|
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibitions
- News
2007
|
|
Exhibitions
- News
2007
Current
Season
Current
Exhibitions
Current
Events
Video Lounge
Future
Exhibitions
Past
Exhibitions
Touring
Exhibitions
News
Catalogues
Online
Projects
How
to propose an exhibition
Exhibitions
for Hire
News
Archive: 2008
| 2007
| 2006
| 2005
| 2004
End
of Year Party
- Gypsy
Night
24/12/2007
- Images ©
ACP
With
their eye ever on the future, ACP staff and
volunteers got out their crystal balls and tarot
cards for an evening of gypsy cabaret and fortune
telling. With Gallery 3 transformed for the night
into Romany encampment, violin and accordion rang
out as party-goers danced to the music of Lolo
Lovina. Psychic Dee gave readings, the sangria
flowed and another fabulous year at the Australian
Centre for Photography was celebrated... all in the
best possible taste.
Happy Holidays to one and all!
images
(left to right):
Tea
with… the Critics
12/12/2007
- Images © ACP
Sunday
9 December. Guest Host Stewart Hawkins quizzed
influential art critics representing web, print and
television, on their favourite photomedia
exhibitions of 2007, and their least favourite.
Guests included Robert McFarlane, Stewart Hawkins
and Margaret Mayhew.
images
(left to right):
Opening
Night - Girl Parade and Peacock
Variations
10/12/2007
- Images © Paul Green
Thursday
15 November. Our summer season was launched with a
combined opening for Girl Parade and
Peacock Variations. Girl Parade was
the final show curated by Bec Dean for the ACP. She
has now taken up the role of Associate Director at
Performance Space at Carriageworks. Girl
Parade looks at the new wave of feminism by
Australian and international photomedia artists,
and the opening included a performance referencing
the aussie lifesaver; Heart of Gold 5,
choreographed by Pilar Mata Dupont and Tarryn
Gill.
Peacock Variations, curated by Alasdair
Foster, was conceived as a counterpoint to Girl
Parade, and took a look back at men's fashion
in Australia from the 60's through to the eighties.
Many of the works in the show were on loan from
photographers who were early supporters of the
ACP
images
(left to right):
Opening
Night - The Nikon-Walkley Awards Photographic
Exhibition
10/12/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim
Thursday
25 October. The Nikon-Walkley Awards
celebrated its 52nd anniversary this year and for
the first time an exhibition of finalists' works
were shown at the ACP. Special guests at the
opening included Andrew Meares, senior photographer
at the Sydney Morning Herald, as well as
many of the photojournalists whose work was
included in the show.
images
(left to right):
Opening
- Matthew Sleeth Ten Series ; Conor O'Brien
Hold On To Each Other ; and Kate Richards
The Uncertainty Principle
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Paul Green
Thursday
4 October 2007 - Three new exhibitions and a book
launch marked the 4th of October at ACP. Matthew
Sleeth's Ten Series is a mini-retrospective
of five years of the artist's much celebrated work
- coinciding with the launch of his new book Ten
Series: 106 Photographs published by Aperture,
New York. Kate Richard's The Uncertainty
Principle greeted guests in the Foyer Gallery,
while Conor O'Brien's Hold On To Each Other
created a calm and pensive mood in Gallery 3. In
ACP's lounge area are two fanciful new video works;
James Gulliver Hancock's Hidden Talents
1&2 and Murray McKeich's
p-zombie.
images
(left to right):
Opening
- ACP Workshop Term 3 Exhibition 2007
27/09/2007
- Images ©
Alicia Blainey
The
work of the Term 3 2007 ACP Workshop students went
on display in Gallery 3 showcasing the rich variety
of work generated by students from beginners
commencing Camera Craft to professional
photographers fine tuning their skills in
specialist classes. Workshop Manager Jessica
Somerville presented prizes donated by Kayell
Australia, Momento and Photofile to three
highly commended students - Arlene Bennett
(Lighting), Lia Edwards (Photoshop/ Flash
Workshop) and Tina Lai (Camera Craft 2).
Gallery
Talk - New German Photomedia and Visible Human
Bodies
27/08/2007
- Images ©
Paul Green
(From
left to right) Peta Clancy, Natascha Stellmach and
Boris Eldagsen each gave a fascinating insight into
the ideas and processes behind their work currently
on show at the ACP. Peta Clancy works with
pathogens in a lab to create her haunting
installation in the Foyer Gallery. In Gallery 2
Natascha Stellmach evokes the angst of a childhood
torn between two cultures and Boris Eldagsen's
monumental and immersive video installation in
Gallery 1 is a poignant and powerful meditation on
the transience of life and memory.
Opening
- ACP Workshop Term 2 Exhibition 2007
16/07/2007
- Images ©
Diego Ibanez and Rafael de Lima
Guests
packed ACP's Gallery 3 to see the work of the Term
2 2007 ACP Workshop students on display for the
first time in the downstairs gallery space. The ACP
student show presents a great opportunity to share
ideas, compare work and celebrate the student's
achievements. Jessica Somerville presented prizes
to three highly commended students - Daniel Bolam
(Photoshop 2) , Rowen King (Camera Craft 2) and
Nicole Macnicol (Camera Craft 1).
Floortalk
- Contact/s:30 - The Art of
Photojournalism
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Soyoun Kim
Saturday
2 June 2007 - Curator and president of Contact
Press Images, Robert Pledge, led a captivating
floor talk through the exhibition Contact/s: 30
- The Art of Photojournalism. Visitors were
treated to an insight into the making of the iconic
images on display and a discussion surrounding
future directions in photojournalism.
Opening
- Contact/s:30 - The Art of
Photojournalism
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Soyoun Kim
Thursday
31 May. ACP opened the winter season with three
powerful exhibitions - Contact/s: 30 The Art of
Photojournalism, Adam Cuthbert's Warporn
and Angela Blakely and David Lloyd's
KidSpeak. Special guests included
Contact/s :30 curator and president of
Contact Press Images, Robert Pledge, the only
Australian member of Contact Press Images, Stephen
Dupont, as well as KidSpeak artists,
Brisbane-based Angela Blakely and David Lloyd, and
the creator of Warporn, Adam Cuthbert.
images
(left to right):
Tea
With... The Power of the Portrait
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Soyoun Kim
Sunday
6 May 2007 - Robert McFarlane talked with guests
about the continuing relevance of portrait
photography in contemporary art and culture, and
the lure of the photographic prize for
photographers and audiences alike. Speakers
included Belinda Mason-Lovering, Joanne Saad and
Greg Weight.
images
(left to right):
Special
Event - Teaching and Learning Cinema presents:
The films of Mike Leggett
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Marco Gregory
Saturday
28 April 2007 - The TLC continued its work drawing
out the primary sources in artists' film in
Australia with an evening with Mike Leggett.
Linking Sydney to the heady days of seventies
London where he was a founding member of the London
Filmmakers' Co-op, this event explores Legett's
1970s structural films, his 1980s media-performance
works and his ongoing interactive art research in
Sydney.
Slide
Night - New Work by Oculi Photographers
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Marco Gregory
Thursday
26 April 2006 - Oculi, an independent group of
documentary photographers including practitioners
from around Australia, hosed a special 'slide
night' in ACP's Gallery 3 - the event featured
images and discussion about recent projects and
assignments undertaken by the Oculi
photographers.
Tea
With… Privacy, Panic and Paranoia:
Photography and the law
12/06/2007
- Images ©
Marco Gregory
Sunday
1 April 2007 - Host Martyn Jolly talked with guests
about the ever increasing constraints on
photographers who document the world in which we
live: from the celebrity claims to a 'right to
privacy' and cameras outlawed at the beach to bans
on photography in the shopping mall and government
fears of sedition. Guests included Katherine Giles
(ArtsLaw) and Andrew Nemeth (photo-rights
activist). The event also saw the launch of the
landmark 80th issue of Photofile
magazine.
images
(left to right):
Talking
Shop - Martin Mischkulnig Smalltown
27/05/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim
Photographer
and ACP tutor, Martin Mischkulnig spent several
years photographing the people, spaces and places
in small-town Australia using a rare 10 x 8 camera.
Following his talk in ACP's Gallery 3 visitors were
treated to a close-up look at the 10 x 8 camera he
used to create his vivid and powerful images.
images
(left to right):
Talking
Shop - Robyn Stacey Making Art in the
Museum
27/05/2007
- Images ©
Soyoun Kim
Robyn
Stacey treated a Wednesday night crowd to a
discussion of the images she produced over four
years working with natural history objects at the
Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. Stacey
revealed the processes behind selecting the objects
from the collection and the execution of her work -
delicately combining history, science and pure
visual pleasure.
images
(left to right):
Floortalk
- Head On
27/05/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim
Participating
artists (both finalists and winners of Head
On 2007) treated visitors to personal and
professional anecdotes behind their photographic
portraits. Led by Head On Founder Moshe
Rosenzveig speakers included winners and finalists.
Visitors were able to continue the conversation
over tea in ACP's lounge courtyard at the end of
the floor talks.
images
(left to right):
Floortalk
- 1+1=3
27/05/2007
- Images © Marco Gregory
ACP
curator, Bec Dean discussed the collaborative
practices and novel approaches to portraiture taken
by the British artists featured in
1+1=3.
Opening
- 1+1=3 and Head On
27/05/2007
- Images © Tom Luscombe
1+1=3
- Contemporary British Portraiture and Head On -
Alternative Portraits opened to a record crowd
of almost 900 guests who packed ACP's new Gallery 3
to hear the announcement of the Head On 2007
winners. The show was officially opened by special
guest actor Alex Dimitriades who presented the
prizes to the three (equal) winners, Matthew
Duchasne for his image Ahmad (an Elizabeth Bay
resident), Thuy Vy for his image Ancestors and
Stephen Dupont Axe Mi Biggie. Special
commendation went to Neil Wallace for his image
Megan.
images
(left to right):
Talking
Shop - Mark Rogers and Jennifer Peedom Snow
Job
27/05/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim
Mark
Rogers and his partner, Jennifer Peedom discussed
their work documenting six weeks spent at 6,600
metres on the Tibetan side of Mt Everest. Shooting
alongside a crew from Discovery Channel USA they
documented a commercial expedition that was the
centre of controversy in one of the most deadly
seasons on the mountain.
images
(left to right):
Talking
Shop - Alice Angus Proboscis
27/03/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Visiting
Australia with d/Lux/Media/Arts for the Coding
Cultures project at Campbelltown Arts Centre,
Prosboscis is a UK-based artist-led studio
creating multimedia, interactive and film-based
work. Co-Director Alice Angus spoke at ACP to
discuss Prosboscis's development of the concept of
Public Authoring - the everyday mapping and
sharing of knowledge and experience by local
community groups. She further detailed the unique
funding the group access from both arts and
non-arts sources as part of their community
projects.
images
(left to right):
Floor
Talk
- Glenn
Sloggett Cheeper & Deeper
12/03/2007
- Images © ACP, Text Elisabeth Stanton
Visiting
Melbourne artist, Glenn Sloggett treated a
lunch-time crowd to his own special brand of
down-beat humour on Friday when he discussed his
life and work over a cup of tea in ACP's new
gallery courtyard. The ever-generous Sloggett
rewarded the crowd with a surprise prize draw which
saw three lucky visitors walk away with treasured
possessions from the artist's past.
images
(left to right):
Floor
Talk
- Olaf
Breuning Home
12/03/2007
- Images © ACP, Text Elisabeth Stanton
ACP
curator, Bec Dean took visitors on journey into the
glam-trash fantasy world of Swiss artist Olaf
Breuning on Saturday's floor talk for the
exhibition Home. Originally screened at
Metro Pictures in New York, Home is one of
Breuning's most ambitions video productions to
date. Breuning filmed in locations as diverse as
New York, the Caribbean, Machu Picchu in Peru and
Amish Pennsylvania using friends and animator
actors to enact the escapist fantasies of the
video's protagonist, writer Brian Kerstetter.
images
(left to right):
Mirror
Worlds shines at Auckland Festival
12/03/2007
- Text Elisabeth Stanton
The
cover of the Auckland Festival's visual arts guide
stands-out with the video still from Chen
Shaoxiong's Anti-terrorism Variety for the
ACP (Australian Centre for Photography) and IMA's
(Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane) co-produced
exhibition Mirror Worlds. Bearing an uncanny
relationship to Auckland's high-tech skyline -
which boasts Sky Tower, the tallest built structure
in the southern hemisphere - Chen Shaoxiong's image
of Shanghai's Oriental Pearl Tower deflecting the
movement of an incoming plane is still as
confronting today as it was when he made the work
in 2002.
The exhibition's premiere on Wednesday 7 March at
new commercial art space, Two Rooms in Auckland is
a major event for exhibition curators Zoe Butt
(Queensland Art Gallery) and Bec Dean (Australian
Centre for Photography) as they are joined by two
of the exhibiting artists, Junebum Park from Korea
and Wit Pimkanchanapong from Thailand. The artists
and curators will be interviewed on New Zealand's
TV2 before the opening, giving a special preview to
the seven different video-based works by artists
from across Asia.
Due to the exhibition's promotion as the cover of
the festival guide, it is expected that a large
audience will attend the opening and the exhibition
season which continues until Saturday 14 April.
Two Rooms
Wednesday 7 March - Saturday 14 April
Tuesday - Friday 11am-6pm
Saturday 11am-3pm
www.tworooms.org.nz
images
(left to right):
Opening
- Home
07/03/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
Olaf
Breuning Home > Ed Templeton Be
Passers By > Deanna Templeton Your Logo
Here > Glenn Sloggett Cheaper &
Deeper
Ghosts, pro skateboarders and a pink hearse branded
with the slogan Budget Burials - Cheaper and
Deeper shared centre stage at the opening of
ACP's Season One exhibitions on Thursday night.
After mingling in ACP's new gallery courtyard,
guests viewed provocative new works by the first
couple of the skate world, Ed and Deanna Templeton.
Visiting artist Glenn Sloggett held court in ACP's
new Foyer Gallery while the audible gasps of
surprised visitors were heard from the depths of
Galleries 1 & 2 where a posse of ghosts led an
ominous yet humorous path to Olaf Breuning's video
installation Home.
images
(left to right):
Lecture
- Chris Rainier Cultures on the Edge
07/03/2007
- Images © Soyoun Kim, Text Elisabeth
Stanton
A
special guest lecture by leading documentary
photographer Chris Rainier launched the new ACP
Event season for 2007. Following a stunning visual
presentation of his work, Rainier spoke on his
mission to document the disappearing cultures and
tribes remaining on the planet.
images
(left to right):
Terms
and Conditions
| © Copyright:
Australian Centre for Photography, 2008. All Rights Reserved. Site by
Suture
Net |
Hosting by Dreamhost