November 11th, 2011
Text: Gabriel Knowles
Kirin Big In Japan is back for another year and this time it’s open to the public for the very first time. With performances and exhibitions from some of Japan’s finest underground acts including avant garde khoomei singer Fuyuki Yamakawa, acclaimed dancer Yuko Kaseki, Osaka based electronic musician OVe?NaXx, Onnacodomo’s make believe world and possibly the world’s only band with a guitarist on stilts, Kyozin Yueni Dekai.
Kirin Big In Japan
Sydney: Wednesday November 16 2011, from 6pm
Melbourne: Saturday November 19 2011, from 6pm
rsvp@ksubi.com
November 8th, 2011
Text: Gabriel Knowles
Image: Heesco for Art Series Hotel
If you’ve got time to make an epic ferry ride over to Outpost on Cockatoo Island you won’t be disappointed. Runs until December 11 with work from the likes of Lister, Beastman, Everfresh, Heesco, Numskull and heaps more.
September 1st, 2011
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NPPP Issue Two: The Page as a Performance Site
Thursday 1 September, 7-9pm
Serial Space, 33 Wellington St, Chippendale
Featuring
Animated Collages by Angela Bermuda
Video poetry conference by Marcus Rechsteiner
Birthing the Spirit by David Capra
Your Lips Of Tragedy by Eleanor Weber
Ultra-terrestrial by Stephanie Overs + Lisa Lerkenfeldt
Wilfred Brandt Sings Greatest Cracked Songwriters
R i t e o f S p r i n g by Jules Ferrari
Issue Two features contributions from
Hellen Rose
Bababa International
Garry Trihn
Eleanor Ivory Weber
Charles Dennington
Tully Arnot
Kenzee Patterson
Mary MacDougall
Tristan Ceddia
Leah Fraser
Megan Garrett
Jesse Hogan
Nick Briggs
Andrew Long
Nic Warnock (RIP Society)
Angela Bermuda (Circle Pit)
Kate Moss (School of Radiant Living)
Marcus Rechsteiner (UV Race)
Jules Ferrari (Songs)
Chris Sammut (Repressed Records)
Zephyr A. Pavey
Amanda Maxwell
Wilfred Brandt
Max Olijnyk
Trinie Dalton
Lewis Gentle
David Capra
Jack Jeweller
Siberia Records
Kevina-Jo Smith
New Planes Public Press is a broadsheet for experiments with text and images. The project overlaps interests and blurs boundaries creating a nodal point between ideas – of generations, sub-cultures and creative practices – and popular consciousness. Issue Two examines ‘The Page as a Performance Site’, and is focussed on critical theory and adventurous media.
Donation entry with a copy of NPPP2
August 31st, 2011
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Tonight! Kenzie Larsen and Leo Coyte at db projects Sydney.
August 30th, 2011
Text: Melissa Loughnan Images: KALIMANRAWLINS
“Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.” – Dwight Eisenhower
KALIMANRAWLINS is the latest commercial gallery to open in Melbourne. Unlike any other pre-existing gallery in Australia, the space has been converted from a 1950s industrial garage, with a slick steel and glass door opening onto pristine white walls and a ply-lined ceiling designed by ROOM11. The space is also equipped with a library, large stock room and office. The gallery is positioned in South Yarra, just opposite the recently opened Tristian Koenig Gallery on Ellis Street. Continue reading…
August 25th, 2011
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As part of its ongoing commitment to contemporary art, Gallery A.S. will present MOTION / PICTURES in an iconic monument in the heart of Surry Hills, the once headquarters for Paramount Pictures in Australia. Allegedly hosting Hollywood luminaries such as Bob Hope and Charlton Heston, this graceful building was realised in an inter-war Art Deco design and erected in the late 1930’s. To honour its rich history (still lie the old projectors in the basement screening room), the exhibition will excite audiences by marrying ambitious aesthetic pursuits within a culturally significant and dramatic setting.
MOTION / PICTURES will consider the influence of cinema and the moving image upon the visual arts with works spanning painting, video, film, photography, site-specific painting and neon, sculpture, drawing, performance and embroidery. Exploring moments theatrical and technical, while covering genres from Comedy to Sci-Fi, the Classics to Home-Video via Action, Documentary and Romance, the exhibition considers the retired glamour of the silver screen and the crumble of old Hollywood with the ascent/descent of video and the internet.
By bringing together international and local talent, this exhibition will open up cross-cultural comparisons and connections, providing a fresh and dynamic exhibition for Sydney audiences. The exhibition will also provide stimulus to re-evaluate the way we view the moving image and where.
Featuring: Daniel Askill / Jacob Ciocci / Daniel Johnston / Anthony Lister / Andrew Long / Stefan Marx / James McCready / Tim Moore / Dan Moynihan / Mel O’Callaghan / Riley Payne / Sam Smith / Soda_Jerk
Cnr Commonwealth St & Hunt St, Surry Hills
Sydney, Australia
Opening event: Thursday August 25th, 6pm-9pm
Exhibition continues till Saturday, September 10
Opening hours: 12pm – 6pm
August 25th, 2011
Text: Fleur Mitchell Images: Gang Atelier
Gang Atelier is the creation of Mitch Brown and Sarah Grieve. And it’s dangerous. A few minutes of browsing their beautiful online store and you will want to own Every. Single. Thing. After recognising the lack of international specialist titles with a visual slant in the Australian retail space, they have stepped in to fill the gap. Now we have Gang Atelier, crisis averted.
The store is thoughtfully and tightly curated, with items sourced from around the globe. Bringing together a selection of books, magazines and prints from amazing independent publishers like Picturebox and Libraryman. It’s all killer and no filler.
Fleur Mitchell spoke to Mitch Brown about creative partnerships, the demise of the local bookstore and partaking in a little crystal ball gazing. Continue reading…
August 16th, 2011
Posted by: Joseph Allen Shea
1.85 Million: Art Peripheries
Opening reception Friday 19th August 2011 7 – 9pm
Campbelltown Arts Centre
Guest speaker: Anne Loxley, Curator C3West, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Artists
Howard Arkley (Australia)
Mohamed Bourouissa (France)
Paul B. Davis (USA)
Will French (Australia)
Jesse Hogan (Australia)
Miranda July (USA)
Corita Kent (USA)
Rhys Lee (Australia)
Amanda Maxwell (Australia)
Susumu Mukai (Japan)
Garry Trinh (Australia)
Curated by Joseph Allen Shea
Presenting work by Australian and international artists including a number of new commissions, 1.85 Million: Art Peripheries makes cross-cultural and geographical comparisons and connections between social experiences of urban and suburban environments. The exhibition furthers this idea of marginalism by exploring idiosyncratic visions and those living outside of the mainstream.
Gallery Talks
Saturday 20 August, 1-3pm
Join curator Joseph Allen Shea and artists Jesse Hogan, Rhys Lee and Amanda Maxwell for a discussion on their work and the ideas behind the exhibition.
Exhibition continues through till 23rd October 10am – 4pm daily.
Campbelltown Arts Centre
20 August – 23 October
Cnr Camden & Appin Rds, Campbelltown
August 12th, 2011
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This weeks Cheeky Freak Of The Week is the Brisbane launch of Le Cercle this weekend at Le Cercle at The Outpost. While you’re at it, check out our interview between Joe Allen and Benjamin Deberdt here…
