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Exhibition Review: Chuck Close – Prints, Process and Collaboration
The exhibition of American artist Chuck Close – Prints, Process and Collaboration is in its final days at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney. The exhibition is curated by MCA consulting curator Glenn Barkley with American curator Terrie Sultan of New York’s Parrish Art Museum. It is the first large collection of Close’s work to be shown in Australia, and well worth visiting before it ends. The accompanying exhibition material includes videos taken at Close’s studio discussing his art practice. The videos also reveal an amazing human story of… Read More
Alinta Krauth At White Night Melbourne
Last Saturday night, White Night took over the city of Melbourne, filling every street and laneway with light, sound and movement. I set out to discover Alinta Krauth’s work Colonise in the heritage listed Scots Church. It was a relief to escape the hot summer’s night and enter the cool sandstone confines of the church. Inside the dimly lit interior, Krauth’s bat-winged shapes spread across the aisles, hovering off poles suspended over wooden pews. Reassembled on site the ‘bats’ were constructed by Krauth from recycled foam core and paper. The shapes… Read More
Review: Amigurumi Toyland, BrisAsia Festival
Japan is well known for its culture of kawaii (cute) collectables and animated characters. Amigurumi is the Japanese art of knitting and crocheting small stuffed animals, dolls and anthropomorphic creatures. Much like many Japanese kawaii trends before it, amigurumi has taken off around the globe. Brisbane-based artist Joon-Yee Kwok creates experiences in public spaces that challenge how we interact with the city by playing on serendipity. Kowk’s lated work, Amigurumi Toyland is a street art project created for BrisAsia Festival that combines the contemporary craft sensation of yarn bombing with the… Read More
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