C21 Blue Poles

  • Sunday, 8 May 2022

  • Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia

    Parkes Place, Parkes ACT 2600

  • In Association with

One of the boldest bursts of raw painterly energy ever committed to canvas holds pride of place in our National Gallery. Hear how American modernism found a lasting presence in the new city of Canberra.

 

Program   

Ruth Crawford Seeger; Andante

John Cage; 4’33”

Brian Howard; ‘Blue Poles’, String Quartet no. 5 (world premiere)

 

Artists

Alma Moodie Quartet

Matthew Doyle, Didgeridoo

 

Image

Jackson Pollock
United States of America 1912-1956
Blue poles 1952
oil, enamel, aluminium paint, glass on canvas
212.1 (H) x 488.9 (W) cm
2131 (H) x 4895 (W) x 60 (D) mm, 99 kg (weight) (Framed)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Purchased 1973
© Pollock-Krasner Foundation. ARS/Copyright Agency
1974.264

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