Alex Prager, Desiree MoMA’s annual photography series highlights four contemporary artists with new photography in 2010 U.S. Debut of Alex Prager’s Despair (2010) and Elad Lassry’s Untitled (2009) Marks the First Time Film Has Been Included in a New Photography Installation New Photography 2010: Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Alex Prager, Amanda Ross-Ho September 29, 2010—January [...]

Semi‐Permanent a celebration of all things art and design is back in 2010 to inspire Melbourne’s thriving creative community yet again. While some may think it’s the forum where design nerds gather to fight against the evils of Comic Sans, Semi‐Permanent offers an eye‐opening insight into the broad streams of design, and where those varying crafts [...]

A from ABECEDA by Karel Teige, Prague, 1926 “Karel Teige (1900-1951) was the brightest star in the brilliant constellation of Czech avant-garde artist-writers of the 1920s and ‘30s. A constructivist and a surrealist, a poet, collagist, photographer, typographer and architectural theorist, his 1926 photomontage designs for the alphabet are a uniquely elegant and witty invention, [...]

Lady Gotika – Model: Anouck, Hair: Sanjay Ramcharan, Make-up: Ian Miller (www.topqualityhair.com) Asst. photography: Peter Versnel, Asst. styling: Marie Ardisson, Styling ,Concept & idea: Salvador Pozo, Photography: Salvador Pozo Born in Madrid, Spain in 1968, Salvador Pozo moved to the Netherlands in 1996, building his career as an international fashion photographer. His name represents a [...]

Illustrated with striking, candid photography, EVERFRESH: BLACKBOOK provides a rare and exclusive insight into the life of the studio, the artists behind the work and the culture of the elusive underground art world—a world usually cloaked in anonymity. The group known as Everfresh—artists Sync, Phibs, Reka, Rone, Wonderlust, Prizm, Meggs, Makatron and The Tooth—create works [...]

Grace Jones by Chris Levine: Stillness at the Speed of Light Stillness at the Speed of Light, Grace Jones by Chris Levine Recently shown at The Vinyl Gallery in London, Stillness at the Speed of Light, reveals the impressive beauty which can occur between two unique artists. The collaboration between Grace Jones, legend in the [...]

Semi-Permanent & Dosh Wallets, Sydney, 2010 Semi-Permanent and Dosh Wallets launch search to find the next generation Dosh designer. 12th March 2010: Semi-Permanent, Australia’s leading design festival, has partnered with forward thinking wallet brand, Dosh, to find the next generation Dosh designer. The competition is calling for artists to submit a piece of work which [...]

Semi-Permanent announces second raft of speakers for Sydney conference Semi-Permanent, Australia’s award winning design festival*, is pleased to announce additional speakers to its already awe-inspiring line up. Award winning filmmaker David Michôd, San Francisco based design community Fecal Face and Australia’s own frankie magazine, join this year’s event on the 19 and 20 March. Other [...]

Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos Pedro Ramos was born in Madeira Island in 1982. He currently lives and works in Sydney. His work is based on the intimacy and proximity to the subjects portrayed. However, in his work, everyday situations are reinterpreted leaving the viewer with the freedom to create his/her own narrative. Through personal documentary technique, his [...]

Teppei Takahashi Aside, Teppei Takahashi Teppei Takahashi work’s as a part of SONAR (creative team) in Tokyo, as a photographer and graphic designer since 2009. Takahashi’s interest in photography began during university: producing work which describes his central themes of: “real”, “life” and “mirror”. By taking photographs Takahashi believes it’s “one way to make sure [...]

Semi-Permanent, Sydney, 2010 March 2010 sees Australia’s design community come together for the 8th year for Semi-Permanent in Sydney. With a week-long celebration of all things aesthetic, Semi-Permanent goes above and beyond, bringing together the design community across a number of conferences, workshops, exhibitions and after parties. Not to be outdone by last year’s roll [...]

Barry Underwood Orange Stream, Barry Underwood “These images are long exposure photographic documentations of full-scale installations that are built on-site in specific landscapes. Approached through a theatrical sensibility, the pieces intermingle concepts of contemporary painting, cinema and land art. Issues of illusion, imagination, narrative, are investigated, as is the potential of the ordinary to be [...]

Semi-Permanent, Melbourne 2009 Semi-Permanent Melbourne 2009 Montage from Semi Permanent on Vimeo. Missed Semi-Permanent this year? See the video montage from Melbourne above, and click here for Sydney. Via Semi-Permanent

Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) – Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood Thursday 12 November 2009 – Sunday 7 February 2010 Dennis Hopper and the New Hollywood is “an expansive exhibition showcasing an extraordinary man’s life’s work, his collaborations and personal art collection, and an amazing insight into a formative era of Hollywood”. [...]

NGV: Long Distance Vision: Three Australian Photographers Matthew Sleeth Born Australia 1972 Opfikon 1997, printed 2004 Type C photograph 43.2 x 43.0 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented through the NGV Foundation by Patrick Corrigan, Governor, 2005 © Matthew Sleeth courtesy of Sophie Gannon Gallery, Melbourne “The National Gallery of Victoria will celebrate the [...]