Caroline Z Hurley

I love the work of Caroline Z Hurley, it is so simple and yet so beautiful.

Cai Guo-Qiang at GOMA

Last week I had to go to Brisbane for work and very fortunately my meeting finished earlier than it was scheduled to. I hightailed it out of there and walked straight to GOMA (may I say that for a Tasmanian, Brisbane was particularly hot and humid and walking long distances was perhaps a little foolish!).  I've wanted to visit GOMA for ages, but recently had seen images from the Cai Guo-Qiang exhibition that is currently being held and knew it was going to be good, but in fact it was exceptionally good. There is so much there to see and to think about, I am still thinking about it, which is a very nice feeling.

Minnie Mouse at MoMa

Wanted to share some pics of the rather cool minnie mouse/serpent tent at the mona market by artist Daphne Park, I love its pinkness!

 Also rather exciting day today, managed to score tickets to radiohead in november, I am sooooo excited, now just have to wait 8 months....!

Marise Maas

I am still catching up on blog posts after having a week off, and tonight got to the Design Files. I was so pleased to see an interview with Marise Maas, an artist whose work I have loved and coveted for quite a few years now. Last December she had an exhibition at the Bett Gallery and I was very tempted, such lovely pieces.

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Agneta Livijn Ceramics

I saw Agneta Livijn's ceramics in NK in Stockholm and felt so impressed by them they are incredible, especially the simple white pieces, just beautifully made. I didn't want to carry any home for fear they might break and in the hope I might be able to order some on line. I did email Agneta and they would ship to Australia and it is a whole lot of expensive, but maybe it is nice to just admire from afar. It has inspired me to want to take a ceramics class maybe over the summer.

Oh also I joined up on Pinterest, wow it's fantastic I am already addicted!

Music and Mona

Hmm not doing too well with blogging this month I’m afraid. This week has flown past!

I went to see Grinderman on Wednesday night as part of the Mona Foma festival and they didn’t disappoint. It was only my second time seeing Nick Cave and although completely different to the Bad Seed material it was so great. My only issue is that I picked the wrong side of the stage to stand on and couldn’t see Warren Ellis in all his craziness (he's so good, Warren's Lament is one of those songs that gives me tingles!)!

Last night I ditched friends at the pub to go back and see Olof Arnalds, she was very lovely, so great having someone like that come here. I wish I’d taken the opportunity to see more things as part of the festival because it is so good. The MONA gallery opens this weekend and I can’t wait to go visit (although I might wait a few weeks), apparently there is a Basquiat (exciting for me!).

Have a great weekend!

The Mountain Label

I am drawn to collages and these creations by The Mountain Label are beautiful. I love all those bird cut-outs on the brown craft paper.

Little Finches Can Play Guitar

At lunch today I finally got to see the Celeste Boursier-Mougenot installation From Here to Ear. I’ve been meaning to go for ages after hearing everyone talk about it and today it seemed the nicest way to spend a lunch hour.

It is ingenious, lots of beautiful finches and electric Gibson Les Paul guitars amplified in a loft space. When you walk around the little finches fly and land on the guitars, plucking the strings and making some great sounds. It is an amazing work and the birds are wonderful.


(fyi the birds were checked by the rspca to see if they were ok with it – I needed to know that)

Discoveries

Today at lunch I decided I would start thinking about my christmas shopping and headed to Salamanca (where there are lots of galleries, a brilliant bookshop and the best smelling chocolate shop!)
Instead of finding potential gifts I stumbled upon the beautiful paintings of Junko Go which I felt I had to share here. I could have spent the whole of my lunch hour discovering all the little things on the big canvasas and they look amazing in person.