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Floortalk
- Pet
Project
07/03/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim
Opening
- Pet
Project
19/12/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Treasured
four-legged companions mingled with special guests
for the opening of Pet Project at ACP on
Thursday December 7 2006. The exhibition looks at
the personal bonds we forge with animals and
includes two special interactive elements - Pet
Idol and Pet Photo Booth. The night
also saw the launch of Photofile 79 - The Animal
Issue.
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Opening
- SYNCITY
14/12/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
SynCity
opened at ACP on Friday 20 October 2007
launching ACP's new Gallery 3. Crowds packed the
new front space to view highlights from 25 years of
'sampling' in experimental screen formats such as
Super 8 mm film, 16mm film, video, computer
animation and various digital media. The
exhibition, presented by d/lux Media Arts and
curated by Mark Titmarsh, reveals a cultural
tradition that challenges and extends the
relationship between entertainment media and
experimental art forms.
Floortalk
- Dutch
Dare
10/12/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Introduced
by ACP Director Alasdair Foster, the Dutch Dare
floor talk was held on Saturday 21 October
2006. Visitors were given an insight into recent
Dutch photomedia art and culture by Foster and
visiting artists Marnix Goossens, Anouk Kruithof
and Jaap Scheeren.
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Opening
- Dutch
Dare
07/12/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Dutch
Dare was opened by Counsel-General of the
Netherlands Margarita M. Bot on Thursday 19 October
2006. Curator Frits Geirstberg and visiting artists
Marnix Goossens, Anouk Kruithof and Jaap Scheeren
joined the over 200-strong crowd celebrating the
opening of the exhibition. Gierstberg, Head of
Exhibitions at the Nederlands FotoMuseum in
Rotterdam, devised the exhibition - a look at
contemporary issues within Dutch society including
landscape and urbanism, identity and culture,
tradition and innovation, through the works of
thirteen Dutch photomedia artists - at the request
of the Mondiaan Foundation. The exhibition formed
part of the multi-disciplinary cultural program
that celebrates four hundred years of
Dutch-Australian
relations.
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ACP
Building Works
01/12/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text by ACP
For
much of 2006 the front part of the ACP building has
undergone construction to remodel its interiors -
converting what was once a bistro and dining room
into a new exhibition and events space, and its
alfresco dining area into a reading lounge. We are
proud to be launching these new spaces with the
exhibitions Dutch Dare and the d/Lux Media
Arts' SYNCITY in October 2006. Australian
Centre for Photography will be closed from 24
December 2006 to 26 January 2007 to complete phase
2 of this redevelopment. We will re-open on 27
January 2007 with the continuation of the Pet
Project exhibition.
Minutes
to Midnight tours to Chobi Mela, Bangladesh
16/11/2006
- Images © Bec Dean, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Trent
Parke's groundbreaking exhibition Minutes to
Midnight is currently exhibiting at Chobi
Mela, Asia's longest-running photography
festival.
Staged in Dhaka, Bangladesh, every two years Chobi
Mela this year involves 45 exhibitions from Asia,
Europe, America and Australasia. Douglas Foskett,
the Australian High Commissioner in Bangladesh,
officially opened the exhibition on Friday 10
November 2006.
Minutes to Midnight is showing at the
Bengal Galleries, Dhaka's most prestigious private
gallery. The exhibition closes on 17 November after
which it will tour over the next two years to
India, Pakistan and
Nepal.
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Floortalk
- The
Black Islands
14/09/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
With
an introduction from curator Bec Dean, The Black
Islands floor talk was held on Saturday 9
September 2006 and saw Ben Bohane discuss his
practice as a photo journalist, providing gallery
guests with insight into his experience observing
conflict and spirituality in Melanesia and drawing
a connection to Australia's role in the Pacific
region.
Opening
- The
Black Islands
14/09/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
The
Black Islands, a major solo retrospective of
the work of Vanuatu-based Australian
photojournalist, Ben Bohane, captivated opening
night guests on Thursday 7 September 2006. Curated
by Bec Dean, the exhibition looks at the people,
movements and politics that shape everyday life in
Melanesia. The Black Islands continues at
the Australian Centre for Photography until
Saturday 14 0ctober 2006.
New
Staff
14/09/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
ACP
Marketing and Publication Coordinator Elizabeth
Stanton (centre left) and Front of House Assistant
Melanie Watkins (centre right) are welcomed onboard
by Curatorial Manager Bec Dean (left) and Workshop
Manager Michelle Arcane (right).
Floortalk
- Biennale
of Sydney, Zones of Contact
24/06/2006
- Images © Steven Cavanagh, Text ACP
Program
The
Biennale floortalk was held Sunday 11 June. Olga
Chernysheva discussed her practice with ACP
director Alasdair Foster and gallery
guests.
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Opening
- Biennale
of Sydney, Zones of Contact
24/06/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
The
2006 Biennale of Sydney Zones of Contact
opened at Australian Centre for Photography
Thursday 8 June to a festive crowd and has been
hugely popular in its first two weeks. ACP shows
six video works by Olga Chernysheva and the Pine
Flat Portrait Studio photographs by Sharon
Lockhart. The 2006 Biennale of Sydney exhibitions
at ACP run until 26
August.
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Floortalk
- Don't
Be Something Strong
05/07/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
The
ACP floortalks held the first Saturday after each
exhibition opening offer some insight into the
creation of works and the artist's practice.
On Saturday 29 April artist Paul Knight and curator
Bec Dean discussed recent developments in his
practice and gave insight into his method of taking
photographs.
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Opening
- Don't
Be Something Strong
05/07/2006
- Images © Mike Buick and Torunn Momtazi, Text
ACP Program
On
Thursday 27 April there were many guests in
attendance for the opening night of Melbourne
photographer Paul Knight's solo exhibition Don't Be
Something Strong at Australian Centre for
Photography.
This mini retrospective which showcases the past
six years of Paul Knight's darkly poetic and
sensual work is curated by Bec Dean and shows
untill 3 June.
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Tea
with... AD Coleman
01/07/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
On
Sunday 30 April in the cocktail lounge of
Paddington and Woollahra RSL, ACP members, friends
and interested members of the general public
arrived for a talk by AD Coleman, one of America's
best known photographic critics and influential
reviewers. The multi-award-winning writer who is
translated into 21 languages talked about the
changing face of photomedia over the past forty
years and his own personal journey of discovery of
the medium. The talk took place in the RSL lounge
with an open bar. The talk was followed by
questions from the audience on how the digital has
changed photography and on the protection of
privacy in the public domain. Many of AD Coleman's
books were on sale including the now out of print
Light Readings. Look out for future talks at
ACP.
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Floortalk
- If
you Leave Me Can I Come Too?
15/03/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
If
you Leave Me Can I Come Too? drew a great
crowd to the opening night at Australian Centre for
Photography Thursday 2 March. The exhibition shows
work from eleven Australian-based artists. The
Centre was fortunate to host all artists for both
the opening night and the floor talk the following
Saturday. If you Leave Me Can I Come Too?
is curated by Bec Dean and shows until 9 April.
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Opening
- If
you Leave Me Can I Come Too?
15/03/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
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Floortalk
- Magicians
Of The Sea
14/01/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
In
a relaxed and informal environment, members of the
public curious to find-out more about particular
works have the opportunity to talk with artists and
the exhibition staff at the Saturday floortalks.
Curator Pierre Chevalier and contemporary artists
Scott Redford with Dead Board 1-4 and Monty
Webber with Liquid Time were eager to
discuss their works with the many gallery guests
attending.
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Opening
- Magicians
Of The Sea
12/01/2006
- Images © Torunn Momtazi, Text ACP
Program
A
fresh start was made to the new year at Australian
Centre for Photography with the opening of the
surfing exhibition Magicians of The Sea.
Curious to see what curator Pierre Chevalier had
found on his treasure hunt and eager to celebrate
the Australian surf history, a great crowd gathered
at the opening night, Thursday 12 January
2006.
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