Das Superpaper: The Critical Issue and Das 500 launch

Overview

At the beginning of this year I had the great pleasure of working in the city. To most of you that might be a little strange to hear since you probably beat the dark path most 8am timeslots of the year. Yet being a part of the independent arts scene we are generally shafted to the outer suburbs, never venturing much past the cheaper rents and eats of periphery Sydney. However, the horizon appears to be shifting with the City of Sydney inviting itself to the party and slowly but surely helping to create a creative CBD worthy of our southern sister but also, truly our own.

The Paper Mill, an artist-run gallery/workshop/library especially committed to works on paper, will be swinging open its doors in downtown suit country very, very soon. But before that happens the guys and girls at The Paper Mill are kindly letting us all in for the Das Superpaper The Critical Issue launch and a sneak peak at their space in Angel Place.

The crew at Das Superpaper — if you haven’t heard — are only the busiest volunteers on the planet. With thirteen issues of art-based writing behind them this free publication has already added the Das Cinema feather to their cap and will now introduce Das 500, another online venture featuring bite-sized (500 words or less) critical reviews of exhibitions around Australia.  So who could say no to a cheeky bevvie after work on Thursday to double whammy on Australian independent arts in the city?