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October 11, 2011

Art underground...

The basement of Kings Cross car park may seem an unlikely location for Sydney's newest artist run initiative (ARI), but don't let that keep you away. Alaska Project's first exhibition 'Lorem Ipsem', curated by Sebastian Goldspink, features work by 11 emerging local artists. It includes this standout work by Bernadette Jones created from hundreds of miniature gold safety pins.

October 1, 2011

German modernism celebrated during Sydney Architecture Festival

The work of master German architect Bruno Taut will be celebrated in an exhibition at the Goethe Institut, presented as part of the fifth annual Sydney Architecture Festival, running from 20 - 30 October 2011.

Renowned as one of the most eminent architects of German Modernism, the exhibition encompasses Taut's UNESCO heritage listed residential settlements in Berlin, created in the early twentieth century.

Brazilian street artist Ethos will travel to Sydney this October to create a major site specific wall mural directly onto the exterior of one of the disused warehouses on Cockatoo Island. The work will be featured as part of the Outpost Project, the inaugural street art festival presented hosted by the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust in partnership with aMBUSH Gallery.

An Outpost Project teaser video offers a preview of the industrial buildings and tunnels around Cockatoo Island that will be transformed by more than 150 street artists from 4 November until 11 December 2011.

September 13, 2011

Fiona Hall honoured at national visual arts awards

Artist Award winner Fiona Hall, guest speaker Cate Blanchett
and Melbourne Art Foundation CEO Bronwyn Johnson

Fiona Hall's Understorey, 1999 - 2004 (detail)

Australian artist Fiona Hall will receive the Artist Award in recognition of her outstanding achievement in the visual arts spanning 35 years of practice. One of the most influential, critically acclaimed artists working in Australia today, Hall will be honoured at a gala dinner at the Art Gallery of NSW hosted by the Melbourne Art Foundation National Awards for the Visual Arts on Thursday 15th September.

Hall began her career in photography before extending into diverse inter-disciplinary practice including sculpture and installation that often sees her collaborate with scientists, historians and museologists as part of her meticulous research and fieldwork. Image courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery.

September 7, 2011

Primavera 2011

The MCA has announced the latest group of young contemporary Australian artists selected to exhibit in the Musuem's annual Primavera exhibition with the launch of a new dedicated artist website.

The exhibition is being conducted 'off site' this year - thanks to the MCA building redevelopment - with artist performances taking place across various locations in The Rocks. Expected highlights? Rebecca Bauman's explosions of multi-coloured metallic confetti and Hiromi Tango's autobiographical performances (pictured).