AUSTRALIAN DESIGN AWARDS EXHIBITION

03.Jul - 31.Dec

As 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

sydneydesign.com.au

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CREATING THE LOOK: BENINI AND FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

31.Jul - 31.Dec

As part of Sydney Design 2010, the Powerhouse Museum brings you an exhibition showcasing the work of Bruno Benini - one of Australia’s leading 20^th 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

sydneydesign.com.au

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VALENTINO, RETROSPECTIVE – PAST/PRESENT/FUTURE

07.Aug - 07.Nov

Gallery of Modern Art
7 August – 7 November 2010
This exhibition of 100 garments will trace Valentino Garavani’s career from the 1959 opening of his fashion house in Rome to the present. The exhibition has been designed and realised by Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris, with the assistance of the Valentino fashion house. Valentino has dressed generations of successful and glamorous women, and this exhibition includes dresses worn by celebrities including Jackie Onassis and Julia Roberts. The exhibition has been organised in Australia by the Queensland Art Gallery and Art Exhibitions Australia, continuing a partnership that has presented numerous exhibitions over the years. ‘Valentino, Retrospective — Past/Present/Future’ will be complemented by a special exhibition for children, featuring work drawn from the Gallery’s own Collection, exploring the relationship between fashion and art. GoMA will be the only venue in Australia to host this exhibition.

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'SCALE PRACTICE' EXHIBITION

21.Oct - 27.Nov

Two Melbourne-based artists, Bridie Lunney and Meredith Turnbull explore the boundaries between jewellery and installation art.

The Exhibition Scale Practice studies the body as a tool for intuiting space while also challenging common assumptions of display and the juncture between wearable and sculptural practices.

Opening Night is 21 October, 6-8pm

The Exhibition runs from 22 October – 27 November

Craft Victoria, 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria

craftvic.org.au

 

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STORIES THROUGH BARROWS EXHIBITION

22.Oct - 27.Nov

Timothy McLeod, a Melbourne craft practioner with a passion for wood, tells the story of Malcolm MacLeod who spent ten years constructing a road with little more than hand tools and a wheelbarrow on the Heberidean Island of Raasay, Scotland.

Drawing inspiration from Malcolm McLeod’s story and his own visit to the Isle, Timothy has created three handmade wooden wheelbarrows, each forming part of the narrative that is Malcolm’s life.

Opening Night is 21 October, 6-8pm

The Exhibition runs from 22 October -27 November

Craft Victoria (Gallery 2), 31 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria

craftvic.org.au

 

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