Biennale of Sydney presents Superdeluxe @ Artspace
If the word PechaKucha means nothing to you, you need to get yourself down to Artspace Wooloomooloo, for some thursday night PechaKucha action! Not only is it free, its exciting, hilarious, surprisingly educational and completely insane. Simple, 20 slides, 20 seconds each. The presenter gives you a 6 1/2 minute snapshot of something they are passionate about.
For more on what pechakutcha is visit http://www.pecha-kucha.org/what
On May 20th Kelli and I headed down for the first of many Thursday night PechaKutcha. There was excitement in the air from the second we entered the room, tiny stools crowded around an empty stage and beautiful bar girls wrapped in kimono's (bar blades held in their waistband). The first presenter, who happened to be involved in the Biennale, gave an inspiring presentation on works from Biennale Artists, not in the Biennale. It was fabulous to see what artists like Cai Guo-Quian (who is responsible for the flipping cars on Cockatoo Island) have done.
This one from AES+F (who have the 9screen surround piece also on Cockatoo Island) was brilliant.
Cai Guo-Quiang
Inopportune 2006
Inopportune 2006
This one from AES+F (who have the 9screen surround piece also on Cockatoo Island) was brilliant.
AES+F
Neo Nazi Girl Hasidic Boy
From Europe-Europe series 2007-8
Neo Nazi Girl Hasidic Boy
From Europe-Europe series 2007-8
And as if that isn't enough... CRAIG SCHUFTAN then takes the stage, a producer from Triple J with the most amazing voice. I think from begining to end i could not help but laugh, this man is seriously funny... hilarious, intelligent... and awesome!! Not to mention his voice is really his voice! Its not something he just puts on for the radio! He really sounds like he sounds, so soothing, sexy and funny... in an *I know this voice, and I know when I hear this voice, it tells me something that makes me laugh uncontrollably*... "acceptable in the 80's"
It was a star-studded lineup, with Andrew Frost also taking the stage that night. Along with an educational and entertaining presentation about hip-hop in the third world, a couple of Artists plugging their current work or exhibition (creative-advertising). And a fellow sculptor from COFA with a poetry of words and images I just couldn't quite get after my 4th champagne - if only it had been on earlier.
All up PechaKutcha is a fucking MUST for everyone in Sydney. Its on at Artspace Wooloomooloo every Thursday night throughout the Biennale. AND ITS FREE!
It was a star-studded lineup, with Andrew Frost also taking the stage that night. Along with an educational and entertaining presentation about hip-hop in the third world, a couple of Artists plugging their current work or exhibition (creative-advertising). And a fellow sculptor from COFA with a poetry of words and images I just couldn't quite get after my 4th champagne - if only it had been on earlier.
All up PechaKutcha is a fucking MUST for everyone in Sydney. Its on at Artspace Wooloomooloo every Thursday night throughout the Biennale. AND ITS FREE!
Samantha Jones
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