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Page One: Inside the New York Times

Jan 13, ’12 11:57 AM

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© 2011 Inside the Times LLC. 

On the other side of the media fence sits PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES, a timely story of the struggle to maintain the relevance and integrity of newspaper journalism within a world that is increasingly pulling away from the printed word.

PAGE ONE: INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES gains unprecedented access to The New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the media desk as the paper’s writers, editors and publishers grapple with existential challenges from players like WikiLeaks, new platforms in Twitter and tablet computers, and readers’ expectations that online news sources should be free.

PAGE ONE skillfully paints a nuanced portrait of journalists continuing to produce extraordinary work—under increasingly difficult circumstances. At the heart of the film is the burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about a rigorous press: what will happen if the fast-moving future of media leaves behind the fact-based, original reporting that helps to define our society?

See the trailer at Madman here

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Sugar Mountain 2012 – Visual Artists

Dec 21, ’11 2:34 PM

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Main Event: Saturday 14 January 2012 – The Forum Theatre, Melbourne Sugar Mountain Satellite Events – Thursday 12 January to Saturday 21 January 2012 

VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM 

Curated by artist and Creative Director Pete Keen, the Sugar Mountain visual arts program will feature a select group of forward-thinking, contemporary artists from near and abroad.

Complementing the Sugar Mountain Festival, held at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne on Saturday 14 January 2012, will also be eight inspiring satellite events – spanning film screenings, exhibitions and art installations.

In 2012, the visual arts program taps into the aesthetic epicentre of cross-disciplinary mediums, with the vision to weave visual art, new media, dance, film, and music, finding the common thread that ties these creative forms. Sugar Mountain is looking at the union and juxtaposition of organic and mechanical process in artistic methodology. The selected local and international artists will exhibit a positive integration of old and modern methods of art-making.

Get your tickets here
www.sugarmountainfestival.com

KYLE RANSON
Kyle Ranson

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Maya Hayuk

Ben Barretto
Ben Barretto

VINCENT MOON
Vincent Moon

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Matsuri Yamana

Lucy Benson
Lucy Benson

KIT WEBSTER
Kit Webster

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Keith Deverell

DYLAN MARTORELL
Dylan Martorell

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Chaco Kato

SUGAR MOUNTAIN 2012

Featuring
DEERHOOF  ::  TUNE-YARDS  ::  THEE OH SEES  ::  SHABAZZ PALACES  ::  JULIANNA BARWICK  ::  PRINCE RAMA  ::  SUN ARAW  ::  WORLD’S END PRESS  ::  PETS WITH PETS  ::  DJ YAMANTAKA EYE (BOREDOMS)  ::  THIS THING  ::  LOST ANIMAL  ::  FOX & SUI  ::  THE HARPOONS  ::  STRAIGHT ARROWS  ::  ABSOLUTE BOYS

Visual Artists
MAYA HAYUK  ::  KYLE RANSON  ::  VINCENT MOON  ::  BEN BARRETTO  ::  DYLAN MARTORELL  ::  KIT WEBSTER
+ more

Get your tickets here
www.sugarmountainfestival.com

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Tom Blachford – Aotearoa

Dec 12, ’11 3:44 PM

Tom Blachford – Aotearoa‐ A Photographic Exhibition
L’Unico Gallery, 323 Bay Street Port Melbourne
Opening night 6pm, 15th December 2011
Open 11am ‐5pm daily from 16th – 23rd December 2011 Aotearoa_1

Tom Blachford’s exhibition Aotearoa is comprised of carefully selected photos taken across three trips to New Zealand, where he explored the rich and surreal landscapes. The environment is represented in an abstract way to allow the viewer to define their own interpretation of these pristine areas.

Blachford first discovered his passion for photography whilst studying business at RMIT. He then deferred his degree to pursue photography whole heartedly. He has since worked on major campaigns for MTV New York and United Colours of Benetton, traveled with one of the world’s greatest street artists and been published in Magazines around the world. Aotearoa_2

www.tomblachford.com

http://www.behance.net/tomblachford

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Sugar Mountain 2012

Dec 5, ’11 9:48 AM

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14 January
Melbourne

Featuring
DEERHOOF  ::  TUNE-YARDS  ::  THEE OH SEES  ::  SHABAZZ PALACES  ::  JULIANNA BARWICK  ::  PRINCE RAMA  ::  SUN ARAW  ::  WORLD’S END PRESS  ::  PETS WITH PETS  ::  DJ YAMANTAKA EYE (BOREDOMS)  ::  THIS THING  ::  LOST ANIMAL  ::  FOX & SUI  ::  THE HARPOONS  ::  STRAIGHT ARROWS  ::  ABSOLUTE BOYS

Visual Artists
MAYA HAYUK  ::  KYLE RANSON  ::  VINCENT MOON  ::  BEN BARRETTO  ::  DYLAN MARTORELL  ::  KIT WEBSTER
+ more

Get your tickets here
www.sugarmountainfestival.com

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OZ Graphix 8 – Available Now

Nov 14, ’11 4:03 PM

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OZ Graphix 8, our showcase of creativity from top Australian studios is packed with a wide range of graphics: graphic design, branding, packaging, photography, web design, and illustration.

The Studios: 10FOLD – Beci Orpin – Bonsai Media – Brandhaus – Brandism – Bright Yellow – Childseye Studio – Christina Bollenbach – Copirite – Design Identity – Design Otaku – Factory One – Gold Coast Design Studio – HIVE Creative – Ident – Katalyst Interactive – Kindred Studio – Latitude Group – Marcela Restrepo – Merlin Media – Ömse – Orange Lane Studios – Paper Monkey Design – Percept Brand Design – Peter Clarke Photography – Poppen Designs – Qualia Creative – Roller Studio – Seamer Design – Seesaw – Sofia Calado Photography – Sprout Creative – Squad Ink – Steve Park – Studio Binocular – Studio Equator – Sydney Branding Services – tactic – That Mob – The Bowery Group – The Overall Picture – Toko – Volume 2a – We Buy Your Kids – Wide Media

Pick up a copy at the DG Online Store

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Numskull – Mixed Messages

Nov 14, ’11 3:42 PM

Mixed Messages
An exhibition of recent works by Australian artist, Numskull

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In his latest exhibition, Numskull offers art lovers a range of concepts and styles, including wooden font collage artworks, sculpture and installation pieces and the signature character paintings that Numskull has become recognised for, both locally and internationally.

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Studio, Numskull 

His latest artworks draw from his obsessive passion for typography and the visual data that saturates our city streets, via disruptive advertising, attention seeking information and colour.

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Studio, Numskull

Numskull takes emotion and meaning from this broad pool of mixed messages and filters it down into collaged images that are bold, curious and colourful. 

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Studio, Numskull 

Using a range of items, such as found materials, custom built wooden pieces and paint on canvas, this body of work is a step forward, which captures audacious ideas that will delight and confuse the viewer.

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Fresh Pleasures, Numskull 

Numskull has been painting since the late ‘90s, has exhibited over a dozen times and has been featured in publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, Acclaim, Lodown and many more. He was recently selected as an artist for Art & About Sydney and The Outpost Project on Cockatoo Island.

Mixed Messages – new works by Numskull at  Kind Of Gallery
72 Oxford Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010

Opening night: 24 November, 7.00pm
Exhibition dates: 24 November – 3 December 2011
Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday, 12 – 6pm, then open until 5pm on Sunday.

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Self Est

Nov 14, ’11 3:30 PM

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More info here

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COSMIC NATURE BY BEASTMAN

Nov 14, ’11 3:28 PM

ELEMENT AND KIND OF — GALLERY PRESENTS

COSMIC NATURE
BY BEASTMAN

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AN EXHIBITION OF NEW PAINTINGS AND ‘SUBURBAN NATURE’ LIMITED EDITION ZINE LAUNCH

Opening Night:
Thursday 8 December 2011,  7PM

Exhibition continues: 18 December 2011

At: KIND OF — 72 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney

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Paul Thurlby

Nov 14, ’11 9:46 AM

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A for Awesome – Paul Thurlby’s Alphabet – Templar/Candlewick 2011

Originally from Nottingham, Paul is now based in London, he has been a full-time illustrator since September 2006 after graduating from University in Buckinghamshire, England. “I hold my pen in a funny way but it works just fine for me,” says Paul “I’ve built up an impressive list of commissions working in editorial, advertising, publishing and T-shirt design for clients including The Guardian, It’s Nice That, Warner/Chappell, Milou-Dufay, The Times, Orange UK and Dentsu London”.

The inspiration for his work comes from mid-century design and illustration,
“my style has been described as being retro-modern. I use old books, postcards and pieces of paper for the backgrounds to my illustrations which often,
for example, involves buying an old book from a charity shop just to use it’s back cover!”

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Burnt Toast –  Personal Work

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The White Stripes – Personal Work

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Two of Us – 1973 Greeting Card

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Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot – Personal Work

See more of Paul’s work here

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Scott Albrecht

Sep 30, ’11 4:43 PM
All the Little Things
Born in 1983 in New Brunswick, NJ, and raised in a small town called Bethlehem Township, NJ, Scott Albrecht is an artist/designer currently based in Brooklyn, NY. A graduate of The Art Institute of Philadelphia in 2003, his work has been exhibited and published Internationally. A self-taught woodworker with a passion for hand-drawn typography, Albrecht utilizes classic techniques with contemporary style. Much like the organic line elements of rendering type by hand, Albrecht has found joy in the imperfections that are his own.
See more of Scott Albrecht’s work here
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Daydreamer
Never Wake Me
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Perfect In Our Imperfections
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Every Day Is A New Day
Moments In Time
See more of Scott Albrecht’s work here
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Illustrators Australia (IA) 9×5 Exhibition

Sep 30, ’11 3:26 PM

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This is your chance to view the rarely seen original artworks of professional illustrators in one exciting exhibition – Illustrator’s Australia (IA) 16th annual 9×5 exhibition. Held at Space 39 in the heart of Melbourne, you will be able to enjoy around 80 illustrated original masterpieces on wood in a 9″x 5″ format. The 9×5 is based on an exhibition in 1890 where artists such as Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin and Arthur Streeton (of the Heidelberg School) painted their works of art on cigar box lids which had similar proportions to 9″x 5″.

IA’s members showcase their own unique style, quality and charm in an amazing array of images under the one roof for only 2 days – not to be missed.

The pieces will be for sale for just $195. All works will be available to view online www.illustratorsaustralia.com

OPENING NIGHT – Friday 14th October 6pm
(includes auction, drinks & nibbles)
Gallery open – Sunday 16th Oct 10am-3pm

Space 39, Lvl 2, 39 Little Collins St, Melbourne Vic

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Jackie Gwynne

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Benjamin Johnson

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Greg Bakes

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Tara Hale

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TAPE MELBOURNE

Sep 19, ’11 11:12 AM

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Photographer Fred Kroh

TAPE MELBOURNE
By Viennese/Croation Design Collective Numen/For Use
Western Terrace, Federation Square, Corner Swanston & Flinders Streets
4 September 2011 (maximum three week run)
Free

Giant structure made entirely of packing tape stretches across Fed Square. Constructed by Viennese/Croation Design Collective Numen/For Use.

After a week-long build, Fed Square’s giant sticky tape creation, Tape Melbourne is now complete and extending its huge weblike tendons across the Square in a spectacular display. 

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Photographer Fred Kroh

Specially commissioned by Fed Square, the large-scale, site specific, temporary work is a two metre high structure made entirely of packing tape proving an exciting fusion of art and design. 

It took 3 artists, 15 volunteers 8 days, approx 9 hours a day and 30 kms of tape to build the installation with over 100 people involved overall including engineers, riggers, fencers and OH&S personnel to bring the giant creation to realisation.

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Photographer Fred Kroh

Visitors are able to admire the exterior of the structure 24 hours per day and between the hours of 11am to 5pm, two people at a time will be able to explore the interior of the crawl-in installation in a series of supervised sessions. 

More info here

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Sep 16, ’11 5:08 PM

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Semi-Permanent Melbourne 2011

Sep 7, ’11 12:52 PM

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This year’s Semi-Permanent Creative Conference in Melbourne features many inspiring speakers, including: Animal Logic (AUS), Büro North (AUS), Benja Harney (AUS), Platon (USA), Scott Dadich (USA), Kelly Thompson (AUS/NZ), Sam Leach (AUS), Kurppa Hosk (SWE), Patrick Clair (AUS), Ken Taylor (AUS), DROGA5 (AUS/USA/NZ), The Entente (UK).

Semi-Permanent Melbourne takes place 23 – 24 September at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Buy tickets here
(Early bird ticket rates applies for tickets purchased before 9 Sept)

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Kelly Thompson

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Platon

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Sam Leach 

See Semi-Permanent for more info.

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You Have No Chance With Coincidence – Yusk Imai

Sep 5, ’11 12:31 PM

You Have No Chance With Coincidence

9th – 25th September
Backwoods Gallery
25 Easey Street Collingwood
Melbourne, Australia

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“Bloom” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 

Despite being born in the United States, and of Japanese descent, it is the vibrant city energy and graffiti culture of his home town São Paulo that has played the most distinctive role in developing Yusk Imai’s artistic vision.

Yusk represents the vanguard of a new generation of emerging Brazilian artists. His style transcends that of the hackneyed, commonplace street art often seen gracing street and gallery walls, and is the very reason that he is universally considered a unique character.

Yusk’s works are emotionally rich with spiritual messages and ask questions about human nature, our aspirations and our identity. His fine motifs and distinctive palette are an unquestionable nod to the masters of Art Nouveau.

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“Love Is Born From Coincidences” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

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“Hand of Coincidence” Acrylic and Oil on Canvas 

More info here

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