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Welcome to the launch of my new art reviewing system. It's image based. If you text me, and say, "Penny, how's the show?!" I'll send you a picture back for a small fee of $32. Quite often, the picture will be this. And sometimes this or even this. But, on rare occasions, IT WILL BE THIS.
What:
The High Life exhibition closing night rooftop crawl
Where:
Sarti, Rooftop Bar, The Order of Melbourne and Madame Brussels
When:
Tues Mar 23, meet at Sarti 5.30pm, Rooftop Bar 6.15pm, The Order of Melbourne 7pm or Madame Brussels 7.45pm
Description:
Tuesday is the closing night for The High Life: a series of art projects curated by West Space on rooftops in Melbourne. Go for champagne at Sarti, the stairs at Rooftop and more stairs at The Order of Melbourne. You can then crawl more stairs at Madame Brussels. It is worth it.
Event: Mobile Gallery
Stimulus: art
What:
Mustang Sally, curated by Kate Smith
Where:
TCB art inc., Lvl 1, 12 Waratah Place, Melbourne
When:
Wed Mar 17, 6–8pm
Exhibition runs until April 3, Wed–Sat 12–6pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Penpals were great right up until around the time the interweb achieved world domination. Then Ulrike in Dresden, you got ditched. We could learn German swear words in chat rooms and save a small tree for our trouble. But Kate Smith still has a penpal and she met him through her blog.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
As a young boy I had a vivid imagination: I saw animals in clouds, had imaginary pet samurai sidekicks and would transform my bangers and mash dinners into fantastical, abstract scenarios. That was, all before The Wooden Spoon... These days I'm a dull, lifeless employee to the system and have to walk up six flights of stairs to get my daily Jager hit.
The Emperor got around in his birthday suit when two sneaky weavers promised him the finest suit of clothes from a fabric invisible to anyone who was an incompetent ninny. Ninny he was - not because he couldn't see the fabric, but because he trusted a pair of mimes. Mimes are creepy, everyone knows that.
What:
Insert Coin Here
Where:
Launch at 1000 £ Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne. Vending machines all over town.
When:
Launch Fri Mar 13, 7-11pm, Vending machines in various locations Mar 14-21.
How much:
Free entry! $2 per piece of art!
Description:
Everyone comes back from Japan raving about the vending machines. Apparently, you can buy just about anything over there from the things - undies, toys, food, even chocolate bars. Those Japanese, whatever will they come up with next? Well, I wonder if they have art vending machines over there? We do.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Kings Artist Run Initiative relaunch party
Where:
Lvl 1, 171 King St, Melbourne
When:
Mon Mar 8, 6pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Kings Artist Run Initiative is re-launching even though it never un-launched. After eight years presenting the Melbourne art scene with emerging, dynamic and challenging contemporary art, Kings is now expanding their dialogue with new opportunities for the wider creative community. It's like launching the launched, or a launch squared.
Event: Launch
Stimulus: Hot artsy types
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