First Fridays: The Delicate Illusion of Reality

Join two local poets at the forefront of Adelaide’s creative writing scene for our third presentation of The Poetics of Painting: Ekphrasis in action. Jill Jones and Alison Flett will respond to paintings in the exhibition Clarice Beckett: The present moment. Experience a new musical performance composed by Gabriella Smart, which explores Beckett’s inner world through altered field recordings by Daniel Pitman and the sublime sounds of the Electric Cristal. Further, outside in the courtyard relax to the image-rich lyrics of Naomi Keyte + Django Rowe.

5pm & 7pm

Guided Tours
Join a tour with a Gallery Guide to discover more about works of art in the collection or purchase a ticket to join a tour of Clarice Beckett: The present moment.
Meet at the Information Desk

From 5.30pm

Live Music
Naomi Keyte + Django Rowe
Enjoy the songs of Naomi Keyte, as she and guitarist Django Rowe paint sonic landscapes for you in the courtyard. Like Beckett, Keyte is inspired by place, repetition and transition. Her writing explores the liminal phases of life and seeks to unravel experiences of closeness, distance, tension and release.
In the Sculpture Courtyard

6pm

Floor Talk
The Poetics of Painting: Ekphrasis in action – Part Three
Join two local poets at the forefront of Adelaide’s creative writing scene for our third presentation in response to the exhibition Clarice Beckett: The present moment.
Jill Jones is an award-winning writer and poet whose work has been published extensively in Australia and internationally.
Alison Flett is a well published poet both in Australia and in her origin country Scotland. She has performed her work on national television and radio and at literary festivals in Britain, Europe and Australia.
In addition to Jill & Alison’s presentation, this week we celebrate out final Clarice Beckett themed First Friday with a reciting of the John Thompson's 1964 poem, In memoriam for a painter presented by Oliver J Reschke, AGSA Vanguard Guide.
Meet in the exhibition
Exhibition ticket required

6.30pm

Special Event
The Delicate Illusion of Reality – live performance
Musician Gabriella Smart with sound artist Daniel Pitman premiere a new work inspired by the life and work of Clarice Beckett.
Gabriella’s composed work will explore Beckett’s inner world using altered field recordings by Daniel and the sublime sounds of the Cristal Baschet played by Gabriella. The delicate illusion of reality captures the musical transition between tonality and atonality, a contrast that builds a movement of sound and space, and one that mirrors Clarice’s own experiences of the world.
Meet in the exhibition
Exhibition ticket required
This is a non-seated performance