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ART - talks and exhibitions
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July 2008
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Greetings!
Together with the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre and TAASA, the Asian Arts Society of Australia, Kazari will be hosting an evening talk with Dr Melissa Chiu on the hot topic of what we need to know about Chinese Contemporary Art - the market, the artists and the galleries - for full details see below.
The first invitational dinner at Cafe Kazari with guest speaker Dr Gary Hickey speaking on the topic 'Appreciating Japanese Art' is now fully subscribed but other dinners will follow, with this speaker and others, so please register your interest so please register your interest by emailing directly or subscribe to this email newsletter - on-line,
Jo Maindonald & Robert Joyce
Kazari Pty Ltd
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Chinese Contemporary Art:
7 Things You Should Know
an illustrated lecture
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Dr Melissa Chiu
Melissa Chiu (left)
Zhang Huan, Family Tree (2000) detail, photograph courtesy the artist
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Melissa Chiu is currently Museum Director & Vice President Global Art Programs, Asia Society, New York where she has worked since 2001. Previously she was Founding Director of the Asia- Australasia Arts Centre in Sydney (1996-2001)
Chinese contemporary art has emerged as one of the most fascinating and compelling areas of the art market and the contemporary art world at large. Dr Melissa Chiu, Director of the Asia Society in New York, addresses the scope of the Chinese art scene in this lecture, which is the subject of her recent book on Chinese Contemporary Art.
As a leading authority on Asian contemporary art, she has guided a number of major initiatives at the Asia Society Museum, including the launch of a contemporary art collection to complement the museum's outstanding Rockefeller Collection of traditional Asian art.
Chiu has been a visiting professor at the CUNY Graduate School, and has lectured at numerous American universities, including Harvard and Columbia. Her recent books include "Breakout: Chinese Art Outside China" (Charta, 2007), which focuses on the international Chinese art diaspora, including Chinese artists living in Australia and "Chinese Contemporary Art: 7 Things You Should Know" (2008).
28th July 2008 6.15 - 6.45 start
Kazari Collector 450 Malvern Rd., Prahran 3181
$20 includes wine and nibbles (to be paid in advance credit card, cheque, electronic transfer)
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Kazari Collector - Current Exhibition |
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MAKING MARKS: Inspired by the Brush
Four artists explore brushwork and abstracted symbols
"Unlike many traditional western painting schools where the dexterity of the artist's brushstroke is utilised to create an almost flawless surface in traditional East Asian ink painting the quality of the work is measured by how the brush stroke reveals the inner world of the artist." Dr Gary Hickey [click on exhibition essay below]
JOHN BARTLETT Senior artist John Bartlett shows new encaustic works on aluminium with further interpretations of the I Qing, symbolic gateways and explorations of light, dark, texture, spontanaeity and negative space.
JUNKO AZUKAWA Japanese born Junko Azukawa practices traditional calligraphy with a refined sumi-e ink technique in a contemporary context.She studied under Master Shiro Aoyagi
of the Hokuriku Acadamey in Japan before recently settling in Australia.
HARRIET POSNER Queensland based artist Harriet Posner creates calligraphy influenced works where gestural lines form lively movements across compositions like dancing characters in choreography.
KRISTA STEWART Making her debut at Kazari, Krista Stewart's abstract paintings explore dynamic flowing movement in shape and vibrant contrasts of colour.
Closes 25th July 2008 |
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Exhibitions - current and forthcoming
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From Mao To Now
Sydney Olympic Park, Armoury Gallery
Three Kazari artists Zhou Xiaoping, Lou Xiang, and Benedict Ernst have been chosen to include major works in the exhibition hosted by the Sydney Olympic Park Authority and running concurrently with the Beijing Olympics. The exhibition focuses on Chinese propaganda and sport posters and contemporary artists' responses to modern China.
28th June - 29th September (weekends only)
Taisho chic: Japanese modernity, nostalgia and art deco
Exploring the impact of the clash between modernity and tradition in the greater Taisho period (1900-1930) at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Kimono: Osaka's golden age
At the Immigration Museum of Victoria, works from the Osaka Museum of History, showcasing kimono and accessories from 1850-1900; Osaka's 'golden age'.
Benedict Ernst: The Garden of Love
The Japan Foundation, Chifley Plaza Sydney
Kazari artist Benedict Ernst's site specific installation and exhibition of new works inspired by Suiseki and the art of Japanese garden design featuring the world's largest bonsai (indoor/artificial).
The Moon in Reflection: The Art of Kim Hoa Tram
Vietnamese born Australian artist Kim Hoa Tram exhibiting ink paintings and calligraphy in the Asian Art Temporary Exhibition Space, Level 1, National Gallery of Victoria International.
Until 21st September.
Opening 14th August
A group exhibition of 6 established sculptors both previously exhibited and new to Kazari, working in a range of media and scale.
A Floating Life: The Collection of Dr. Gary Hickey
Kazari Collector Opening 16th October
Dr Gary Hickey, former curator of Asian Art at NGV and National Gallery of Australia, co-director of the International Ukiyo-e Society, and recently lecturer of Asian Studies at Melbourne University, selling his collection of Edo period woodblock prints professionally acquired over 20 years.
For previews, floor talks and invitations please register your interest.
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KAZARI Collector
03 9510 2528
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