Abstraction is one of the key innovations in art in the twentieth century. It represented a significant shift in the art world that is still felt today. To many, these works can be challenging and perplexing.

Join Jarrod Haberfield, scholar and critic, as he delivers an illustrated lecture that reveals his passion for abstraction. In this lecture he will explore and explain the three threads of abstraction – minimalism, chromatics and markmaking, revealing the layers that can be found in works that may on initial inspection seem impenetrable, yet reward a closer look.