general discussion tours
1. Quote detail from Alchemy exhibition catalogue 1973.
2.Totem II (Tan Female) 1978-88 sculpture in Seasons exhibition 2006.
3. Totem I (Black the get laid totem) 1978-88.
Thursdays and Fridays 1.5 hours
Bookings & prepayment essential
Includes practical drawing components
general discussion
Discover the artist and his studio and explore the works on display. Tailor-made discussion tours are also available by special arrangement.
case study and body of work
Use Brett Whiteley as a focus for a case study discussion. Explore his body of work, art-making practice and the artist's relationship to his subject, his audience and the outside world.
framing works
Analyse works using the syllabus frames: structural, cultural, subjective and postmodern.
Other discussion topics include:
• The debates and practices of Modernism and Postmodernism
• Curatorial practice and the role of an art museum
• Contemporary portraiture in the age of digital reproduction
COST: $150 per group of 15 students or less
Maximum of 45 students
Bring VAPD
making a booking
Bookings & prepayment essential.
Bookings will only be accepted in writing via fax, online or by mail.
online booking request form
printable booking request form
For enquiries, contact the Public Programs department at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
T (02) 9225 1740 F (02) 9225 1842 E pp@ag.nsw.gov.au