The Apartments at Friday Nights at NGV
The NGV will present the largest ever Friday Nights program from December 2015 – April 2016 with eighteen headline acts. Since the series commenced in 2013 approximately 72,500 visitors have attended the series, which aims to provide greater access to major exhibitions with these social experiences. For this series visitors will enjoy after-hours access to the ground-breaking contemporary exhibition Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei and see headliners including singer/songwriters Sally Seltmann and Bertie Blackman, international pop champions Twerps, 70s No Wave icon James Chance (US) in his Australian debut, Texan electronic music outfit Neon Indian and one of the most popular bands in China, Pet Conspiracy, an art project/electro band.
Some performances linking directly with themes from the Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition include Hawaiian New Zealand-based musician and visual artist Silicon playing tracks from his latest album Personal Computer which ruminates on iPhone factories and Andy Warhol’s The Factory; psychedelic prog rock band Moon Duo (US) will perform with their own visual projections inspired by Andy Warhol’s multimedia Exploding Plastic Inevitable; and a special one-off performance from Regurgitator, will see the alt-rock legends re-interpreting the Velvet Underground's debut album produced by Andy Warhol.
A full list of headline acts follows:
Dec 11 – Moon Duo (US)
Dec 18 – Neon Indian (US)
Jan 1 – The Apartments
Jan 8 – Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders
Jan 15 –James Chance & the Contortions (US)
Jan 22 – Jenny Hval (Norway)
Jan 29 – Luluc
Feb 5 – Sally Seltmann
Feb 12 – Twerps
Feb 19 – Black Cab
Feb 26 – Pet Conspiracy (China)
Mar 4 – Silicon (NZ)
Mar 11 – Xylouris White
Mar 18 – Bertie Blackman
Apr 1 – Ngaiire
Apr 8 – Blank Realm
Apr 15 – Deradoorian (US)
Apr 22 – Regurgitator
Feedback/Comments
Great chance to see the exhibition with smaller crowds and enjoy excellent music with friends.
Love the NGV
Great night great band thanks,it was special
Fantastic!!
Exhibition was fantastic. The NGV had a great ambience with live music.
Outstanding art exhibitions. The Friday night vibe is fantastic in the surrounds of the gallery. Dj early and great live music after with drink in hand, that's Melbourne. Highly recommended.
Excellent exhibition! Really enjoyed it.
This was an amazing exhibition and evening. So much to see, it almost wasn't enough time!
Fantastic exhibition and great music
This exhibition was much better than I expected and so was the music
Excellent night
Fantastic event!
Great night out
Magnificent evening!
The Apartments were a fabulous combination for the exhibit. Wonderfully executed NGV!
Learnt so much from the exhibition, great music, food and atmosphere, treated like Vip's, straight to the front of the queue ahead of the long line :)
thank you
Excellent exhibition and going to the Friday Nights at NGV event with music in the Great Hall just adds to a fabulous experience. High volume made for a sensory overload but still worth staying on. Thanks for the opportunity.
Outstanding exhibition. Fantastic night. Thanks
Wonderful exhibition within the context of an amazing vibe.
Not only we enjoyed it, but we felt so privileged to be part of it!
I agree with the comment above - well done NGV! Was blown away by the evening.
Thank you to ON THE HOUSE!
We had an awesome experience. An evening that entertained all senses! Well done NGV for such a spectacular event.
Amazing Andy Warhol & Ai Weiwei exhibition and music; the way to spend Friday night!
Lots of fun
Amazing exhibition, great atmosphere.
Wonderful visiting the NGV at night and fascinating exhibition.
Great exhibition and lovely music
Loved the exhibition!! Interactive and well presented. Music and food really enjoyable too
Amazing Outstanding Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei exhibition + the Apartments performance
Wonderful evening highly recommended Thanks
Fantastic exhibition, great vibe and The Apartments were awesome! Thankyou so much for the tickets.