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No Win Sitch

Wendy Cooper — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:54:09 +0000

Anthony Lister, a Sydney based artist, has taken his works out of the galleries and into the vibrant, red light district of Sydney with No Win Sitch. It features his finesse style that is reminiscent of early Bill Sienkiewicz’s flair such as my much loved Stray Toasters. Indeed, the venue is fitting to his subject matter and style — dirty, controversial and revealing.

Colors of Money

Wendy Cooper — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:52:38 +0000

Colors of Money may not be the most innovative or imaginative curated exhibition but the global recession is a prevalent topic. Inspired by a recent issue of Colours, this Colours/Fabrica collaboration is a current exhibition at well-located EXPO_CarréRotondes of the wealthy capital Luxemburg.

Source: Fabrica

Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone

Wendy Cooper — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:47:30 +0000

Amazing New Zealand illustrator Kelly Thompson has a new exhibition, Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone. It opens tonight at Gorker. The works are sexy and refined — A must for Melbourne locals.

Gorker Gallery 395 Gore St Fitzroy
Vernissage 2 July 18:30–20:30 and runs until 19 July

Mind fields

Wendy Cooper — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:23:01 +0000

The enveloping and violently red installation of Yayoi Kusama, Dots Obsession, immediately caught my eye to The Hayward Gallery’s newly opened exhibition, Walking in My Mind: Adventure into the artist imagination. As the naming aptly conceived, this collection reflects the artists’ conscious mind. But isn’t that the nature of art and this curation an overt statement of self-indulgence?

This international affair gathers Charles Avery (UK), Thomas Hirschhorn (Switzerland), Yayoi Kusama (Japan), Bo Christian Larsson (Sweden), Mark Manders (The Netherlands), Yoshitomo Nara (Japan), Jason Rhoades (USA), Pipilotti Rist (Switzerland), Chiharu Shiota (Japan) and Keith Tyson (UK). The installations appeared generally impressive at first sight but only a few was matured enough to eloquently convey recherché messages—not only in visual terms but spacial and psychological—leaving a last memory.

Source: Art Daily