Join the National Portrait Gallery for the Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture. Image: Art Gallery NSW
Writer, broadcaster and cultural commentator Benjamin Law explores contemporary portraiture and the press. What makes a portrait good, bad or worthy of being on a Gallery wall? Who gets to be captured? And when, if ever, is likeness a good metric for evaluating a portrait’s success? In this year’s Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture Law explores the way a centuries old tradition can still drive a 24-hour news cycle and the impact of politics, power and social media on the way we interpret what we see. Law will discuss his own experiences being a sitter for a popular art prize and argue that it can be the conversation that happens around the artwork that tells us the most about the times we live in.
The evening will begin at 6:00pm with a welcome drink, with formal proceedings commencing at 6:30pm. Benjamin’s lecture will conclude with an opportunity for audience Q&A.
The lecture will be livestreamed from 6:30pm. If you can’t join us in person, tune in from the comfort of your own home with a Virtual Connection ticket.
The details
What: Andrew Sayers Memorial Lecture – Why Portraiture? Who gets to be painted and why?
When: Wednesday 31 July, 6pm to 7:30pm
Where: National Portrait Gallery, King Edward Terrace, Parkes
Cost: $15 Adult / $12 Concession / $10 Circle of Friends / $10 Virtual Connection. Bookings through National Portrait Gallery.
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