John Kaldor - Interviews

John Kaldor and Anthony Bond in conversation at COFA.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_L6-xOSWgw

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CELEBRITY TALK in association with 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects
John Kaldor, director of Kaldor Public Art Projects, in conversation with Fenella Kernebone, ABC TV Sunday Arts presenter .

John Kaldor is a committed supporter and patron of international contemporary art in Australia. In 1969 he invited artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude to Australia and coordinated Wrapped Coast, their first major landscape work, and the first of a series of art projects realised by Kaldor, which continues to this day with the current Tatzu Nishi installation out the front of the Art Gallery of NSW.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aaSjtvyZ50

Stephanie Syjuco - Frieze Art Fair

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This is an interview with San Francisco-based artist Stephanie Syjuco. Stephanie Syjuco has conceived a project for this year’s Projects program of Frieze Art Fair. Her project called Copystand: an autonomous manufacturing zone is a workshop in which a small group of artists are making bootleg copies of other works exhibited in the fair, and an adjacent gallery stand where these works are presented for sale.

In this interview, Stephanie Syjuco talks about the idea behind her work Copystand, how it is received by the audience and gallerists, and her work in general.

For the group show “1969“, a large scale exhibition at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York that opens on Sunday 25, 20009, Stephanie Syjuco is reproducing two iconic works from MoMA’s collection: Joseph Beuys’ “Sled” and Robert Morris’s “Untitled” felt work, which will be presented at P.S.1 in lieu of the originals.

Frieze Projects is a programme of artists’ commissions realised annually at Frieze Art Fair. It is curated by Neville Wakefield and includes seven new projects as well as The Cartier Award and collaborations with this year’s partner institutions CAC Vilnius (Lithuania) and Arte Contempo (Portugal).

The seven artists commissioned to create site-specific work for Frieze Art Fair 2009 are Mike Bouchet, Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth, Ruth Ewan, Ryan Gander, Per-Oskar Leu, Monika Sosnowska and Stephanie Syjuc

from Vernissage TV

Hanging Fire - NY

Hanging Fire:
Contemporary Art from Pakistan

10 September 2009
- 3 January 2010

New York's "Hanging Fire" exhibition presented by the Asia Society and curated by acclaimed scholar Salima Hashmi is an important and ambitious raising of the curtain on what is an entire cabaret of Pakistani artists, both established and emerging, that are making their way onto the international stage. Artists investigating the fracturing of traditions and ideologies, as well and the spectre of terror; artists who personally and creatively must contend with an influential past and an especially uncertain future. Showcasing fifteen leading artists - Zahoor ul Akhlaq, Imran Qureshi, Anwar Saeed, Rashid Rana, Naiza Khan, Huma Mulji, Hamra Abbas, Bani Abidi, Asma Mundrawala, Ayaz Jhokio, Ali Raza, Mahreen Zuberi, Adeela Suleman, Arif Mahmood and Faiza Butt - this prestigious exhibition gives viewers a taste of Pakistan's rich expressive potential. All these artists have drawn on issues which move and shake them daily. Their responses - often subtle, humorous, theatrical - can be described as a kind of defence mechanism from within a politically and culturally charged creative space.

full article

http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2009/hanging_fire

images

http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2009/hanging_fire/img

How to Engrave Video

Video - how to engrave and print copperplate.

Ridsmueum - The Brilliant Line

- watch video of engraving process

http://www.risdmuseum.org/thebrilliantline/

Museum of Art Rhode Island
exhibition Sept 09 - Jan 10

Printing's alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpAuDrs5ocg

Pazazz presents one Print Fanatic and his team who love printing!

Daniel Kelly - Japan

Source: www.danielkellystudio.com

Daniel Kelly - HIGHFIRE - A documentary film by John Wells about the making of Kelly's 2008 woodblock print.

view video here

IFPDA Print Fair - NY

The International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) will present its annual Print Fair from Thursday, November 5 - Sunday, November 8 at New York's celebrated Park Avenue Armory. This year's Fair features an international roster of eighty-four IFPDA member dealers.

The crown jewel of New York Fine Art Print Week, also coordinated by the IFPDA, the Fair will open on Wednesday, November 4th, with a Gala Preview Party offering ticket-holders a first look at important masterworks and new contemporary projects. The evening's festivities will feature a Treasure Hunt organized by the IFPDA's newly launched paper/ink committee (PIC) as a creative way to explore the wide spectrum of artists' works on view.

2009 exhibitors

Alice Adam Ltd. | Chicago, IL
Advanced Graphics London | London, United Kingdom
Allinson Gallery, Inc. | Storrs, CT
E.H. Ariëns Kappers Master Prints | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Arion Press | San Francisco, CA
Ars Libri Ltd. | Boston, MA
The Art of Japan | Medina, WA
James A. Bergquist | Newton Centre, MA
Joel R. Bergquist Fine Art | Stanford, CA
C.G. Boerner | New York, NY
Robert Brown Gallery | Washington, DC
Catherine E. Burns | Oakland, CA
Galerie André Candillier | Paris, France
Eric G. Carlson Fine Prints & Drawings | New York, NY
Childs Gallery | Boston, MA
Alan Cristea Gallery | London, United Kingdom
Crown Point Press | San Francisco, CA
Davidson Galleries | Seattle, WA
Dolan/Maxwell | Philadelphia, PA
Durham Press, Inc. | Durham, PA
Egenolf Gallery Japanese Prints | Burbank, CA
G. W. Einstein Company, Inc. | New York, NY
The Fine Art Society | London, United Kingdom
Fitch-Febvrel Gallery | Croton, NY
Thomas French Fine Art | Fairlawn, OH
Galerie St. Etienne | New York, NY
Pia Gallo | New York, NY
Gemini G.E.L. at Joni Moisant Weyl | New York, NY
Israel Goldman | London, United Kingdom
C. & J. Goodfriend Drawings & Prints | New York, NY
Goya Contemporary | Baltimore, MD
Graphicstudio/USF | Tampa, FL
Galerie Grillon | Paris, France
Hill-Stone, Inc. | New York, NY
Hirschl & Adler Galleries | New York, NY
Jan Johnson, Old Master & Modern Prints, Inc. | Chambly, Canada
R.S. Johnson Fine Art | Chicago, IL
Barbara Krakow Gallery | Boston, MA
August Laube Buch - und Kunstantiquariat | Zurich, Switzerland
Daniela Laube Fine Art | New York, NY
R. E. Lewis & Daughter Original Prints | San Rafael, CA
Jörg Maass Kunsthandel | Berlin, Germany
Ian Mackenzie Fine Art Ltd. | London, United Kingdom
Marlborough Graphics | New York, NY
A & D Martinez | Paris, France
Paul McCarron Fine Prints & Drawings | New York, NY
Mixografía® | Los Angeles, CA
Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art | New York, NY
The Old Print Shop, Inc. | New York, NY
Osborne Samuel Ltd | London, United Kingdom
Pace Prints | New York, NY
Paramour Fine Arts | Franklin, MI
Paulson Press | Berkeley, CA
Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts | Portland, ME
Pratt Contemporary | Kent, United Kingdom
Paul Prouté S.A. | Paris, France
Redfern Gallery, Ltd. | London, United Kingdom
H. H. Rumbler, Kunsthandel | Frankfurt, Germany
Mary Ryan Gallery| New York, NY
Senior & Shopmaker Gallery | New York, NY
Shark's Ink. | Lyons, CO
Susan Sheehan Gallery | New York, NY
Keith Sheridan Inc. | Brooklyn, NY
Sims Reed Gallery | London, United Kingdom
Sragow Gallery | New York, NY
Stewart & Stewart | Bloomfield Hills, MI
Paul Stolper| London, United Kingdom
John Szoke Editions | New York, NY
Tandem Press | Madison, WI
Susan Teller Gallery | New York, NY
The Tolman Collection | New York, NY
Theobald Jennings Ltd. | London, United Kingdom
David Tunick, Inc. | New York, NY
Two Palms | New York, NY
Universal Limited Art Editions | Bay Shore, NY
Ursus Books & Prints Ltd. | New York, NY
Riverhouse Editions/ van Straaten Gallery | Denver, CO
Verne Collection, Inc. | Cleveland, OH
Diane Villani Editions | New York, NY
William Weston Gallery | London, United Kingdom
Weyhe Gallery | Mt. Desert, ME
Works on Paper | Philadelphia, PA
Worthington Gallery | Chicago, IL

more info

Guerilla Art - ABC2

Its interesting to note that the ABC is now finally starting to cover the art that I have been reporting on for the last five years. Aunty is starting to catch up, or maybe they just read my blogs. Most of the artists in this documentary have already been featured on Blakkbyrd blog.
BLAKKBYRD

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ABC2 link

A new generation of international street artists are the latest hot property for galleries, art collectors and big advertising brands.

Filmed in New York, London, Paris, Sao Paulo and Tokyo, it introduces the graffiti-inspired street art pioneers Futura 2000, Ramm:ell:zee, Os Gemeos, Space Invader, Blek le Rat, Miss Van and Eine, some whose art is now celebrated among the trendy and wealthy of New York and London.

The movement started in the late ‘70s when hip hop and the spray can emerged from the lanes and backstreets and spread like a virus across the urban landscapes of the rest of the world. Art patron Agnes B and art curator Jerome Sans comment on the early days of Keith Haring and Jean Michel Basquiat, when graffiti changed the streets of New York and then of other cities around the planet.

It reveals how these artists have developed a unique system of economic survival, from selling limited-edition prints to clothing designs for streetwear labels and creating record labels and logos for youth brands.

Guerilla Art will be repeated on ABC1 – Sunday, November 08 at 3:00pm

asylum seekers - Melbourne

The art in Hosier Lane, Melbourne is constantly changing. This is one of the last photos I took in my recent visit to Melbourne. The work was freshly installed. The name of the artist is not known, but I suspect from the size of the hands that it is a female.

Sticky tape sculpture is not new in street art, but what I liked about this piece was its timeliness with respect to the asylum seeker debate currently ongoing in the media. Street art is inherently political.

For me, a measure of success of street art is that it must work in relation to its installed position. If you move it and it loses its context, then its good street art. This piece fulfills that criteria. The reading of the art lies in its relation to the iron bars from behind which the fragile and nameless hands entreat.

Well done.

Blakkbyrd

Pøbel and Dolk - Norway

A time lapse animation of how to cut and paint a very large stencil in-situ. I first encountered Dolk's work in Berlin in 2006 and have also photographed it in Amsterdam. The artists here are Pøbel and Dolk.

Blakkbyrd



"In the video 'Øde Dekor', we are presented with a theme that is well known in Northern Norwegian art and has become something of a cliché; The decaying house. From the 1970's counter-culture, to music, theater plays and the media in general, it is a symbol of emigration and centralization in the North. The theme is however presented in a new and refreshing way in this video.
The artists chose ten houses in Vestvågøy and decorated them in urban graffiti, in a way that brings new life in these sad monuments."
-Bodø Arts Center

Screenings:
Lofoten International Arts Festival 2006
Nordnorsken 2007

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-AIUu94AhM

Intellectual Property Colloquium Podcasts

An online audio program devoted to intellectual property topics. From the USA, therefore USA law applies.

for more info and to listen

http://www.ipcolloquium.com/about.html

Deborah Williams - Sydney

Deborah Williams
Significant Others: Reflecting on a Relationship

Opening 5th November, 6pm

Australian Galleries
24 Glenmore Rd
Paddington

http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/ag/artist/deborah_williams/

Australian Galleries - Galleries

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=163618442693

Subject Index - October 2009

The Aviary
Editorial- half a million hits
Featured on Artist Career
Subject Index - September 2009

Artists/Exhibitions
Blakkbyrd - Interview
Kaldor and Christo
JR in Paris - Interview
John De Burgh Perceval
Frederick McCubbin - NGA
Cai Guo-Qiang - Guggenheim
Art Forum Berlin 2009
Biennale of Sydney 2010
Pop Life - Tate Modern
Drewfunk - Melbourne
Ladies First - Rotterdam

Printmaking
Romantic Prints - AGNSW
John Ryrie - Melbourne
Pøbel and Dolk - Norway
Deborah Williams - Sydney

Theory
OHS - Studio safety

Resources
De Appel - Amsterdam

New Media
Picnic 09 - Amsterdam

Copyright/Appropriation
Web 2.0 Copyright
Intellectual Property Colloquium Podcasts
Shepard Fairey - Obama discussion

Books
Artists’ Book website

Graffiti/ Urban Art
KMDG Amsterdam - video
GS38 - Melbourne Old School
Alley Oop

Sport
Bathurst 1000 - early 1980's
Bathurst 1000 - 1970s
Bathurst 500 - Early years

Film/animation
Blu and David Ellis

Blakkbyrd - Interview

There's a new interview with Australian artist Blakkbyrd on Whohub; see
http://www.whohub.com/blakkbyrd?noed=1#

 

Editorial- half a million hits

Dear Readers

I'm currently in Melbourne taking in the art museums, galleries and attending exhibition openings. I'm not posting much because the internet connection  here is very slow and keeps dropping out and its almost impossible to work online, especially where videos are concerned.
Things should return to normal next week.
The hit count for Bellbyrd is now over 419,000 and for Blakkbyrd 91,000, which means collectively we are up to 510,000 hits. Wow, we've passed the half million mark!  Thankyou for your support.

Blakkbyrd

John Ryrie - Melbourne

JOHN RYRIE has just been awarded the Grand Prize in the 2009 Silk Cut Award. Ryrie won the prize with his linocut. 'The Moon's Refection II'.

A selection of Ryrie's works will be exhibited at Chrysalis Gallery in a special celebratory exhibition:

CELEBRATING JOHN RYRIE
Opening 6-8pm, Tuesday 27th October.

27 October - 21 November, 2009 
Chrysalis Gallery
179 Gipps st, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002 

more images

http://www.chrysalis.com.au/Artist-JohnRyrie-26.htm 

John Ryrie was one of the founding members of Print Australia and his work is featured on the original Print Australia website.
Congratulations  from Blakkbyrd

Biennale of Sydney 2010

http://www.biennaleofsydney.com.au/ 

Listen to David Elliott, Artistic Director, 17th Biennale of Sydney talk about the concept of the exhibition and what to expect next year. Interview with David Elliott for VernissageTV at Artane Gallery, Istanbul on 9 September, 2009.

http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/10/07/17th-biennale-of-sydney-interview-with-artistic-director-david-elliott-part-12/ 

http://vernissage.tv/blog/2009/10/08/17th-biennale-of-sydney-interview-with-artistic-director-david-elliott-part-22/

OHS - Studio safety

LONDON (Reuters) - A school in eastern England was ordered to pay 19,000 pounds ($30,140) Monday after a 16-year-old girl lost nearly all her fingers when she put her hands in a bucket of plaster of Paris during an art lesson.
The teen-ager was attempting to make a sculpture of her own hands during a lesson in January 2007 when the accident happened, Boston Magistrates' Court in Lincolnshire heard.
The plaster set around her hands and neither staff nor paramedics could get it off during the lesson at Giles School, in Boston.
The court was told that temperatures up to 60C can be generated in large quantities of plaster and the girl, who was not named in court, suffered terrible burns.
After a series of 12 operations, she was left with no fingers on one hand and just two on the other.
The school's governing body admitted breaching health and safety regulations and also failing to report the incident to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
The court was told the HSE was never informed by the school about what had happened and only found out six weeks after the accident from the girl's plastic surgeon.
The school was fined a total of 16,500 pounds and ordered to pay 2,500 pounds in legal costs, the Press Association reported.
The girl's lawyer Stephen Hill said outside court the injuries his client, now 18, had suffered were "truly horrific" and she also had severe scars all over her body where the plastic surgeons had taken skin for grafts.
However, Hill said she was now doing "remarkably well."
"She is a very determined, self sufficient character but she is now only left with one forefinger and an index finger," he said.
"Teachers have a responsibility to ensure when children are using chemicals they are used safely."

Romantic Prints - AGNSW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B-07bdcpO8

Printmaking in the Age of Romanticism
6 August - 25 October 2009
Project gallery, Ground Level

Romanticism emerged in the closing years of the 18th century as a powerful force in the development of European music, literature and painting. It also found strong expression in the graphic arts. Major Romantic artists, such as Blake and Turner in England and Géricault and Delacroix in France, all turned to printmaking for its unique possibilities to produce aesthetic effects unrealizable in other media. This exhibition, featuring over 100 prints, also includes the works of many less well known artists such as Gustave Doré, Rodolphe Bresdin and Charles Meryon, who rejected painting in pursuit of strange and original visions in the field of printmaking. 

Kaldor and Christo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTZSbBRAPY

40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects

2009 is the 40th anniversary of Christo's wrapping of Little Bay. It was the very first John Kaldor project and over the years the artists and curators Kaldor brought to Australia marked the most ambitious exposure of Australian audiences to international contemporary art. This exhibition and catalogue celebrates this history and launches its next phase.

2 October 2009 - 14 February 2010

AGNSW