Posted by KB on March 6, 2010
Hold the phone! We have just stumbled across what may be our fave project of the year: The Market Estate Project. 75 artists have been let loose on a 1960s housing estate in London that has been scheduled for demolition. And as the bulldozers rev their engines, the public are invited in to catch a fleeting glimpse of what these artists have created.
For one day only (Saturday March 6), Londoners can take a tour through of the 66 site-specific projects across 20 vacant flats of Market Estate. It breaks our heart to know that in a matter of days these paintings, sculptures and installations will be nothing more than rubble, but that’s all the more reason to see it while you can.
The Market Estate Project is on view Saturday March 6 from 2pm-10pm only.
market estate project, london, painting, sculpture, art
Posted by KB on March 3, 2010
Sydney’s annual Vivid festival is returning for another year, this time with the legendary Lou Reed and his co-performer Laurie Anderson as curators.
Last year, the lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails as part of Vivid was seen by 60 million people globally, but the festival has so much more to offer. It’s essentially a festival of four complementary parts: Vivid Live, Sydney Opera House Live shows; Vivid Lights, Macquarie Visions and Fire Water; Vivid Music, Song Summit 2010; and Vivid Ideas, Creative Sydney and the X Media Lab.
According to co-curator, Laurie Anderson, the Vivid Live section of the four-part festival will give attendees a chance to "jump off their street"; out of their comfort zone and into new creative experiences.
Vivid Sydney will be lighting up the city from 27 May to 21 June.
vivid, lou reed, laurie anderson, sydney, festivals
Posted by KB on March 3, 2010
Yesterday the Melbourne Museum enlisted the help of music mogul Michael Gudinski (pictured) to launch their new exhibition. One of the largest of its kind, Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition will display more than 280 items that went down with the ship. Chamber pots, a pocket watch, playing cards, coins and a decorative bronze cherub, were all salvaged from the from ill-fated luxury ocean liner's resting place 4000 metres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
You can catch these sub aqueous treasures from 14 May – 17 October at the Melbourne Museum.
titanic, melbourne museum, michael gudinski
Posted by KB on February 26, 2010
We know you’re dying to get along to the next Sydney Finders Keepers Market, but have you ever thought about taking a more active role in this artistic event?
If you’re design inclined or even just a bit crafty, this is the perfect place to get your goods to a wider market. If you make jewellery, clothes, stationery, toys, homewares or any other designed objects, now is your time to shine.
Check out all the details on the Finders Keepers website – applications close April 2.
For the rest of us, the Autumn/Winter 2010 edition of Finders Keepers will touch down at CarriageWorks on May 7-8.
finders keepers, carriageworks, markets
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 16, 2010
Public art rocks.
Any event that gets people involved and excited about art is A-OK in our books.
In this case, we are talking about the return of Australia’s largest and most exciting public art event, the Biennale of Sydney. Now in its 17th year, the Biennale has a strong reputation for taking over Sydney with innovative local and international art.
So, in the jam packed schedule there are hundreds of amazing works to see. We can’t wait for Australian Brook Andrews’ Jumping Castle War Memorial (2010), a sizable inflated structure decorated in a Wiradjuri design. Fellow Aussie Fiona Hall will be creating twenty decorated beehives which will be placed in the Royal Botanic Gardens.
SuperDeluxe will be taking over Artspace with its unique Japanese culture, experimental music, and art. They will also be bringing us PechaKucha nights, inviting creatives to speak for twenty seconds on a topic from twenty slides.
Dates: 12 May – 1 August. Head to the Biennale website for the full program announcement.
Tell us: Who are you hanging out to see?
biennale, sydney art, public art
Posted by Danni Le Toullec on January 20, 2010
Sonya Gee is a woman on a mission. This Sydney-based artist and journalist is touching the lives of strangers with her newest project - hand-decorated coffee cups. There are six unique characters to be collected and cherished. Race over to Cafe Giulia before they all get snapped up.
Art that finds its way into everyday life can often leave much more of an impression that something you'd find hanging in a gallery. Furthering this idea that was behind the Matchbox Project, Sonya continues to add a little sparkle to our lives.
sonya gee, coffee art, cafe guilia, chippendale