Posted by Penny Cropper on August 24, 2010
As part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Festival, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image will be screening a controversial documentary on the life and work of Yves Saint Laurent, the last documentary to portray the couturier at work.
Director Olivier Meyrou’s film, Célébration, was banned in France because it was considered too biting, but will be showing at Melbourne’s Federation Square during August and September as part of the ACMI’s season of documentaries celebrating fashion from around the world, titled Fashion Icons on Film.
Made of a two-year period and following Sain Laurent’s working and private life, the film reveals the man behind the legend, digging deeper than the designs that made him an icon, to expose a tortured artist and a fragile man.
Check the ACMI’s website for more info and don’t miss this fascinating film delving into an extraordinary, mysterious man.
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Posted by Audrey Lee on August 20, 2010
Last Wednesday night saw the launch of Paddington Alive at The Australian Centre for Photography. We stopped by to get an eyeful of local art and design, including Robyn Beech's London Calling, Zeitgeist Becomes Form curated by German fashion photographer, F. C. Gundlach, and The Birthday Suit, a clothing label by Sydney artists Técha Noble and Emma Price of The Kingpins. Australian fashion with a splash of red was the name of the game here, with guests conforming to the event’s dress code.
In its second year as part of the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival, Paddington comes “alive” in this six-day public event to recognise the local talents and celebrate the cultural diversification that has made it the fashion hub of Australia. The festival has an awesome line up all ready to be consumed and relished by both the young and young at heart. Highlights include the Fringe Bar Emerging Designer Market dedicated to a new generation of works from rising fashion cats in the local scene, and the William Street Laneway Festival, which features an array of its unique boutiques and champions the fashion and music community – and that’s only a tiny fraction of the itinerary.
Paddington Alive runs until August 28. Visit their website for an official list of events that runs throughout the festival.
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Posted by Audrey Lee on August 20, 2010
Sydneysiders: unless you were raised by wolves – and are currently cohabitating with them still – you’ve probably already caught wind of the eagerly anticipated Sydney Fringe festival. Taking over more than 20 venues in the Inner West of Sydney from September 10 till 26, the festival program boasts a generous mix of live music, musical theatre, theatre, comedy, poetry, dance, art exhibitions and festive cheer all presented over the course of 17 exhilarating days.
Cabaret meets comedy in It’s Time to Sparkle Darlings. The show takes you through the life of an old washed-up singer, towing along an evening of old Vegas show tunes that will make you laugh and cry at the same time. Or perhaps you’re feeling a little “Picasso”, why not get those creative juices flowing? Kluster's friends at May Street Studios are throwing open their doors to the art-curious public; meander through the Artists Open Studio and 'Have-a-go' Workshops and engage in a creative technique or two. As we recently announced The 4th Annual Sydney Underground Film Festival returns this year as part of the official festival program, with 18 delightful sessions and over 100 films for you to watch till your heart’s content.
The Sydney Fringe is popping up in venues across Newtown, Marrickville, Enmore and Surry Hills. Hop over to their website to purchase tickets or to download the program guide.
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Posted by Penny Cropper on August 17, 2010
The brilliant cycling tour that was Small Stories Big Picture, where punters armed with Lomo cameras and pushbikes took to the streets of Surry Hills to capture the secrets that lie within, is now finished. But it won’t be forgotten just yet, with a closing party tomorrow night (Wednesday, August 18) at the Beresford Hotel to show off the amazing images taken during the three-day event.
The tours started and ended at Cloth and Metalab, and along the way, participants collected stories from retailers, cafes and designers, and went their own way looking for the essence of Surry Hills.
The pictures will be on display for a few weeks, so if you can’t make it to the party, make sure you get on down at some stage for a peek and see if you can’t discover something you didn’t know about the creative streets of Surry Hills, as depicted by these valiant camera-wielding enthusiasts as part of the Sydney Design 2010 festival.
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Posted by Penny Cropper on August 17, 2010
Attention motorcycle enthusiasts: get yourself and your faithful ride to Deus Ex Machina’s Festival of the Parallel Twin Motorcycle in Camperdown on Saturday 28th August. Infinite riches await you in the festival’s show and shine contest, as well as door prizes including a dinner for two at the Deus Café.
For those with no steed but a desire to drool at others’, the unveiling of the Tagand Springer W650 edition could well make your Saturday and/or whole year.
Sure to be a fun and testosterone-filled day.
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Posted by Penny Cropper on August 10, 2010
Festival season may seem like a distant speck on the horizon but it’s really just around the corner, and in the interests of boosting morale and giving us something to live for through these last dregs of winter, the first round of the Peat’s Ridge festival lineup has been announced.
Some of the awesome musical stylings on offer this New Year will include: Angus and Julia Stone, Trentemøller, Built to Spill, Freestylers, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker, Space Invadas, Born Ruffians, Decoder Ring, The Audreys, Cloud Control, Washington, Shout Out Louds, Jonathan Boulet, Belles Will Ring, The Gin Club and The Delta Riggs.
Exciting times ahead, to say the least.
Check the festival's website for more details and the rest of the rad lineup. Tickets go on sale Thursday August 19 at 9am from Oztix.
Long live festival season!
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Posted by KB on August 9, 2010
Long has the badge of “art” been bandied around the music festival site, sometimes resulting in extraordinary experiences, other times leaving us feeling a little lack lustre… Too many inflatable gnomes, not enough excellent art… (Not that that we don’t love an inflatable gnome here or there!). With the Splendid program we see a real investment, drive and development of the possibilities of this cross-disciplinary, site-specific opportunity for art bumping right up into the music festival world.
Splendid is a creative development partnership between Splendour in the Grass, Australia Council for the Arts, Lismore Regional Gallery, NORPA, and Arts Northern Rivers. The program is developing emerging artists in creating new experiences for festival audiences. Originally, 10 artists were selected for an intensive professional development and creative brainstorming program. Over the course of a year the artists generated ideas, challenged perceptions (including their own) and worked with industry protagonists, festival producers, technical and legal restrictions, budget possibilities. From the 10 artists, three final works were developed and installed at the festival. These were Carl Scrase, The Generative Power of Opposites; Lauren Brincat and Mish Grigor, Where the Party Is; and Lauren Brincat and Dominic Finlay-Jones, The Best Time Ever.More...
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Posted by Audrey Lee on August 4, 2010
With winter drawing to a close, Object Gallery greets the new season with an exciting and vibrant line-up. The Spring Series, which kicked off last week, provides a 10-week forum that allows for individual exploration and innovative exchange in all forms.
You know the local design sphere has come to fruition when more of our homegrown studios are stepping into the field, and one of the event’s many highlights is Big, which features some of these independent studios responsible for Sydney’s ever-evolving artistic landscape. Also dropping in is Design Now 2009 winner, Anthony Hamilton-Smith, where he will be leading the nation’s fervent foodies and cyclists on an adventure with ride-on dinner. Kino Loves Object, part of a global filmmaking network, is an event dedicated to bring out the Spielberg in you, so get your creative
juices flowing and start sending in your films.
With so much going on this spring, one thing’s for sure, we know where we’ll be.
For a detailed layout of the program, log on to the Spring Series minisite and find out more.
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Posted by Audrey Lee on August 3, 2010
Presenting an impressive cross-section of filmmaking talents, the Sydney Underground Film Festival returns with a bold new program for this year’s line-up. Up on their big screen are 89 international premieres of cutting-edge titles that include a controversial documentary South of the Border, Australian film El Monstro Del Mar! and French film Enter the Void, directed by renowned filmmaker Gaspar Noé. Steering clear of the cookie-cutter serving of mainstream cinema, the festival is set to be a true testament to experimental talents and well… it looks to be pretty fun for all.
The Sydney Underground Film Festival takes place from September 9 to 11 at The Factory Theatre, Marrickville. Tickets are now available at http://www.suff.com.au. The festival is included in the prgram for The Sydney Fringe.
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Posted by Danni Le Toullec on July 27, 2010
With the sun clinging to the horizon, the speakers started to shake and just like any young ’un celebrating their 16th birthday, FIB Heineken’s Benicassim was anything but sweet.
As crowds scoffed paella and guzzled Heinekens over four days, the young bloods of the festival (Kasbian, Temper Trap, Vampire Weekend, Foals, Hot Chip, Calvin Harris, Two Door Cinema Club) worked their magic. Yet the more enthralling acts were from those that have been kicking it for more than 10 or 20 years.
The Prodigy prevailed with one of the best performances of the festival. Boundless energy and manic antics left the crowd eating out of their hands. Instructed to “Get the f*** down”, more than 60,000 people crouched down before jumping into an explosive wave.
English rock legend Ian Brown’s hollow-cheeked swagger and marching dance moves were as seductive now as they were in the ‘80s, as he belted out The Stone Roses classic track ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ along with tracks from his 2009 album My Way. Goldfrapp lured people in with their synthy beats and anthem inspiring tracks like ‘Rocket’. Relentless in his delivery, Boys Noize flaunted a gritty, raw manipulation of sound that had people dancing for hours.More...
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Posted by Audrey Lee on July 27, 2010
All you Melburnians, listen up and listen good! For the first time ever, the creative cats behind Finders Keepers will be hitting Melbourne this Spring/Summer. Combining elements of design, art and fashion into 150 talented stallholders, this heralds their biggest market yet. What’s more, entry is free and open to all. So say yes to this bit of local lovin’.
Melbourne’s Finders Keepers markets will touch down on October 9 & 10 at Shed4, Docklands. Interested stallholders can apply online until August 27 via the Finders Keepers site.
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Posted by Audrey Lee on July 26, 2010
As part of the seventh annual Australian Poetry Festival, a group of poets calling themselves the Guerrilla Army has designs to take over the Sydney CBD from late August – with a poetic twist, of course.
Sydney’s creative team, Token Imagination, will be recruiting ten of the best poets to compose a speech bubble of poetry each for the strike. These will be duplicated to make 100 speech bubbles per poet that will sweep across the streets of Sydney city. The Guerilla Army is on an undying mission to communicate all that’s lyrical and poetic in its efforts to create the biggest racket for Sydney’s budding creative talents.
To enlist in the Guerilla Army, go to www.tokenimagination.com or contact Token Imagination info@tokenimagination.com before August 1. The ten winners will be announced at Stanley Street Station on August 3.
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