Packing Room Prize our cultural, social and political history.

88 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2017 PREVIEW Pat Brassington: the body electric Something living: contemporary 19 Aug 2017 – 11 Feb 2018 figurative painters 19 Aug 2017 – 25 Feb 2018 This exhibition examines photo-media artist Pat Brassington’s preoccupation Drawn from new acquisitions, collection with the body and its haunting presence highlights and key loans, this exhibition through visceral and allegorical imagery. reveals the defiant energy and strange vitality of contemporary figurative painting.

clockwise, from above: Pat Brassington Candie 2013 from the series Quill. Art Gallery of New South Wales, anonymous gift 2015. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program

Dana Schutz Breast-feeding 2015. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased with funds provided by the 2015 USA Foundation Tour and Mikala Dwyer the Mollie and Jim Gowing Bequest Fund 2016 26 Aug 2017 – 4 Feb 2018

Mikala Dwyer The letterbox Marys This exhibition will interweave 2015, installation at RoslynOxley9 new and recent work from one Gallery, Sydney of Australia’s most inventive artists, Mikala Dwyer, including a major new suspended sculpture and an experimental creative lab.

2017 PREVIEW Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 89 right: Christian de Vietri 2nd law 2006 Art Gallery of New South Wales, gift of ARTAND Australia 2015. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program below, from left: Dona Nelson March hare 2014. Art Gallery of New South Wales, purchased under the terms of the Florence Turner Blake Bequest and with funds provided by the Tony Gilbert Bequest Fund 2015

Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith 1978. Jointly acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The J Paul Getty Trust. Partial gift of The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation; partial Out of the ordinary purchase with funds provided by 26 Aug 2017 – Apr 2018 The J Paul Getty Trust and The David Geffen Foundation. Out of the ordinary presents works by contemporary artists who experiment Brett Whiteley The green mountain () 1969. Art Gallery of New South with scale and form to transform Wales. Gift of 1979 everyday objects and materials. It features works by Australian and opposite: New Zealand artists from the ARTAND Rembrandt Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul 1661 (detail). Emerging Artist Collection, which was Collection Rijksmuseum, gifted to the Gallery in 2015. Amsterdam, De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Unpainting Robert Mapplethorpe: UPCOMING TOURING 30 Sep 2017 – Jul 2018 the perfect medium Other places: somewhere else is a 28 Oct 2017 – 18 Feb 2018 Unpainting will survey the Gallery’s rich touring exhibition of Brett Whiteley holdings of contemporary abstraction, An extraordinary selection of works that focus on his travels to focusing on unconventional and photographs by one of the most America, Bali, Japan, Fiji and France experimental approaches to the age-old influential visual artists of late – 40 works will be on display. discipline of painting. 20th-century America. Organised This exhibition will visit Cairns by the Los Angeles County Museum Regional Gallery (28 Apr – 2 Jul) of Art and the J Paul Getty Museum, and Caboolture Regional Gallery in collaboration with the Robert (15 Jul – 17 Sep) in Queensland and Mapplethorpe Foundation and the Tweed Heads Regional Gallery Art Gallery of New South Wales. (29 Sep – 3 Dec) in NSW during 2017.

90 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 2017 PREVIEW Rembrandt and the Dutch golden age: masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum 11 Nov 2017 – 18 Feb 2018 This is the first exhibition at the Gallery devoted to the greatest Dutch painters of the 17th century and the flourishing artistic culture of the time. It presents a rare opportunity to experience masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ruisdael, Hals, de Heem, de Hooch, Lievens and Leyster.

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92 Art Gallery of New South Wales 2016 Published by Art Gallery of New South Wales All artworks in copyright are © the artist or the artist’s Art Gallery Road, The Domain estate with variations to licensing and collection Sydney 2000, Australia details: artgallery.nsw.gov.au pp 16–17 & 21 Julian Rosefeldt Manifesto 2014–15 © Julian Rosefeldt/VG Bild-Kunst. Licensed by © 2017 Art Gallery of New South Wales Viscopy, Sydney All rights reserved. No part of this publication p 18 Ron Mueck Wild man 2005, Tate: ARTIST may be reproduced or transmitted in any form ROOMS, acquired jointly with the National Galleries or by any means, electronic or mechanical, of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with including photocopying, recording or any other assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund information storage and retrieval system, without and the Art Fund 2008 prior permission in writing from the publisher. p 19 Auguste Rodin The kiss 1901–04, Tate: Purchased with assistance from the Art Fund and The Gallery thanks the copyright owners public contributions 1953 for granting permission to reproduce artworks p 21 Frida Kahlo Diego on my mind (Self portrait as in this publication. Every effort has been made Tehuana) 1943, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman to contact the copyright owners, any omissions Collection of Mexican Art © 2016 Banco de Mexico will be corrected in future editions providing Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico the publisher has been notified in writing. p 24 Louise Bourgeois Arched figure 1993, cast 2010 © The Easton Foundation/VAGA, NY. Licensed by Photography © Art Gallery of New South Wales Viscopy, Sydney unless indicated otherwise. p 25 Djambawa Marawili Mundukul 2015. Licensed by Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre Produced by p 26 Grayson Perry Animal spirit 2016. Courtesy the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Publishing and Design artist and Victoria Miro, London Content coordinators: Shireen Huda and Lisa Girault p 29 Carlene West Tjitjiti 2015. Licensed by Viscopy, Project editors: Julie Donaldson and Faith Chisholm Sydney Text editing: Lisa Girault p 31 Arthur Boyd Nebuchadnezzar on fire falling over Photography: Jenni Carter, Felicity Jenkins, a waterfall 1966–68 © Copyright and reproduced with Nick Kreisler, Diana Panuccio, Christopher Snee, permission of Bundanon Trust Mim Stirling (Art Gallery of New South Wales) p 34 Binyinyuwuy Djarrankuykuy Djeritmingin Spirit – Design: Christina Fedrigo (original design Woolen River c1960, Art Gallery of New South Wales. Karen Hancock) Gift of Dr Stuart Scougall 1960. Licensed by Colour reproduction: Spitting Image Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd, Sydney Printing and binding: Lindsay Yates Group p 37 Brett Whiteley The lyrebird 1972–73 © Wendy Whiteley The Art Gallery of New South Wales is a p 76 Brett Whiteley, Matthew Dillon Almost once statutory body of the NSW State Government 1968, 1991 © Wendy Whiteley p 84 Destiny Deacon Over the fence 2000. Licensed For more information on the artworks by Viscopy, Sydney artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/ p 86 Tiger Yaltangki, Doctor Who 2016. Courtesy Iwantja Arts p 87 Brett Whiteley Self-portrait in the studio 1976 © Wendy Whiteley p 87 Mervyn Bishop Cousins, Ralph and Jim, Brewarrina 1966. Licensed by Viscopy, Sydney p 88 Georgia O’Keeffe Ram’s head, blue Morning Glory 1938 © Georgia O’Keeffe Museum p 89 Mikala Dwyer The letterbox Marys 2015. Photo Jessica Maurer, courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney p 90 Robert Mapplethorpe Patti Smith 1978 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation. Used by permission p 90 Brett Whiteley The green mountain (Fiji) 1969 © Wendy Whiteley

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