A wise friend once remarked nonchalantly: “Life is tough and then you get a shitty boyfriend”. The choice of who you show almost all of yourself to, is the curating that most affects life. Dating is curating with your private parts and P-Parts often override your conscious, thinking self. Another of life’s little mysteries is […]
Category Archives: Melbourne Art
February
03
Terry Wu and Jason Smith Birthday Bash
posted by Natalie Thomas
The art world turned out in force on Saturday night to celebrate the birthdays of Terry Wu and Jason Smith. Hosted in the home of Terry and Melinda Wu, Birthday Boys Terry and Jason threw a joint celebration, which is considered the hit of the season so far. Everyone was in fine spirits, well rested, […]
January
18
ACCA Menagerie
posted by Natalie Thomas
Down at ACCA they’re trying to turn animals into people again. You’ve got to be pretty down on your herd to try this trick. Most animals aren’t even toilet trained yet. Maybe that’s part of the appeal: people love cleaning up a mess that isn’t their own. ACCA says Menagerie is an art show that “…Explores […]
January
01
In Bed with the Ghost of Adam Cullen
posted by Natalie Thomas
Formerly we used to canonise our heroes. The modern method is to vulgarise them. Cheap editions of great books may be delightful, but cheap editions of great men are absolutely detestable. Oscar Wilde The Critic as Artist Part 1 It was late and we’d been drinking. […]
December
23
Fan Letter to Matthew Barney
posted by Natalie Thomas
Fan Letter to Matthew Barney Cc: Norman Mailer and David Walsh Dear Matthew, I’m writing to say I love your work and I’m sorry you didn’t get to meet me when you were out here recently for your MONA show. I wanted to see your new six-hour epic film based on the Norman Mailer […]
December
18
Alice Springs Beanie Festival visits Bundoora Homestead
posted by Natalie Thomas
Pope Francis (and here I must stress that I don’t often quote Popes unless they make really terrific points) has recently been highly critical of consumerism, which he identifies as having brought us a good deal of anxiety. We, he says, need to buy less and stop spending our precious leisure time in shopping centres, […]
December
16
Richard Avedon Show: Ian Potter Centre
posted by Natalie Thomas
Richard Avedon grew up in New York when anyone could live there, even not really rich people. Richard Avedon’s disciplinarian Dad owned a dress shop on Fifth Avenue. His mama loved dresses and art and encouraged an insatiable thirst for culture within her son. He joined the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA) Camera Club at […]
December
10
Make Art at Uni: VCA Masters Show 2014
posted by Natalie Thomas
Destiny Deacon once said: I’ve been to the top of the mountain and I looked over the other side and there’s nothing there. Harry the Hairdresser has been to more art shows than most. I asked him what kept him coming back. He said it was the drama. The art scene, he said, was a […]
November
30
Emily Floyd: The Dawn
posted by Natalie Thomas
I sit on Emily Floyd’s new public art commission at the NGV, The Dawn. The work is named after The Dawn: A Journal for Australian Women, which was edited and published by feminist Louisa Lawson from 1888 to 1905. Emily’s The Dawn is part sculpture, part library, and about ‘Feminism, activism, the printed word, open […]
November
29
C3 Fund Raiser: Faux Museum
posted by Natalie Thomas
As we enter the silly season of conspicuous consumption, shoppers flooded the crisp C3 exhibition space at Abbotsford Convent and went absolutely ballistic, stuffing their stockings to overflowing with original artworks at bargain prices. This Christmas, show your loved ones you’ve forgiven them with a gift of art and don’t forget that for a price, […]
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