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Events in Art and Archaeology

Olafur Eliasson<EM>360° room for all colours</EM>, 2002Installation view Private collection
Olafur Eliasson
360° room for all colours, 2002
Installation view
Private collection
Take your time: Olafur Eliasson
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA  •  Museum of Contemporary Art  •  10 December 2009 - 11 April 2010
 		  
Gathering works from major collections worldwide, it spans Eliasson’s diverse career from 1993 to the present, including installations, sculpture and photography.

Raised partly in Iceland, Eliasson’s practice is informed by that country’s landscape and spectacular weather. He draws upon elements such as light, water, ice, fog, arctic moss and lava rock to create works that shift viewer perception and sense of place.

From light-filled environments to walk-in kaleidoscopes, Eliasson’s unique, experiential works explore the intersection between nature and science, and the boundary between the organic and the artificial.

Museum of Contemporary Art Website


Contact: Museum of Contemporary Art - Sydney
140 George Street
The Rocks
Sydney, Australia

Tel: (61) 2 9241 6634

Events in Pop Culture and Cinema

<P>John Bell in&nbsp;<EM>King Lear</EM> Photo courtesy of Bell Shakespeare</P>

John Bell in King Lear
Photo courtesy of Bell Shakespeare
King Lear: By William Shakespeare
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA  •  Sydney Opera House  •  5 March - 10 April 2010
 		  

Shakespeare: King Lear
Directed by Marion Potts
Featuring John Bell
Designer: Dale Ferguson
Lighting: Designer Nick Schlieper
Sound Designer: Stefan Gregory
Composer: Bree van Reyk

Cast:

Keith Agius, John Bell, Peter Carroll, Justin Cotta, Paul English, Peter Kowitz, Josh McConville, Jane Montgomery Griffiths, Bruce Myles, Yalin Ozucelik, Anthony Phelan, Susan Prior, Leah Purcell, Bree van Reyk, Tim Walter

A father in his twilight years divides his assets between his three daughters. She who loves him most will gain the most. Goneril and Regan are more than happy to flatter him so they share the spoils. Cordelia, his youngest and favourite, is too honest for her own good. Furious, he disowns her and sends her away. Betrayed by the elder two who have all he once owned, Lear is left destitute. Still blinded by pride and vanity, it’s not until Cordelia returns to save him that he realises his catastrophic mistake and recognises true love. But is it too late?

One of the greatest works in Western literature, King Lear is an epic story of power, loyalty, jealousy and betrayal, and a profoundly moving study of human frailty and the nature of love.



Sydney Opera House Website



Detailed schedule information:
7:30 pm

Contact: Sydney Opera House
Sydney NSW 1225
Australia
Tel: (61) 2 92 50 71 11

Convicts: Life at the Barracks Photo courtesy of Museum of Sydney
Convicts: Life at the Barracks
Photo courtesy of Museum of Sydney
Convicts: Life at the Barracks
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA  •  Hyde Park Barracks Museum  •  1 September 2004 - 1 January 2011
 
Curator, John Petersen, who spent months researching and locating objects said that this exhibition, the story of Sydney’s male convict labour force, gives people an insight into how these convict men lived at the Barracks.

Between 1819 and 1848, more than 15,000 male convicts passed through the Hyde Park Barracks. The majority of convicts were English and Irish men found guilty of theft. Their punishment was exile to the opposite side of the world and as a further punishment, the government controlled their labour.

The Barracks provided lodgings for male convicts working in government employment like mines, waterworks, land clearing and road making projects around Sydney. Under Governor Macquarie’s administration the more skilled convicts constructed churches, courthouses, gaols and barracks. Male convicts also stayed at the Barracks for short periods while awaiting assignment to work for free settlers and emancipists.

Regimentation and surveillance were supposed to make the Barracks run efficiently and reform the convicts but men often misbehaved. Convicts gambled and sold their rations and absconded from work to sneak down to The Rocks district.

This exhibition focuses on convict men lodging at the Barracks. Intriguing personal observations and over 20 historic images provide glimpses of the men’s experiences and fresh perspectives on this Sydney landmark. Highlights include a rare wooden sea chest for storing a convict’s possessions during the journey to New South Wales and the only intact government issue ‘convict’ blanket and shirt ever found in Australia

Hyde Park Barracks Museum Web Site


Contact: Tel: (61) 2 92 51 59 88



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