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Vernon Ah Kee exhibited some impressive, large-scale portraits at last year's Sydney Biennale cementing his place as one of Australia's leading contemporary artists.
His current work is on display from tonight at the Gippsland Art Gallery, 'CantChant' tackles the Australian beach as a site predominantly associated with... white leisure, framing it rather in terms of Aboriginal sovereignty and as a pivot point of territorial defence and assumption.
The opening starts tonight at 7.00pm with the honours being fulfilled by Vanessa McRae, Deputy Director, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane.
www.wellington.vic.gov.au
Cantchant offers an Aboriginal rendering of 'the beach', which draws on, but is in opposition to, its significance within popular culture as a site of 'Australian-ness'. Vernon Ah Kee skilfully challenges the white Australian-ness of the beach by making visible the invi...sibility of Aboriginal soverei...
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Renew Newcastle project has organised a few Red Lantern Night Markets throughout December, the third of which is on tonight. City council has come to the party offering free parking on King, Thorn & Laing Street for anyone arriving after 4pm and leaving after 7:30pm.
With over 60 stalls, music, drumming, street perform...ance you would be a crazy Novocastrian not to show up.
renewnewcastle.org
We have received lots of positive feedback and excitement about the Red Lantern Night Market held last Friday night. Don't miss the market over the next 2 Fridays - 11th and 18th. If you had wandered ...
Australian Art Review Nine Lives Gallery presents Small Fry, a collection of pint sized works with one price to match (and it's affordable according to the website). The gallery's at 330 Brunswick Street in Fortitude Valley, there's an impressive list of artists participating so this is probably a good opportunity to pick up a little someth...ing from a name artists without breaking the bank. Starts at 6pm and once again you can start drinking as soon as you arrive so it's not going to interrupt the regular Friday routine.
wehaveninelives.blogspot.com
Some fantastic names on board for the last of what has been a busy year for us at Nine Lives. Come along, have a beer. Why not buy a new work while you are at it, they are all the same price - and that's not much.Next Friday night the 18th. From six.
Australian Art Review The National Grid Design Distillery present their annual Christmas Art Sale starting 6pm tonight and running through until Jan 22. The Grid is located at 24 Chard Road, Brookvale and judging from the poster there will be a barbeque in operation and beer available. bonus!
gallery.thenationalgrid.com.au
Featuring; Kelly Thompson, Kaitlin Beckett, Beastman, Numskull, Simon Degroot, Ben Brown, Apeseven, Kareena Zerefos, Luke Morrell, Christie Williken, Caspian Delooze, Bec Crockett, Lara Allport, Mia Taninaka, ...
Australian Art Review There is a new beer coming onto the market and six of Australia's finest photographers are doing their bit at the launch, which is on as we speak at Palmer Projects, Palmer Street, Darlinghurst. Beer and photography don't often combine well but maybe tonight will be the exception.
Australian Art Review No Vacancy Gallery put their publishing wheels into motion tonight as they launch their first two books by artists Charlie Lance and Ghostpatrol. Limited editions will be available to be signed only at the opening tonight. Heed the gallery's new address: 34–40 Jane Bell Lane, QV, Melbourne.
www.no-vacancy.com.au
OPENING NIGHT SHOW REKAONE SOLO SHOW NICE BOX 12 X 12 ARTIFICTION PRINT SHOW I NEVER SAID THAT I WAS BRAVE LENKO DOODLE SHOW NIOR SOLO SHOW ACROSS THE UNIVERSE NO COMPLY BLIND SP T CUSTOM TOY SHOW
Australian Art Review Beastman, Numskull, Phibs & Yok on now at aMBUSH Gallery. The fun only continues until the 20th however, so it's going to have to go on this weekend's probably-already-overpopulated to-do list.
www.ambushgallery.com
Current Exhibition BEASTMAN, NUMSKULL, PHIBS & YOK Four of Australia's most prolific and recognized artists - Beastman, Numskull, Phibs and Yok - are coming together this summer for an epic Sydney exhibition not to be missed. ...
Australian Art Review
Still an hour to go at the bucket fundraiser at MOP projects in
Chippendale. All
works are $50 and no bigger than A3. Head down and get involved in this annual event. As an interesting aside MOP projects were featured in the latest issue of Das Superpaper, in a review by Juliet Gauchat. Both the gallery and the paper are well worth a look...
www.mop.org.au
Australian Art Review As Bob Dylan once said, it's not dark yet, but it's getting there. And when it does you should take a walk down Harris Street in Ultimo to see Peter Hennessey's 'Root Level', an illuminated plywood root system & one of the largest public artworks to be realised in Australia this year.
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A new piece of public artwork has brightened up busy Harris Street in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Ultimo, courtesy of data centre provider Global Switch.
Australian Art Review
The MCA is billing it as the 'must-see contemporary art event of the year'. Olafur's Eliasson's 'Take Your Time', examining weather and its impact on people, opens tomorrow at the MCA. Olafur recommends spending a week in the exhibition, which may cut into your Christmas shopping schedule slightly, but remember its the... future of the planet we are talking about.
Olafur hasn't just jumped on the climate change bandwagon either; he's been doing this for nigh on 15 years. The conversation with Olafur is booked out, but you can see the exhibition until April, so take your time you can...
