Keyword results: Art
Wax letter seals
There is nothing more regal or romantic than a wax sealed letter. Jane Austen tried countless times to come up with the literary equivalent, and despite coming close even she couldn't quite match it. They say wax seals are as old as writing itself, apparently they were used by the Pharaohs to keep correspondence top secret.
Evergreen Magazine issue 01
For those of you who missed Liv Barrett and James Deutsher's awe-inspiring turtle/tortoise/cat video at the VCA gallery as part of Next Wave's, Unsheltered Workshops group show a month back, rest assured, there is much more where that came from in Evergreen - a bi-annual contemporary art and culture journal they're publishing.
The Universe of Keith Haring
I always thought, in my wisdom, that Keith Haring went to Collingwood Technical College. This is partly true. I mean (like my Dad ‘went to MIT' and got me a t-shirt), Keith went to Collingwood Tech and painted the wall behind the Tote when he was visiting from New York in 1984.
Though you may not be as patently ignorant as I, this doco is a good chance to brush up on the legacy of a painter, graffiti artist, sculptor and designer who was at the heart of New York's ‘80s street culture.
Air Guitar
Dave Hickey is the love child of Hunter S. Thompson, Lester Bangs, Giorgio Vasari, Anais Nin, Mark Twain, Hannah Arendt, Susan Sontag and, still skimping on his alimony, Lenny Bruce. To wit, he is: promiscuously inclusive, as humanly warm as pee-pee on denim, smarter than a dagger, as serious as your life and funnier than a muthafucka.
Dear Art, Please Touch Me
I used to think audio tours were lame. All those people smugly strolling around galleries, wearing headphones, getting told what to think. I prefer my own inner monologue, thank you very much - ‘Tired legs... hungry... what would happen if I touched that?'. When I finally gave one a try, I discovered they're actually quite enjoyable.
un Magazine
It seems it's a real challenge to write about art without getting high on your own cultural superiority. But the writers of un Magazine have always avoided this, with smart but accessible commentary on Melbourne's art scene. It doesn't matter if your artistic education hasn't progressed much since Art Attack, because un has turned art writing on its head.
Skin ‘n Bones
PM's friend: Oh herro. So what are you wearing to the dress-up party?
PM: Um. I was thinking of wearing my Lara Croft outfit.
PM's friend: PS that is so lame, it's just black bike shorts and some hankies in your bra. And a plastic gun. And a 4WD Jeep with no doors that attaches to a helicopter. OK it is not lame.
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