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2.00–5.00pm Saturday 19 November
Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
Join acclaimed author, film critic and curator Adrian Martin and monster movie expert Dr Barbara Creed, from the University of Melbourne, for a discussion of key themes in the ‘Kiss of the Beast’ film program, including the phenomenon of Hollywood monster movies, early adventure films, and the history of special effects in cinema.
Adrian Martin is an author and film curator. He is also critic for The Age (Melbourne), and has won several awards, including the Pascall Prize for Critical Writing (1997). Books by Martin include Phantasms (1994) and Paul Ruiz: Magnificent Obsessions (2004).
Dr Barbara Creed is Associate Professor of Cinema Studies in the School of Art History , Cinema, Classics and Archaeology, University of Melbourne. Her research areas include feminist and psychoanalytic theory and contemporary film. Her books include The Monstrous-Feminine (1993) and Pandora's Box: Essays in Film Theory (2003), and she is currently writing The Darwinian Screen: The Evolution of Film Theory.
This event is free and includes refreshments. No bookings required, however, seating is limited.
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10.30am Wednesday 7 DecemberQueensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
Presented by Dr Ted Gott, Senior Curator of International Art, National Gallery of Victoria, and Kathryn Weir, Head of Cinema, Queensland Art Gallery.
No bookings required, however, seating is limited.
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10.30am Wednesday 18 January 2006Queensland Art Gallery Lecture Theatre
Presented by Dr Ted Gott, Senior Curator of International Art, National Gallery of Victoria , and Robert Peck, Senior Fellow and Librarian of the Academy, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.
No bookings required, however, seating is limited.
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2.00–4.00pm Sundays 20 & 27 NovemberFriends' Room, Queensland Art Gallery
Learn about Gallery exhibitions and displays through free and creative programs on Sunday afternoons. These artist-run workshops are developed for children and accompanying adults to enjoy art making, together. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Local animator and multimedia artist Laura Krikke will work with children to invent monsters and other characters using coloured paper and plasticine.
No bookings required.
For more information about other programs for children, visit the Queensland Art Gallery’s Children’s Art Centre.
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2.00pm Saturday 17 DecemberWatermall
Jazz trio ‘Four an Three’ are joined by New York-based violinist Eric Clark to present a performance of music inspired by jazz of the 1920s and 1930s, which features in some ‘Kiss of the Beast’ films.
No bookings necessary.
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10.30am Wednesday 18 JanuaryLecture Theatre
In this special forum, curator Dr Ted Gott will discuss the work of French sculptor Emmanuel Frémiet, who amazed the art world with his life-sized gorilla sculptures in 1859 and 1887. Robert M Peck, Senior Fellow, Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, USA, will look at the life of French–American explorer Paul B du Chaillu whose writings on encounters with gorillas in the wild, first published in 1861, were enormously popular and influenced King Kong’s director Merian C Cooper.
No bookings required, however, seating is limited.
