https://concreteplayground.com/sydney Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:00:24 +0000 en-au hourly 1 https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/marc-hundley https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/marc-hundley Mon, 07 Mar 2011 02:39:34 +0000 This Brooklyn based artist has created a niche aesthetic that is all his own in this stylised exhibition that looks and feels great.

]]> This Brooklyn based artist has created a niche aesthetic that is all his own in this stylised exhibition that looks and feels great.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/tracey-emin-in-conversation https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/tracey-emin-in-conversation Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:10:39 +0000 Once described as an honest realist, her work is not always easy to look at, nor is it pleasant to think about where it came from. But much of the best art is like that, no?

]]> Once described as an honest realist, her work is not always easy to look at, nor is it pleasant to think about where it came from. But much of the best art is like that, no?

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/the-beautiful-brinks-your-pictures-suck-but-i-like-you https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/the-beautiful-brinks-your-pictures-suck-but-i-like-you Thu, 21 Oct 2010 09:53:29 +0000 Benedict once told me about how she stumbled upon photography. It was fortuitous for the rest of us I suppose, and for her friends who are often the subject of her work. Her objective is not to preserve the sense of these peoples lives, but rather to share common experiences, sights and scenes. Nothing remarkable […]

]]> Benedict once told me about how she stumbled upon photography. It was fortuitous for the rest of us I suppose, and for her friends who are often the subject of her work. Her objective is not to preserve the sense of these peoples lives, but rather to share common experiences, sights and scenes. Nothing remarkable […]

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/sydney-underground-film-festival-3 https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/sydney-underground-film-festival-3 Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:59:09 +0000 Congratulations to whoever in the organisation of this event managed to schedule 89 films over a 54-hour period. Kudos, friend. Kudos. Catch Dali's [i]Un Chien Andalou[/i] and Harmony Korine's [i]Trash Humpers[/i].

]]> Congratulations to whoever in the organisation of this event managed to schedule 89 films over a 54-hour period. Kudos, friend. Kudos. Catch Dali's [i]Un Chien Andalou[/i] and Harmony Korine's [i]Trash Humpers[/i].

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/rene-vaile-just-treasure https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/rene-vaile-just-treasure Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:11:46 +0000 If those in a century were to develop an understanding of the aesthetic of our time I would like them to do this with the help of Rene Vaile's photography. Death metal album covers, street brawls, constellations of stars - Vaile's taste for content is inspired.

]]> If those in a century were to develop an understanding of the aesthetic of our time I would like them to do this with the help of Rene Vaile's photography. Death metal album covers, street brawls, constellations of stars - Vaile's taste for content is inspired.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/fixed-up https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/fixed-up Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:19:28 +0000 Fixed geared bikes are hella fun, and they are proving to be a great tool to bring people together. This exhibition catalogues the main protagonists in the growing Sydney fixie scene - how they got started and even what is so unique about their machines.

]]> Fixed geared bikes are hella fun, and they are proving to be a great tool to bring people together. This exhibition catalogues the main protagonists in the growing Sydney fixie scene - how they got started and even what is so unique about their machines.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/isaac-julien-ten-thousand-waves https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/isaac-julien-ten-thousand-waves Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:28:37 +0000 It seems that in the context of art, and especially Julien's multidisciplinary practice, this photographic series is the "sideshow" to his nine-channel video installation being shown at the Biennale.

]]> It seems that in the context of art, and especially Julien's multidisciplinary practice, this photographic series is the "sideshow" to his nine-channel video installation being shown at the Biennale.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/alfred-stieglitz-film-series https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/alfred-stieglitz-film-series Sun, 13 Jun 2010 11:46:42 +0000 These films are centered on male protagonists about whom we cannot help but feel ambiguous. Perhaps a metaphor for politics of the time (and relevant for now, too?).

]]> These films are centered on male protagonists about whom we cannot help but feel ambiguous. Perhaps a metaphor for politics of the time (and relevant for now, too?).

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/antony-gormley-firmament-iv https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/antony-gormley-firmament-iv Mon, 10 May 2010 03:23:15 +0000 In games of “would you rather?”, I was often asked “would you rather be blind of deaf?”; after seeing Antony Gormley’s Firmament IV, I wonder why the game never included “… or forego the ability to perceive space?” First installed in the below-ground gallery of White Cube Mason’s Yard in March 2008, this is the […]

]]> In games of “would you rather?”, I was often asked “would you rather be blind of deaf?”; after seeing Antony Gormley’s Firmament IV, I wonder why the game never included “… or forego the ability to perceive space?” First installed in the below-ground gallery of White Cube Mason’s Yard in March 2008, this is the […]

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/shaun-gladwell-interior-linework-interceptor-intersection https://concreteplayground.com/sydney/event/shaun-gladwell-interior-linework-interceptor-intersection Tue, 06 Apr 2010 13:04:24 +0000 Friday, March 26, saw Shaun Gladwell’s new exhibition Interior Linework/ Interceptor Intersection open at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Gladwell has become a ubiquitous presence in discussions of contemporary Australian art and may now also appear in conversations relating to that $64,000 question: ‘what is our national identity?’ After studying at COFA, Gladwell began exhibiting at significant […]

]]> Friday, March 26, saw Shaun Gladwell’s new exhibition Interior Linework/ Interceptor Intersection open at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Gladwell has become a ubiquitous presence in discussions of contemporary Australian art and may now also appear in conversations relating to that $64,000 question: ‘what is our national identity?’ After studying at COFA, Gladwell began exhibiting at significant […]

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