Now and Then | Nicole French

May 25, 2011 / / No Comments

I had the pleasure of working with Nicole at Cranebrook HIgh School for a number of years. An extraordinary teacher who could get things done before most people could think about it. I moved on from there and Nicole went to Singleton High the following year. She’s now doing great work there, some of which you can read about here.

“In December ABC Open held a workshop with students and community members at Singleton Library, which resulted in a new visual take on history, putting from the old images into a contemporary setting.

Singleton High School visual arts teacher Nicole French said the students found the project challenging and rewarding.

Now and Then is a project that takes old images back to the original location they were originally photographed, and rephotographing the old images lined up against the contemporary background.

The results of Now and Then workshops all over regional Australia can be seen at the project gallery at the ABC Open site, and can be searched by Now or Then dates.”

Image courtesy of http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/01/17/3114821.htm

Art world up in arms over ‘light bulb’ law

May 9, 2011 / / No Comments

“London. The art world has reacted with astonishment to a European ruling which has determined that works by Bill Viola and Dan Flavin, when disassembled, should not be considered works of art for tax ­purposes. Dealers warn that the decision will inhibit the European art trade.”

read more here

The Veil

December 3, 2010 / / No Comments

This was one of my earlier fractal animation videos, (original soundtrack). I guess it’s logical to show this in the light of talking about working with students who are submitting video as part of their HSC body of work. This work was exhibited at last years Digital Fringe in Melbourne and screened internationally as part of that festival. I think it’s relevant and also good that students see that the person teaching them also practices.

What’s also interesting is that it was through learning about it, i.e., to teaching students how to edit and work with video, that my eyes were opened to the possibilities, and I became interested in working with this art form.

Frank O. Gehry Since 1997 at Vitra Design Museum

November 21, 2010 / / No Comments

The Vitra Design Museum is the first building that Frank O. Gehry realized in Europe. In total there are four buildings by Frank Gehry in the Basel region: the Vitra furniture factory and the Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, the Vitra headquarters in Birsfelden, and the building on the Novartis campus in Basel.

On display at the Design Museum are 12 projects,  in the form of large competition models, original drawings by the architect, and developmental models from the Gehry Partners archive. Among the projects shown are the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum, the DZ Bank Building in Berlin, the Neue Zollhof in Düsseldorf, the AGO Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, the Ray and Maria Stata Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, the IAC Building in New York, and the Beekman Street Housing skyscraper in New York.

In the video below, Jochen Eisenbrand talks about the concept of the exhibition, the importance of Frank Gehry’s work for architecture, how he got the commission

Women Photographers at MoMA

June 28, 2010 / / No Comments

“At MoMA’s Pictures by Women: A History of Modern Photography it is clear that not only are there numerous great female photographers; they might be the form’s best practitioners. The show is like a party with an immaculately edited guest list. You look at the exhibition check-list the next day and realise there weren’t many, if any, disappointments.”

The exhibition runs May 2010 to March 2011

Read the full article at Idiom  here

and at MoMA here

The Essence of Things | Design and the Art of Reduction

May 4, 2010 / / No Comments

“The Essence of Things. Design and the Art of Reduction is an exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum that brings together objects such as the iPod, the Thonet chair No. 14, and furniture and product design by Gerrit Rietveld, Le Corbusier, Charles and Ray Eames, Max Bill, Dieter Rams, Shiro Kuramata, and Jasper Morrison.The Essence of Things (Die Essenz der Dinge). Design and the Art of Reduction. Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein. Opening reception, March 19, 2010.” Vernissage Art

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Whitney Biennale |Thomas Houseago: Installing Baby

March 22, 2010 / / No Comments

The Whitney Biennale running from the 25th Feb to May 30th 2010 it brings together an eclectic group of artists whom, according to the Whitney, represent the leading edge of contemporary practice in America.

Check out the Biennale website here

In this video Thomas Houseago discusses the inspiration for his sculpture, Baby, and describes how the sculpture travelled from L.A. to the Whitney Museum for the 2010 Biennale.

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Whitney Biennale | Josephine Meckseper: Amalgamated

March 22, 2010 / / No Comments

The Whitney Biennale is on again. Running from the 25th Feb to May 30th 2010 it brings together an eclectic group of artists that represent the leading edge of contemporary practice in America.

2010 artist Josephine Meckseper created ‘Amalgamated’ with footage she took on her iPhone of the Whitney Museum’s building designed by architect Marcel Breuer

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MCA | Refurbishment plans.

March 14, 2010 / / No Comments

For those who have not seen it, or know about it, the MCA has a refurbishment plan in the pipeline.

The MCA cites the following planned additions to it’s new space. “There will be new facilities for the MCA’s renowned Bella program for young people with specific needs, as well as a digital classroom, multi media room, artists research library, resource room and lecture theatre/new media events space, which will allow the delivery of a greater range of educational programs to more Australians living in remote and regional areas.”

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Art Month | Sydney 2010

March 9, 2010 / / No Comments

Art Month Sydney runs from 1–31 March 2010, uniting the various elements of the city’s art world under one umbrella for the first time. A diverse cross-section of art will be showcased with more than 70 of Sydney’s leading commercial galleries, artist-run initiatives, public art museums and auction houses hosting exhibitions, talks, behind-the-scenes tours and special events across the city. People of all ages and art inclinations are invited to engage with the work of artists as part of the first Art Month Sydney.

Check out the events page here