What if I wanted to be a duck?
I turned off my phone and went to sleep.
By the morning, it had 15,000 notes.
Curatorial Whiplash!
Curation is experiencing a shift that I believe is well needed, a shift towards rethinking the bounds of the museum from just a place to put art on walls to a more experiential world, creating new, interactive and interdisciplinary ways to view art.
'Troy's House' (2023) SUDS: Review
The liminal area between teendom and adulthood, between Sydney and Melbourne, between friends and enemies, between ad breaks. Everything that happens within is transitional and temporary: “all we do [at Troy’s house] is recount the last event and talk about the next one.”
American Apparel
American Apparel ceased operations in 2017, so this shoot was a homage to the simple artistry of versatile fashion and the ways it can interact with subject and spectator.
Halmeoni (할머니)
‘Halmeoni (할머니)’ is a series of 35mm photographs of Estelle Yoon's grandmother and their younger sister.
Remember when we had things to say
Remember when conversations, or group reminiscing, is a form of idle talk that taps into the collective nostalgia of any group with some semblance of history.
All the girls love a sweet painted lady
Why my favourite Elton John songs are filled with queer sex and prostitutes.
Lost in observation
Saunders waded even deeper. This time he floated on his stomach, observing through the transparent pool floor a flock of people who were most likely unaware that he was their omniscient god.
Ardhito Pramono on jazz, love, and making music: Touchdown Under at SXSW Sydney
“Every time I listen to music, I always get a vision of what the music video will look like, you know? [When] I make my own music, I always have ideas of how the atmosphere or vibes of the song could be extended by the visuals itself.”
Ethos: a dialogue with Amy Blue at The Other Art Fair
“I think the things that inspire me the most are definitely music and movies, queer culture. They’re things that can give more — I suppose — broad levels of inspiration, not particular people if that makes sense. I think I’m inspired by the queer community — like I literally make my work for them, that’s where most of my inspiration comes from. Just like being out on a dancefloor or at a pub with close friends, that kind of thing.”
Diana Costantini at The Other Art Fair: "My relationship with art is really just centred on my love to create."
“My relationship with art is really just centred on my love to create. I always encourage my staff and creative team to do that as well. Yes, we do this for a living, but we’re also following a brief. So, I encourage them to try and create outside of the workplace because that’s where you can actually, really explore your own creativity. I just really love it.”
“The big thing for me is it's not only the physicality of a place, but it's the people”: In conversation with Laurie Franklin at The Other Art Fair
“The big thing is if you don't believe in yourself, nobody else can and it's cliché as that is. You have to believe that you do have your own unique style. It might take a month, a year or 10 years. But you need to persist, you need to keep going.”
A parable in the Hills
Proverbs 3:9 “Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops.
Public Space in a Private Time
What drew my attention to Acconci, however, was a small, maroon book whose pages bore his 1990 essay, ‘Public Space in a Private Time,’ to which the exhibition was titled in commemoration of.
She did not understand the fun of shooting birds
In her novels and private correspondence, the gap was narrowed. What was human became animal and what was animal became human.
Do not disturb my circles
Nothing comes from nothing, And so Prometheus toiled: I must change your life.