Friday 6 March 2015

Shaun Gladwell. A Project across two sites.










The Flying Dutchman in Blue, 2013
Six-channel video, looped, 16:9, colour, silent
Collection of the artist, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery



SHERMAN CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION and UNSW GALLERIES 
present an exclusive double performance by SHAUN GLADWELL.

SHERMAN CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION
SHAUN GLADWELL. THE LACRIMA CHAIR: SCAF PROJECT 24
'Gallery visitors will need to move through mist screens and may elect to sit, Francis Bacon style, in costume under a shower of water in order to fully experience Gladwell's new installation. The Lacrima Chair is both metaphor and reality.'
WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH 2015. 5-7 pm.
16-20 Goodhope Street, Paddington
EXHIBITION DATES: MARCH 6 - APRIL 25. 2015


UNSW GALLERIES
Shaun Gladwell performs his AVANT GARDE PREPARATION SEQUENCE
the night also includes a special viewing with the artist of the
COLLECTION+: SHAUN GLADWELL: SCAF PROJECT 25
WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH 2015. 7-9 pm.
Corner Oxford Street and Greens Road, Paddington
EXHIBITION DATES: MARCH 6 - APRIL 25. 2015





Tuesday 3 March 2015

Marina Abramović. Artist in residence.







Marina Abramović: ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. PROJECT 30. KALDOR PUBLIC ART PROJECTS.

24 JUNE - 5 JULY 2015

PIER 2/3. HICKSON ROAD. WALSH BAY. SYDNEY


more info here*


Thursday 19 February 2015
























Love you Sydney...



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Tuesday 27 January 2015

Rowland S. Howard.




After days of scorching heat and crazy windy storms, Sydney is now beautiful grey skies and quiet rain.

Listening to Pop Crimes by Rowland S. Howard.

Sunday 25 January 2015

Swans. Manning Bar.





















SWANS.  (NEW YORK)


crushing volume. pulverizing repetition. lacerating waves of feedback. claustrophobic. confrontational. hypnotic. psychedelic. experimental. extreme. beautiful.


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Saturday 24 January 2015

Kim Gordon. Bill Nace. BODY/HEAD. Sydney Festival.
























BODY/HEAD. The Aurora.  Sydney Festival.

Smokin' hot! Kim Gordon (ex Sonic Youth) and experimental guitarist Bill Nace. Amazing improvised guitar with the primal echo of Kim's voice.









Friday 23 January 2015

Amanda Palmer. Sydney Writers' Festival.



























Amanda Palmer. The Art Of Asking. Sydney Writers' Festival. Enmore Theatre.

Guests. Tara Moss. Neil Gaiman. Sxip Shirey. Robyn Hitchcock. Emma Swift.

Amanda read from her new book 'The Art Of Asking', but a night with Amanda is never complete without her ukulele! Loved Neil Gaiman's reading from Amanda's book!

'The Art Of Asking' by Amanda Palmer comes after Amanda's extremely successful TED Talk, over 10,000,000 views worldwide, and a record breaking Kickstarter campaign.

If you haven't already seen Amanda's TED Talk see it here*

Visit Amanda Palmer here*


Thursday 15 January 2015

The Nice Folk. The Vanguard.








































The Nice Folk* with their name up in lights for the 'Touched' Album Launch at The Vanguard Newtown.


If you missed out on a copy of the LP on the night, yeh.. well I don't know how? pink and blue splatter vinyl is a bit hard to miss! or if you saw us in the t-shirt, yeh I know you want one! they're available at

MUSIC FARMERS  228 KEIRA STREET WOLLONGONG

REPRESSED RECORDS 413 KING STREET NEWTOWN

MOJO RECORD BAR 73 YORK STREET SYDNEY

and also online*, visit The Nice Folk* for more....



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