Brisbane Art Exhibitions: Marina Abramovic’s "Art Must Be Beautiful" at IMA, Brunswick St, Valley, Jan 30
From January 30 to 27 March 2010, the Institute of Modern Art will be displaying Marina Abramovic‘s 1975 video perfomance piece “Art Must Be Beautiful“. The IMA’s notes on the piece tell us:
Serbian artist Marina Abramovic has been called the grandmother of performance art. Her works have often involved pain and endurance. In Art Must Be Beautiful, her iconic 1975 performance-for-video, she agressively combs and brushes her long hair, teasing it up, while repeating ‘art must be beautiful, artist must be beautiful’. Her voice and expression betray her pain. In watching the video, one senses that the camera has taken the place of a mirror. Abramovic’s simple act is open to interpretation. It has been seen as exemplifying a feminist critique of expectations on women to be beautiful, and yet it is compelling viewing precisely because the artist is so beautiful. The work can be read as masochistic, but also as ascetic—with the artist entering a trance-like state, ‘freeing body and soul from the restrictions imposed by culture and from the fear of physical pain and death’.
There’s a long interview here at Bombsite magazine with Abramovic, shorter interviews here and here, and photos of some more of Abramovic’s work at the Sean Kelly gallery website.
The Institute of Modern Art is in the Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Art at 420 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley, on the corner of Berwick St – click here for a Google Map. The IMA is open from 11am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday. The best way to get there by public transport is to catch a 199 or 196 bus from the Cultural Centre bus station, or the 196 from stop 25 or 199 from stop 26 on Adelaide St in the City, right near Anzac Square – click here for a Google Map showing those bus stops. You can click here to use the Translink journey planner to find bus timetables.
Brisbane Art: "Identity & Emotion" at Circle Gallery, Jan 29 – Feb 3
Circle Gallery is hosting an exhibition called “Identity & Emotion”, opening this Friday, January 29th at 6pm. Circle Gallery is upstairs at 274 Montague Rd, West End – click here for a Google Map.
Why are you wearing that stupid man suit? by Genevieve Robey
The exhibition features the work of local artists Genevieve Robey, Sally Ryhanen, Elzunia Rejmer, Jeremy Saxon Oxley, Isabelle Falconer, Graeme Gough, Mia Manson and Richard Taourei.
Here are examples of work from some of the artists:
finding my identity – this one will do for today
driven by success – click here to see this artwork on RedBubble
You can browse Sally Ryhanen’s art at her RedBubble page and buy copies of it from there.
Mia Manson:
Infidelity:
No Rose Tint:
Elzunia Rejmer‘s scuplture Lix Tetrax’s Fury:
(See more work at the bottom of the article)
The exhibition opening is at 6pm on Friday January 29th, where there will be drinks and nibbles and violinist Christine Dunaway will be playing. If you’re on Facebook, there’s a FB event here, and you can join the Friends of Circle Gallery group here. You can also sign up for the Circle Gallery mailing list here. Circle Gallery hires out their space to artists to hold their own exhibitions and doesn’t charge commission – for more info on hiring Circle Gallery click here.
The exhibition will then be open daily up and until Wednesday February 3rd. The best way to get to Circle Gallery by public transport is to catch the 199 bus from the Cultural Centre bus station to the bus stop near the corner of Vulture St and Hardgrave Rd in West End, and walk a couple of hundred metres to the gallery – click here for the Google Map and click here to find out bus timetables using Translink’s public transport journey planner.
Works by Genevieve Robey:
She didn’t know if that was her heart breaking or her bra’s underwire sticking in
Brisbane Anime – Brisbane Anime Society screening Sat Jan 23rd @basanime
This Saturday’s screening is of the movie Kiddy Grade – Ignition, which is apparently a movie version of the first quarter of the original Kiddy Grade anime.
Also showing this Saturday are episodes 1-4 of “11eyes”
You can follow the Brisbane Anime Society on Twitter, or join their Facebook group here.
The best way to get to QUT is to catch a City Cat to the QUT Gardens Point ferry terminal, then walk along Alice St, turn right past Parliament House then turn right when you get into the QUT grounds – click here for a Google Map. The other way is to catch a bus to Adelaide St in the City and walk down George St till you get to Parliament House and turn right to get to D block – you can also see that route on the Google Map. If you want to look up City Cat or bus timetables, click here to use the Translink journey planner.
Brisbane Film Making: West End Film Festival is looking for movies
You can download the entry form here (pdf file). I had a quick look at the terms and conditions and they seem OK (of course, I’m not a lawyer) – you don’t give up your rights to your film, the festival just gets the right to use your film to promote the festival. You can also follow the West End Film Festival on Twitter, or become a fan of the Festival on Facebook.
Brisbane Art: BEAF (Brisbane Emerging Art Festival) tonight at White Canvas gallery, Fortitude Valley
Tonight, Saturday January 23rd, Vegas Spray is presenting BEAF, the Brisbane Emerging Art Festival. The festival is at White Canvas gallery, 26 Church St, Fortitude Valley from 6pm – 11pm – click here for a Google Map.
Artists include:
Jasmin Coleman:
Jasmine Coleman’s “System”
Haruka Sawa
Reilly Smethurst
Tammy Law
Photo by Tammy Law published in Blueprint UK.
Nicola Morton
James Beattie
Warren Handley
Rachael Bartram
Drea Merkin
Peter Wilson
Ellen Stapleton
Ellen Stapleton’s “The World Inside” – buy a copy of it on Redbubble
Clarissa Bones
“Silence” by Clarissa Bones in the “Paintings” gallery on her website.
Joshua Rufford
Lucinda Wolber
Fiona Kennedy-Altoft
Laura Bailey
Carly Kotynski
Benjamin Reeve
Benjamin Reeve’s Kitty-chan, from the “Fragments” gallery on his website.
Andrew Cain
Brendan Gore
Elise Terranova (or follow her here on Twitter)
Site design by Elise Terranva for 2high Festival 2009 at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Photo taken by Yuki Nanako.
Zoe Porter
From the Cosmology album on Zoe Porter’s Facebook page
Michelle Van Eps
Amanda Heelan
Anna McMahon
The best way to get to White Canvas gallery by public transport is to catch a 300, 306 or 322 bus from Stop 23 in Adelaide St in the city, and get off at Stop 6 on Wickham St in the Valley, right near the Valley swimming pool. Keep walking 50 metres or so in the same direction that the bus was going and turn left into Church St – the gallery is at number 26, on the left hand side. Click here for a Google Map showing the bus stops.
Or, you can catch a train to Brunswick St station in the Valley, walk along Brunswick St to Wickham St, then turn left and walk about 500m up Wickham St till you get to Church St – click here to see a Google Map showing the station and Church St. If you need to look up bus or train timetables, click here to use Translink’s journey planner.
Brisbane Music: Vid: Anna Weatherup launching her new album “After the Storm” last night @annaweatherup
You can buy a physical CD of the new album from Anna Weatherup’s online store, or if you prefer to buy online “After The Storm” is also available on iTunes. You can also find more of Anna Weatherup’s music at her myspace site, and at her Unearthed page.
Anna Weatherup plays tonight, and also next Thursday January 28th at the Beach House Bar and Grill in the Myer Centre, Queen St Mall in Brisbane City. She’s also playing at the Portside Wharf, in Hamilton after midday on Australia Day, Tuesday January 26.
The support acts were Hailey Calvert and Andrew Lowden
This vid shows Hailey Calvert performing her song “Chandelier” about six months ago:
And this vid shows Andrew Lowden playing with Anna Weatherup in a previous gig as she sings her song “Unconditional”:
Brisbane Art – Braidy Hughes’ "the painted girl" opens at Inspire Gallery Bar Thu Jan 21 @braidyhughes
If you’re on Twitter you can follow Braidy Hughes here, and if you’re on Facebook there’s a FB event for the exhibition here. You can also buy cards, prints and more of Braidy Hughes’ work at her RedBubble Gallery.
The Inspire Gallery Bar is at 71 Vulture St, West End – click here for a Google Map. The best way to get there by public transport is to catch a 199 bus from the Cultural Centre to stop 8 on Vulture St and walk about 50 metres to the bar. This Google Map shows the bus stops, and you can click here to use the Translink public transport journey planner.
Brisbane Roller Derby for Men and Women – Brisbane City Rollers Fresh Meat day Sun Jan 24
On Sunday January 24th 2010, Brisbane City Rollers are holding a Fresh Meat day – a day for people (ages 18+ only, sorry) new to roller derby to come and try the sport out and see if they’d like to join a serious league. Brisbane City Rollers is unique in Queensland as they have a league for men and women – most roller derby leagues are women-only.
Brisbane City Rollers is Brisbane’s newest Roller Derby League (the other two leagues are the Northern Brisbane Rollers and Sun State Roller Girls). Brisbane City Rollers train at Bundamba in Brisbane’s western suburbs, on the outskirts of Ipswich.
The Fresh Meat day is from 4.45 pm – 6.45 pm, and it’s $12 for the session. If you don’t have skates or protective gear you can hire them for an extra $10. (You have to wear the protective gear to train).
If you’re thinking of going, BCR has a heap of info on this page about what to expect at your Fresh Meat session. For more info you can also email brisbanecityrollers@gmail.com, or have a look at the Brisbane City Rollers fan page on Facebook. You can also RSVP on the Facebook event page for the Fresh Meat intake if you like using Facebook to keep track of what you’re doing.
This video shows off what happened at the Fresh Meat session last September:
The Fresh Meat session is at the Bundamba Skateaway, 21 Agnes St, Bundamba, about a 200m walk from the Bundama train station – click here for a Google Map. If you need to find train timetables, click here to use Translink’s public transport journey planner
(Oh, and apparently you say “Derby” to rhyme with “Herbie”, not “Darby”. This means you can make jokes like saying “Talk derby to me”)
Brisbane Impro: Prognosis: Death! returns for third season at Arts Theatre from Thu 21 Jan
Local improvised theatre/comedy group Impro Mafia are bringing their show “Prognosis:Death! Pandemic” to the Brisbane Arts Theatre from January 21. This is the third season of the Prognosis: Death! show.
The show is set at St Love Hospital, and each night’s performance is based on suggestions from the audience. Impro Mafia says the show is
A cross between Grey’s Anatomy and The X-Files – with a dose of 1950s schlock horror and a good measure of fake blood
Apparently Season Two
saw St Love’s intrepid doctors & nurses battle Greek Sirens, ancient Aztec curses, drag queen aliens, voodoo puppets, phantoms and their own tumultuous love lives. What twists of fate will Season Three hold?
This video made up of photos and music from Prognosis: Death! Relapse (Season Two) shows you more of what it was like:
The show runs for six nights – Thu 21, Fri 22, Sat 23, Thu 28, Fri 29 and Sat 30 of January, from 8pm each night. Tickets are $15 for adults or $10 concession, or you buy a season pass for all six shows for $50. You can buy tickets online if you click here. If you’re on Facebook there’s a FB event if you click here, and you can become a fan of Impro Mafia on FB here.
The Brisbane Arts Theatre is at 220 Petrie Terrace in Brisbane City – click here for a Google Map. The best way to get there by public transport is to catch a bus to the Normanby bus station, about 500m away. Click here to use Translink’s journey planner to find bus routes and timetables.
Brisbane Books – Lifeline @Bookfest – huge second hand book sale – on now till January 24th
This photo by flickr user Talisen gives you an idea of just how big the booksale is. The bookfest is on from 8.30am to 5pm on weekdays and from 8.30am to 8pm on weekends. If you’re on Twitter you can follow the Lifeline bookfest there, or you can friend them on Facebook.
The Bookfest is at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane – click here for a Google Map. The best way to get there by public transport is to either catch a train to the South Brisbane station or a bus to the Cultural Centre busway station – the Google Map shows both these stations. You can also click here to use Translink’s public transport journey planner to find bus and train timetables.
