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Alexandria Lekias @ Friends of Leon

Alexandria Lekias @ Friends of Leon

Selfie Sourcing Pudding Party was a collection of colourful, intricate and grotesque works from Alexandria Lekias. The exhibition opened at Friends of Leon Gallery last month. There are only a handful of shows every year at Friends of Leon and they're always spectacular. As usual,…
Firstdraft Annual Fundraiser 2013

Firstdraft Annual Fundraiser 2013

Firstdraft, after 27 years, has become one of the older ARIs (artist run initiatives) around. We went along to the Annual Fundraiser a while back. Fun times, as usual. We ran away before the auction action to avoid buying too much like last time... If…
Sydney Contemporary 2013 @ Carriageworks

Sydney Contemporary 2013 @ Carriageworks

The build up to Sydney Contemporary 2013 has been intense. With so many individual galleries involved our inbox has been choking with spam high-quality email marketing from every gallery around Sydney. So, what's all the fuss about? Sydney Contemporary is a new international art fair,…
Serve the People @ White Rabbit

Serve the People @ White Rabbit

It's embarrassing to admit, but this was our first opening night experience at White Rabbit Gallery. We've been to White Rabbit before, but had never caught one of their infamous twice a year exhibition launches. It's a slick operation. There was a massive and well…
blackandwhite @ Articulate Project Space

blackandwhite @ Articulate Project Space

So we finally made it to an opening at Articulate Project Space! It's been on our to-visit list for a while now. The opening that got our attention was blackandwhite, a group show from Helen Sturgess, Margaret Roberts, Chantal Grech, Brendan Flaherty, Jacek Przybyszewski, Bettina Hill, Lesley Giovanelli and Jane Gavan (please…
Second Life – Scott Marsh @ The Tate

Second Life – Scott Marsh @ The Tate

Scott Marsh's Second Life was an ambitious show. Paintings, prints, sculpture, installation and video works filled the TATE and transported (pun intended) visitors into the world of graffiti and street art. Marsh's show was a self confessed nostalgic trip and an affectionate nod to the grey…
The Navigator – James McMahon Dale @ Galleryeight

The Navigator – James McMahon Dale @ Galleryeight

It's really hard for us to appreciate landscape painting. Maybe its residual damage from harrowing high school essays on the Heidelberg School, who knows. James McMahon Dale in his exhibition "The Navigator", has taken the traditional landscape and cut the fat. All that remains is…
Kelly Rose Hammond & Holly Brown @ China Heights

Kelly Rose Hammond & Holly Brown @ China Heights

A couple of Fridays ago In the Blink of an Eye opened at China Heights. The exhibition was a collaboration between Kelly Hammond and Holly Brown, both exploring a single moment. Hammond is a commercial photographer, and there were strong influences from her fashion background…