Lit-Up Like a Christmas Tree - Volume III, James Dorahy
Fancy some miniature sculptures of crotched flowers in vases? Or a few Deco wall sconces in PVC and Velcro? A hanging wall sculpture of brightly coloured nylon netting? A dark brooding photograph of the Tasman Sea? A miniature deer in a pool of fluro yellow enamel?
Send the fat man to James Dorahy.
Magique, Jacqueline Fraser
THE GREAT ESCAPE is more than a 1963 McQueen classic, it is a girl wearing Chanel. Coated in luxe branding, she is no longer a student from a suburban shithole, she is cultured and wealthy; she is someone else.
Jacqueline Fraser's collage hurdles us from everyday banality into a fashionable place far far away; it's MAGIQUE darling.
By George and Firstdraft Gallery Presents: Downtown
Video Art will appear on the sports screens at the NSW Sports Association Bar. Enormous banners by young artists will be strung from executive blocks. An exhibition of works on cardboard and paper will appear in window boxes along the hidden Little Hunter Lane. A new permanent mural will wind its way along the gutter of Curtin Place.
Loaded, Shaun O'Connell
Next time you boil the kettle, stop and think about your relationship with it. Why? Because jewellery designer Shaun O'Connell says so.
When his grandmother's Kambrook stopped working after more than a decade of faithfully boiling water three times a day, Shaun was determined to fix it. This he did, and to grandma's delight, also replaced the switch with gold.
From Bustles to Bridezilla
Because we all need more conjugality in our lives, 40 bridal gowns are currently on display in the NIDA foyer, replete with veils, millinery and bridal accessories.
Arranged chronologically by decade from 1880 to 1980, FROM BUSTLES TO BRIDEZILLA will appeal to anyone interested in the general history of dress, and the evolution of nuptial fashion.
Regional Galleries
Regional galleries are fantastic and grossly overlooked. Three that I try and keep up with are the recently reopened, epic-scaled Casula Powerhouse; the revamped and extended mega-centre for the arts at Campbelltown; and the idyllic heritage cottages that make up Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers' Bequest.
China Heights, New Location
China Heights has moved, that's right. No more climbing a gazillion floors for art props. No more Foster Street, it's now about the Crown.
The name China Heights came about when the gallery owners Mark and Ed realised that their gallery overlooked China Town - and was really high up. Geddit? Even though the new China Heights gallery is on Crown Street, the name still rings true.
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