Encountering Giacometti Symposium
Sunday 10 December 2006, 10am - 3pm
Philip Carter Family Auditorium, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
Fee $25
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu invites you to register now for Encountering Giacometti, a special symposium to accompany the exhibition Giacometti: Sculptures, Prints and Drawings from the Maeght Foundation. The exhibition features some of Giacometti’s most famous works and will be on display until 25 February 2007.
The one-day symposium takes place between 10.00am and 3.30pm on Sunday 10 December 2006 and features lectures by a range of leading experts discussing diverse aspects of Alberto Giacometti’s works and the fascinating period in which he lived and worked.
The symposium fee is $25, and all participants will be eligible for discounted entry of $9 into the Giacometti exhibition upon presentation of their registration confirmation slip.
For bookings and information please call 03 941 7342, or email info@christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
Don’t miss the opportunity to discover more about this remarkable artist, regarded as one of the greatest and most original sculptors of the twentieth century.
Programme
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10.00am - 10.15am
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Registration
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10.15am
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Welcome and introduction to Giacometti: Sculptures, prints and drawings from the Maeght Foundation
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Jenny Harper
Director, Christchurch Art Gallery
Te Puna o Waiwhetu
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10.30am
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Giacometti: Impressionism and Drawing
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Terence Maloon
Curator of Special Exhibitions,
Art Gallery of New South Wales
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11.30am
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Figuring the Void: Giacometti between Surrealism and Existentialism
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Dr Raymond Spiteri
Lecturer, Art History Department, Victoria University of Wellington
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12.15pm - 1.30pm
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LUNCH BREAK
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Alchemy Café & Wine Bar is located near the Worcester Boulevard entrance to the Gallery, and a range of other cafés can be found in The Arts Centre diagonally opposite the Gallery.
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1.30pm
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Giacometti and the Literary World
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Dr Emilie Sitzia
Art History Department,
University of Canterbury
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2.30pm
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The Magic of Space: Greer Twiss discusses his works and the influence on these of Alberto Giacometti
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Greer Twiss
Sculptor
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3.15pm
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Closing comments
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3.30 - 5pm
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Participants are invited to visit Giacometti: Sculptures, Prints and Drawings from the Maeght Foundation
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Show your confirmation slip for a discounted entry of $9 (reduced from $12). The Gallery closes at 5pm
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An exhibition organised by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Indemnified by the New Zealand Government.
Principle Exhibition Sponsor: The Tasman Charitable Trust
Supported by: Strategy Design & Advertising, The Press, Qantas and the Art Gallery of New South Wales President’s Council.
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