FROCK STARS: INSIDE AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK22.Apr - 29.AugTo celebrate the 15th year of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, the Powerhouse Museum takes you behind the scenes to show you the history, highlights, controversies and achievements of the Australian fashion industry. Complete with catwalk, music, lights, parade footage and outfits, visitors will also get a taste of the front row glitz and glamour. The exhibition runs from 22 April - 29 August 2010 Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 17TH BIENNALE OF SYDNEY12.May - 01.AugThe Biennale of Sydney is Australia's largest and most exciting contemporary visual arts event. The fourth oldest biennale in the world, the Biennale of Sydney continues to be recognised for showcasing the freshest and most provocative contemporary art from Australia and around the world. Biennale of Sydney PENNY & TONY COLEING COLLECTIONS04.Jun - 31.AugMurrundi presents an assortment of Aboriginal artwork from the collections of Penny and Tony Coleing, including the work of Robert Campbell Junior (1944-1993), the first Aboriginal artist finalist in the Archibald Prize.Campbell Junior’s work serves as eye-catching and humorous social commentary. His canvases are vividly coloured in which his simple figures play out scenes of small town racism. The exhibition runs from 4 June- 31 August Michael Reid at Murrundi, Boyd Street, Murrurundi, The Upper Hunter, NSW PETER POULET’S ‘MATTER V’S ANTI-MATTER’ EXHIBITION04.Jun - 03.JulPeter Poulet in his Matter v’s Anti-Matter exhibition explores the interplay between art and the space it inhabits. This exhibition is a study in how art commands space and has the ability to demand attention, repulse and lure the viewer all at once.Poulet’s position as Tasmanian State Architect and more than twenty years of experience in Australia and Japan in both private and government architectural offices has no doubt informed his engagement with space in relation to art. The exhibition runs from 4 June – 3 July Tin Sheds Gallery, 148 City Road, Wilkinson Building, The University of Sydney arch.usyd.edu.au/about/tinsheds/gallery NINA RYAN & JOHN BURGE EXHIBITION16.Jun - 04.Jul
Jackman Gallery in Melbourne is showcasing the latest work of two local artists, John Burge and Nina Ryan, in a joint exhibition. The pairing of these two artists and their distinct styles allows for an interesting visual analysis. Burge’s vivid, busy compositions and subtle political commentary contrast Ryan’s pastel hues and serene expressionist-style landscapes of the Australian bush. Opening night is Wednesday 16 June, 6:30-8:30pm The exhibition runs from 16 June – 4 July Jackman Gallery 60 Inkerman Street, St Kilda, Melbourne
THE NEW QUILT 201018.Jun - 25.JulThe New Quilt 2010 is an exhibition of contemporary Australian quilt making, a collaborative between Manly Art Gallery & Museum and The Quilters’ Guild of NSW. The quilts on display echo the diversity of the art form, each in some way pushing the bounds of traditional quilt making, some challenging literal assumptions of the quilt itself. The exhibition runs from 18 June - 25 July Manly Art Gallery and Museum A SHADOW FALLS24.Jun - 07.JulA Shadow Falls is an exhibition showcasing the remarkable work of contemporary London-born photographer Nick Brandt. Having previously directing Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’ video in Kenya and Tanzania, Brandt's latest collection captures the grandeur and majesty of African wildlife. Opening night is Tuesday 24 June, 6-8pm The exhibition runs from 24 June – 7 July For More information: Shapiro Gallery 162 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 02 9326 1588
ROBERT BROWNHALL'S 'SYDNEY PAINTINGS'24.Jun - 18.JulBrisbane artist Robert Brownhall captures the essence of Sydney with dramatic panoramas of recognisable landmarks around the city as well as ‘character’ paintings, quiet observations of human interactions captured in time.Well-known in Brisbane, this is Brownhall’s first exhibition in Sydney, which fulfils his long held ambition to paint the city. The exhibition runs from 24 June – 18 July Martin Browne Fine Art, 57 – 59 Macleay Street, Potts Point BARNEY MEYER EXHIBITION24.Jun - 25.JulA Shop Called Milton is exhibiting the photographic work of Barney Meyer. Meyer’s spatially warped photographs capture wide-angle views of open, urban landscapes. From industrial sites, to derelict buildings and graffiti-covered laneways, Meyer’s attention to colour in the surrounding environment illuminates instances of history, progress and decay. Opening night is Thursday 24 June, 6:00-8:30pm The exhibition runs from 24 June - 25 July Milton’s Gallery, 153 Greville Street, Prahan, Melbourne
ELIZABETH CUMMINGS EXHIBITION29.Jun - 24.JulBrisbane-born artist, Elizabeth Cummings presents her latest work in a solo exhibition: Paper Trail: 30 Years at the King Street Gallery on William. Cumming’s collection comprises predominantly of abstract etchings and sketches of rural landscapes and domestic scenes. Opening night is Wednesday 30 June, 6-8pm The exhibition runs from 29 June – 24 July King Street Gallery on William, 177 William St, Darlinghurst, NSW
JAPANESE COOL 101 EXHIBITION29.Jun - 31.Jul2010 marks the fifth anniversary of the Japanese Cool 010 Exhibition at Lesley Kehoe Galleries. Overwhelmed by the praise and accolades it has received for the show since its opening, Lesley Kehoe Galleries has decided to extend the exhibition through to July. Japanese Cool 101 epitomises Japanese contemporary cultural leadership. Lesley Kehoe Galleries, 101 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria GILES RYDER EXHIBITION30.Jun - 17.JulBrisbane-born artist Giles Ryder started life as a painter a lot later than most. Having first spent six years as an industrial painter on Brisbane’s Story Bridge, Ryder's exhibition The New Nouveaux Nullism, showcases his enduring interest in industrial materials as well as a fascination with abstraction, minimalism, Op and Pop Art. Neon signage and reflective surfaces reminiscent of advertising images dominate his glossy, electric canvases. Opening night is Friday 2 July, 6-8pm The exhibition runs from 30 June - 17 July Ryan Renshaw Gallery, 137 Warry Street, Fortitude Valley, Queensland KEVIN CONNOR EXHIBITION03.Jul - 29.JulLiverpool Street Gallery is holding an exhibition of Kevin Connor’s works. As one of Australia’s finest urban expressionist painters, Connor is also the recipient of the 2005 Dobell Prize for Drawing, and his oil paintings are a combination of dark expressionist pieces and colourful urban landscapes. The exhibition runs from 3 – 29 July Opening drinks with the artist: Thursday 8 July 2010, 6-8pm Liverpool Street Gallery, 243a Liverpool Street, East Sydney, NSW AUSTRALIAN DESIGN AWARDS EXHIBITION03.Jul - 31.DecAs part of Sydney Design 2010, the Powerhouse Museum is showcasing a selection of the top designs from the 2010 Australian International Design Awards. The collection includes a device that stores hearts in transit before surgery, a gaming headset that reads brain signals and facial expressions and a fire reconnaissance vehicle for bushfires. The exhibition runs from 3 July 2010 – June 2011 Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART EXHIBITION TALK03.JulMichael Reid at Elizabeth Bay presents a talk by Wally Caruana, former Senior Curator of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art at the National Gallery of Australia. The talk will take clients on a tour of Aboriginal art through a range of canvases, bark paintings, works on paper and three-dimensional objects, with the opportunity for discussion. 3pm Saturday 3 July Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, 44 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay, NSW KEN YONETANI'S 'ULTRABUDDHA- THAT IS WHY I WANT TO BE SAVED'07.Jul - 31.JulThis is the first solo exhibition of Japanese-born artist Ken Yonetani since his return from the Venice Biennale as a selected artist in the Australian Pavilion. His collection features Ultrabuddha, a character based on Ultraman, the lead hero of Japanese anime. His surrealist compositions place Ultrabuddha within the bleak Australian desert landscape of Lake Mungo to explore notions of displacement and alienation as well as the incongruent popularity of Buddha and eastern spiritualism in western culture. The exhibition runs from 7-31 July Jan Manton Art, 59 Melbourne St, South Brisbane
METALAB COLLECTIVE 508.Jul - 31.JulMetalab Collective 5 is an exhibition showcasing contemporary jewellery, objects and mixed media work by the current Metalab Collective: Cesar Cueva, Cinnamon Lee, John Lee, Daniel Narvaez, Rita Rogers, Nadja Soloviev and Melinda Young as well as a Master Class with Pennie Jagiello. To mark the fifth year of metalab, all works are inspired in some way by wood, the traditional 5th anniversary material. Opening night is Thursday 8 July, 6-8pm The exhibition runs from 8 – 31 July Metalab,10B Fitzroy Place, Surry Hills, NSW MELBOURNE OPEN HOUSE 201024.Jul - 25.JulMelbourne Open House (MOH) extends over two days, opening up hidden architectural gems across the city from churches to modern buildings with sustainability initiatives to prefabricated cottages. In its third year now, Melbourne Open House will showcase 60 buildings across town, giving Melburnians and visitors to the city the rare opportunity to access buildings or parts of buildings that would not normally be available to the public. This year the MOH also includes a separate speaker series, numerous competitions and a children's program. This event runs from 24 – 25 July 'BAUHAUS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET: MINIMALISM IN DESIGN TODAY' DISCUSSION24.JulTo celebrate the harmonious relationship between function and design, the ACCA is holding a Saturday afternoon of meditations on minimalism. The discussion will address an increasing affinity for simplicity of form in contemporary design and its links with International Style modernism and the Bauhaus School. Speakers will include Suzie Attiwill, an academic in Interior Design at RMIT, Norbert Loeffler, lecturer in Art History at VCA, art curator Warren Taylor and Professor of Architecture at Monash University Shane Murray. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, gold coin donation Saturday 24 July, 2pm ACCA Foyer, 111 Sturt St, Southbank, Victoria 03 9697 9999
AUCTION AT SHAPIRO26.JulAn auction at Shapiro will kick off Monday 26 July at 6pm, which will include a significant one-owner collection of contemporary Australian Art Glass and Post-War Italian Glass as well as an impressive selection of Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Gucci, Dior and Bulgari jewellery and watches.Monday 26 July, 6pm For More information: Shapiro Auctioneers 162 Queen Street, Woollahra NSW 02 9326 1588
SINGAPORE DESIGNER’S PUBLIC LECTURES26.Jul - 25.OctThis series of 5 presentations showcases the works of leading Singapore designers. These lectures offer a dialogue between students, design educators, practitioners and designers while promoting public awareness of good local designs and new design solutions arising from changes in lifestyles. Booking via filmgarde.com.sg or at Filmgarde ticketing booths The lectures are from 7:30-9:00pm and cost $8 for adults and students Filmgarde Cineplex Iluma Level 5, Iluma, Bugis, 201 Victoria Street, Singapore Mon 26 July 2010 – Lecture 1 Tan Kay Ngee – Kay Ngee Tan Architects Here and There, This to That Mon 23 August 2010 – Lecture 2 Colin Seah – Ministry of Design Question, Disturb and Redefine Mon 20 September 2010 – Lecture 3 Look Bon Gee – Look Architects Dialogue with Poetry, Innovation & Ecology Monday 4 October 2010 – Lecture 4 Siew Man Kok – MKPL Courting Inspiration Monday 25 October 2010 – Lecture 5 Peter Tay – Peter Tay Studio The Art of Tailoring – Timeless beauty JEWELLERY EXHIBITIONS AT MANLY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM30.Jul - 29.AugThree simultaneous exhibitions at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum are showcasing contemporary jewellery making and design by leading artists from Australia and New Zealand. The three exhibitions are: Excessory: Contemporary Australian Jewellery, the biennial Contemporary Wearables/ Commemorative Wearables and the tenth anniversary exhibition of the Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize - Australia’s only national prize for sculpture of smaller dimensions. The exhibitions run from 30 July – 29 August Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly, NSW SYDNEY DESIGN 201031.Jul - 15.AugThis year’s contemporary design festival in Sydney – with the theme ‘tell us a story’ – is holding more than 70 events and activities across 25 different locations. From kids activities to knitting workshops, designer markets, talks and exhibitions, the ‘tell us a story’ theme opens up a world behind design ideas, objects and processes, allowing the public to connect with design on a more personal level. Unlimited general admission to the powerhouse Museum duringSydney Design costs $20. Sydney Design 2010 runs from 31 July to 15 August CREATING THE LOOK: BENINI AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION31.Jul - 31.DecAs part of Sydney Design 2010, the Powerhouse Museum brings you an exhibition showcasing the work of Bruno Benini - one of Australia’s leading 20th century fashion photographers. The exhibition explores Benini’s successful parternship with stylist Hazel Benini and the behind-the-scenes styling, crafting and designing responsible for the memorable and striking images he produced between the 1950s and 90s. The exhibition runs from 31 July - April 2011 |
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