First Fridays: Smoke & Mirrors
Friday 5 Feb 2021
Kick-start your weekend with after-hours art and entertainment
Explore the concepts of infinity and the outer edges of perception through the new display, Dark Matter, Bright Light. Enjoy some chilled tunes in the courtyard and take a tour of collection highlights.
5pm & 7pm
Guided Tours – Dark Matter, Bright Light & Collection
Join a tour with a Gallery Guide to discover more about works of art in the collection, focusing on works of art by Lindy Lee, Chiharu Shiota and finishing in the new display, Dark Matter, Bright Light.
Meet at the Information Desk
6pm
In Conversation - Leigh Robb and Lucas Croall
Join Leigh Robb, curator of contemporary art and Lucas Croall, artist and academic, for an illuminating conversation about the mechanics of vision, concepts of infinity and the outer edges of perception.
Gallery 17
From 6pm
Musical Performance
Slowmango
Blurring the borders between music and visual arts, Slowmango blend influences from around the world, including Ethio-Jazz, Arabic Funk and West African disco, to create a sweet and savoury buffet of international groove.
Sculpture Courtyard
6.30 – 7.30pm
Performance
Experience the mesmerising and perception-bending art of crystal ball contact juggling.
Sculpture Courtyard