Defining Moments: 'Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS'

Defining Moments: 'Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS'

Author: ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) September 28, 2020 Duration: 48:55
DEFINING MOMENTS LECTURE SERIES CONTINUES: Listen to Dr Ted Gott discussing the landmark 1994 exhibition ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS’ at the National Gallery of Australia, which presented over 200 works on the subject of HIV/AIDS by more than 100 Australian and international artists. Part of ACCA's lecture series 'Defining Moments: Australian Exhibition Histories 1968–1999'. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr Ted Gott is Senior Curator of International Art, National Gallery of Victoria. He has curated and co-curated twenty-five exhibitions, including ‘Napoleon: Revolution to Empire’ (2012), ‘Gustave Moreau and the Eternal Feminine’ (2010), ‘Salvador Dalí: LiquidDesire’ (2009), ‘Modern Britain 1900–1960’ (2007), ‘Kiss of the Beast: From Paris Salon to King Kong’ (2005) and ‘The Impressionists: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay’ (2004). In his former role as Curator of European Art at the National Gallery of Australia, Gott curated ‘Don’t Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS' (1994), among other key exhibitions of international art. He has published widely on Australian, British and French art. THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS: ACCA's lecture series 'Defining Moments: Australian Exhibition Histories 1968–1999' is presented in association with Abercrombie & Kent and Research Partner, Centre of Visual Art (CoVA) at The University of Melbourne and supported by Art Guide Australia, The Saturday Paper, Triple R, The Melbourne Gin Company, Capi and the City of Melbourne. Production by Gatherer Media: www.gatherer.media Further information: https://acca.melbourne/program/defining-moments-dont-leave-me-this-way https://acca.melbourne/series/defining-moments

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