Keyword results: Platform
What:
Magic Eye launch
Where:
Platform, Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne
When:
Fri Nov 6, 6-8pm
How much:
Free entry!
Description:
Platform are right - sometimes it IS a matter of half crossing your eyes to see the artworks in the cabinets down there in the subway with those flickering fluorescent lights and flashing Flemington-goers. The new exhibition, Magic Eye, will give us a nod for our efforts, with hallucinatory new works on display by Greatest Hits, Kate Just, Andy Mac and more.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Free booze & Food
What:
Platform: The September Shows
Where:
Platform, Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne
When:
Opening Fri Sep 4, 6-7pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Another month, another excuse to hang around everyone's favourite subway tunnel quaffing booze and talking art / Gossip Girl / who's schtooping who. It's also a great opportunity to see new art from Julie Shiels, Alyshia Boddenberg & Rebecca Delange, Aaron Cooper & Ben Tarano and other Melbourne locals.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: art
What:
Platform May launch
Where:
Degraves St Subway, Melbourne
When:
Fri May 8, 6-8pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Naturalistic fabricated forms are preparing to take over the pink subway space throughout May. Here are the creative souls involved this month: Kate McIntyre (Platform), Sue-Ching Lascelles (Vitrine), Georgia Gillard (Sample), Louise Dibben (Frame), Matt Shaw (Garden), Ness Flett (Majorca).
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Cheap Treasure
What:
Platform Midsumma Opening
Where:
Platform, Degraves St Subway, Melbourne
When:
Mon Jan 19, 6pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
Platform gets into Midsumma with a group show featuring Jombi Supastar (US), Jason Lingard (NZ), Freddie Jackson, Linsey Gosper, Hannah Raisin, Sam Wallman, Matt Shaw and Tape Projects (OZ). Hear this: straight people did not invent art launches. They just didn't. This is the source right here, go and see how it's done.
Event: Launch
Stimulus: Love
What:
The Bicycle Underground pop up exhibition
Where:
Degraves Street Subway
When:
TONIGHT! 8pm-11pm
How much:
Free! Entry prioritised for BFF ticket holders
Description:
For those who can't make the Spandex Parade at the first BFF screening tonight (see above), BFF and ThreeThousand bring you The Bicycle Underground. It's a low key after party of sorts. And it's a one-night only exhibition at Platform featuring work by Chris Pollack (Rebel Yell BMX Magazine), Andy White (Fyxomatosis) and Ben Richards (Crumpler).
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Stack Hats & Lycra
What:
Platform September launch
Where:
Degraves Street Subway, Melbourne
When:
Fri Sept 5, 6-8pm
How much:
Free!
Description:
This month at Platform, there'll be a video installation called 'I Have a Circular Driveway', by Ilia Rosli. There'll be a macro vs. micro installation in the Majorca display cases, by Marita Dyson and Kubota Fumikazu. In the Vitrine space, Katy Bowman shows ‘Mending' - an exploration of a time when people still fixed things, which features various fabricated surgical items.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: Free booze & Food
What:
Spit & Polish Tell It To Yourself opening
Where:
Majorca display cases, Centre Pl
Opening in Degraves St Subway
When:
Opening Fri Aug 1, 6pm-8pm
Exhibition runs until Aug 31
How much:
Free!
Description:
There's a distinct lack of etiquette guidance these days. What with the children spitting on the elderly and eating crisps on the trolley cars. And whatever happened to "Men - always carry around a packet of cigarettes when in female company - even if you don't smoke". Thankfully there are two girls who acknowledge the importance of good behaviour.
Event: Exhibition
Stimulus: W
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