Cake Boys
When Sir Mix-a-lot told us about the boy with low cash flow (the one who ain't down to throw and shakes their girl-like body on the floor that makes the girls go BOINGGG!) he was referring to the blushed-up cake boys of the ‘90s. 'Cake Boy' is the lost term for well-manicured boys now being revived at Nicholas Building gallery space, Blindside.
Neverness, Part 1
I trust you are familiar with NowNow, ThreeThousand's sophisticated, worldly cousin? You may have spotted him at a Right Angle family get together, propped against a windowsill sipping at a snifter of port, calmly snapping off the odd shot on his Contax while ThreeThousand gets wasted on fruit punch and plays charades with the kids.
Conor O'Brien, There Stands the Glass
Conor O'Brien's photography is of the ‘snapshot' variety, in that he captures spontaneous moments using a small camera he carries in his pocket at all times. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Conor's photos always feel calm and considered, never poking fun at his subjects but always celebrating their beauty.
David Rosetzky, One in Five
The art and fashion worlds have been in cahoots ever since the first sentient being glimpsed their own reflection in a murky pool and decided to do something about their hair. Things have moved along since and the way we decorate our bodies is now a highly complex ritual loaded with symbolism, whether we like it or not.
Do you remember what it was? - Conor O'Brien, Amanda Maxwell and Thomas Jeppe
When friends focus their energy into something, great things inevitably occur. Melissa Loughnan's Utopian Slumps gallery in Collingwood is testament to this theory, hosting shows from some of Melbourne's most memorable and progressive artists over its first 12 months in existence.
A fitting punctuation to mark the occasion of this first anniversary, Do you remember what it was? is a collection of photographs from three friends whose work shares a celebrative spirit in spontaneous moments, which are often in fact made special by the presence of friends.
Lee Gallery
Debate spurred over Lee Jeans' cheeky lollypop-licky-licky advertising campaign late last year. Some applauded the work by infamous Vice photographer Terry Richardson and some were revolted. The beauty of the campaign was that we engaged and criticised rather than mindlessly sucking up the message.
Don't Just Tell Them, Show Them. An exhibition by Jesse Marlow
Jesse Marlow is a pretty serious photographer. Like, he won the Australian Hasselblad X-Pan Masters (serious) competition in 2002. He has two books out (don't ask how old he is, you will have one of those moments when your life comes into focus briefly and you need to go and buy stationery). In the past, Jesse has been a bit of a black and white fan but in this new exhibition he's exploring colour.
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