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Helen Frankenthaler

Tales of Genji I
1998

Helen Frankenthaler

Tales of Genji I woodblocks
1995

Helen Frankenthaler

Tales of Genji V
1998

Robert Rauschenberg, Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L., Vera Freeman, Marius Peraudeau, Kenneth Tyler, Richard Ewen, Marie Porter, Gary Reams, Jeffrey Wasserman, Marius Peraudeau

Link; from Pages and fuses
1974

Jasper Johns, Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L.

High school days; from Lead relief series
1969

Jasper Johns, Gemini G.E.L., Gemini G.E.L.

The critic smiles; from Lead relief series
1969

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Talks & Lectures /  Video

Artist talk: Yhonnie Scarce
Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

Published 2017

Australian Art /  Video

Arthur Boyd: Agony & Ecstacy

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Published 09 March 2014

Talks & Lectures /  Video

Hugh Ramsay
With curator Dr Deborah Hart

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Published 30 March 2020

Dr Deborah Hart shares a conversation with Program Producer Adriane Boag on Australian artist Hugh Ramsay.

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Gerard Vaughan - lecture - Love, sex and death at the court of Versailles

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Published 15 December 2016

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Gayle Slater Havana2

A video still of a woman looking at an artwork in a gallery space

Published 02 May 2015

International Art /  Video

Constantin Brancusi 'L'oiseau dans l'espace [Bird in space]'

A video still of a close up of a sculpture with a quote from Constantin Brancusi to it's right stating, "Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave"

Published 05 May 2020

Brancusi was inspired by light in nature, dance and even animals at play – creating sculptural forms that feel like a spiritual experience to witness.

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    International Art /  Video

    Toulouse-Lautrec: The Early Years

    Video still of an old black and white photograph.

    Published 20 December 2012

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    NVAEC 2016 - Keynote session 4 - Rika Burnham

    Video still of photo shown during presentation

    Published 28 July 2016

    The Kenneth Tyler Collection /  Video

    Joan Mitchell: Worlds of Colour

    A video still of a man and woman standing in front of artworks on a studio wall

    Published 12 February 2021

    Archival footage from the Kenneth Tyler Collection included in the 2021 exhibition Joan Mitchell: Worlds of Colour.

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    Frankenthaler

    Video still of woman drawing on paper artwork that is hung on wall, while man is standing next to her watching.

    Published 2013

    Pacific Art /  Video

    Māori Markings: Tā Moko

    A video still of a man lying down

    Published 2019

    The Kenneth Tyler Collection /  Video

    Joan Mitchell

    Video still of artists talking

    Published 2016

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    Artist Interviews /  Audio

    David Wilson Interview
    James Gleeson Oral History Collection

    A black and white portrait image of a man facing straight ahead

    Published 2015

    James Gleeson interviews David Wilson, 3 November 1979

    19 minutes
    Talks & Lectures /  Video

    Art Talk with Yvette Dal Pozzo
    Agatha Gothe-Snape’s 'POWERPOINTS'

    image of artwork accompanied by text 'Yvette Dal Pozzo on Agatha Goth-Snape's POWERPOINTS'

    Published 26 August 2021

    Yvette Dal Pozzo, Assistant Curator, Australian Art discusses Agatha Gothe-Snape’s 'POWERPOINTS'.

    International Art /  Audio

    Mark Rothko '1957 #20' 1957

    Published February 202

    This audio tour features highlights from the American Masters exhibition, celebrating that nation's artists from the 1940s to the 1980s.

    2 minutes
    Artist Interviews /  Audio

    Sir Russell Drysdale Interview
    James Gleeson Oral History Collection

    A painting of a boy wearing a light-coloured hat and shirt in front of a open, vast country landscape

    Published 2015

    James Gleeson interviews Sir Russell Drysdale, 19 October 1978.

    71 minutes
    Talks & Lectures /  Video

    Artist talk: Karla Dickens
    Defying Empire: 3rd National Indigenous Art Triennial

    Video still of artist talking

    Published 2017

    Podcast /  Audio

    Vivienne Binns
    Tim Ross: Constant

    A yellow phallus ejaculates flowers

    Published 27 November 2020

    Australian artist Vivienne Binns reveals deeply personal snapshots of her life as an artist in Sydney in the 1960s and 70s.

    18 minutes
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    Frankenthaler

    Video still of woman drawing on paper artwork that is hung on wall, while man is standing next to her watching.

    Published 2013

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    Rosenquist Interview

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    Published 2013

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    Curator - Exhibition: Rauschenberg - Speaker: David Greenhalgh

    A black and white image of two men sitting around a rectangular table with crockery and food, and a brick wall behind them

    Published 2020

    David Greenhalgh speaks about the lives and careers of American painters Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns

    46:01
    The Kenneth E. Tyler Collection /  Video

    Travelling through images: David Hockney in Mexico

    Colour photograph of David Hockney holding a camera to his eye in front of Oaxaca ruins

    Published 10 November 2019

    The Kenneth Tyler Collection team share some intimate photographs of David Hockney's travels through Mexico

    10 minutes 48 seconds
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    James Rosenquist

    Video still of artists working in studio

    Published 2016

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    Frank Stella on 'The Fountain'

    A video still of a man speaking

    Published 25 August 2011

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    First Nations /  Video

    The Aboriginal Memorial - Ramingining Community Singing In

    Published 25 July 2022

    The Ramingining Community singing in the newly located Aboriginal Memorial Poles

    77 minutes
    Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

    Andrew Cortese – Grimshaw, Sydney
    2021 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

    Photograph of dark building on grass with trees

    Published July 2022

    This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

    82 minutes
    Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

    Madeleine Blanchfield Architects
    2021 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

    Photograph of white domestic interior with open door and staircase

    Published July 2022

    This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

    60 minutes
    Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

    Nathanael Preston and Daniel Lane – Preston Lane
    2021 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

    Photograph of domestic exterior with large concrete balcony above

    Published July 2022

    This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

    62 minutes
    Architects Speaker Series /  Audio

    Abbie Galvin – New South Wales Government Architect
    2021 Contemporary Australian Architects Speaker Series

    Photograph of woman in blazer, black and white

    Published July 2022

    This annual lecture series showcases the latest work of renowned contemporary Australian architects.

    58 minutes
    Talks & Lectures /  Video

    NAIDOC Week 2022 | Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori, Kaiadilt people

    Photograph of smiling man against a backdrop of an indigenous artwork

    Published 08 July 2022

    This NAIDOC Week, Bruce Johnson-McLean, Wierdi/Birri Gubba peoples, finds himself in Paris surrounded by the work of Sally Gabori

    Audio Tour Open Captioning
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