SABATO, EL QUINCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
VICTOR BEREZOVSKY HAS AN EXHIBITION OPENING, TITLED 'SPLINTER' AT MARY NEWTON GALLERY, WELLINGTON. IT OPENS TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SHOW IS ON FROM THE 19TH OF AUG - 12 SEPT.

VIERNES, EL CATORCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BLANKS, GRIEF AND CHRONIC FATIGUE

JUEVES, EL TRECE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A PORTRAIT OF NIKE (PRONOUNCED 'NICKI') SAVVAS. AUSTRALIAN ARTIST, NOW BASED IN LONDON. I FIRST SAW HER WORK IN TRANSFORMERS AT THE CITY GALLERY, WELLINGTON.

MIERCOLES, EL DOCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
THINKING ABOUT TRAVELLING AGAIN, I SUBCONSCIOUSLY KEEP FINDING MYSELF ON CRAIG'S LIST.
A LOCAL EXCURSION WILL HAVE TO DO, HEADING DOWN TO WELLINGTON NEXT TUESDAY.
MARTES, EL ONCE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
PIPPA SANDERSON HAS A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION OPENING THIS FRIDAY IN WELLINGTON AT PHOTOSPACE. PIPPA RECENTLY CURATED 'THE BLUE ROOM' AT TE MANAWA.

LUNES, EL DIEZ DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
TODAY, A YEAR AGO, WE ARRIVED IN LEIPZIG, STAYING WITH FRIENDS STEFAN AND GERD. ALSO THERE WAS VICTOR AND SANDRA FROM NZ. IT WAS ALL BEER AND GOOD FOOD, SUPPLEMENTED WITH MANY WALKS AROUND THE CITY.

TOP TO BOTTOM: BAVARIAN DUMPLINGS
ME LOOKING THROUGH ONE OF GERD'S DESIGN BOOKS
THE LEIPZIG OVERGROUND WATER PIPES

EL CRUZ DE DOMINGO (CON UNA INFLUENCIA DE NUEVA ZELANDIA),
EL NUEVE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A NEW ZEALAND-MADE CRUCIFIX.
RESIN EMBEDDED PAUA CROSS WITH PLASTIC CHRIST

SABATO, EL OCHO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
BACK HERE IN FEBRUARY, WE WELCOMED ANDREW ROSS AND DEBORAH BARTON TO TYLEE COTTAGE. LAST NIGHT WE WENT TO THEIR FAREWELL. IT'S BEEN GREAT HAVING THEM HERE AND THEY WILL BE MISSED.

TYLEE RESIDENTS. 2007, PENCIL ON PAPER, COLLECTION OF SARJEANT GALLERY, WHANGANUI
VIERNES, EL SIETE DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S SOME SHOTS OF THE OPENING OF SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH.

TOP: MY WORK, KOLONIALISM MACHT FREI, IN SITU
MIDDLE: MARK RAYNER'S DEVIL-BOY
BOTTOM: A SMALL SKELETON BY HANNAH BREMNER AND JAMES ROBINSON'S GHOST RYDERSS IN THE SKY. (PHOTOS BY J.K. RUSS)


JUEVES, EL SEIS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
ANOTHER SAD DEPARTURE, MERCE CUNNINGHAM, 1919 - 2009,
JUST OVER A YEAR AFTER ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG PASSED AWAY.


PHOTO BY MARK SELIGER, COURTESY OF STYLE WEEKLY

MIERCOLES, EL CINCO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
I'VE FINALLY FINISHED UPLOADING MOST OF MY COLLABORATIONS IN GROUP HUG.
YOU CAN VIEW THE WORK HERE.


MARTES, EL CUATRO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
R.I.P. DASH SNOW. NOW PART OF THE 27 CLUB.

(PHOTO COURTESY OF BLOGUE.US)
EL CRUZ DE LUNES, EL TRES DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
(PORQUE HE CREADO UN POSTE PARA DOMINGO)
A COUPLE OF GLOW-IN-THE-DARK CRUCIFIXES.
MOSTLY PLASTIC AND, I GUESS, PHOSPHORUS?
DOMINGO, EL DOS DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S MY PAINTING THAT'S PART OF SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH. IT'S CALLED KOLONIALISM MACHT FREI.
SABATO, EL UNO DE AGOSTO, DOS MIL NUEVE
LAST NIGHT WAS THE OPENING OF GROUP HUG AT THE RAYNER BROS GALLERY
HERE'S A SHOT OF SOME OF THE CERAMICS AND PLATES
JO'S GOT SOME MORE IMAGES ON HER BLOG HERE
VIERNES, EL TREINTA Y UNO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
WITH TWO EXHIBITION OPENINGS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS (SEE PREVIOUS POSTS - MONDAY, I THINK) THERE'S A TENDENCY TO SLUMP AFTER ALL THE EXCITEMENT OF THE OPENING, AT THE WORST END OF THE SPECTRUM, MORBID DEPRESSION. I'VE EXPERIENCED IT A FEW TIMES, BUT NOW I SIDE-STEP IT BY ALWAYS HAVING NEW WORK ON THE GO BEFORE THE SHOW OPENS. I THINK THE NEWNESS AND EXCITEMENT OF LUNGING INTO A NEW WORK IS THE SAVING GRACE.

STUDIO SHOT, 25/7/09
JUEVES, EL TRIENTE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
[UNA IDEA NUEVA] IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A MAJOR ARTIST'S PAINTINGS, WHAT DO YOU DO? GET A TATTOO...MANUEL OCAMPO IS GIVING HIS ART AWAY AT GERTRUDE ST GALLERY IN MELBOURNE, CATCH IS YOU HAVE TO BE A HARDCORE FAN AND GET IT IMPRINTED IN YOUR SKIN. THE EXHIBITION'S JUST FINISHED- WOULD BE INTERESTING TO KNOW HOW MANY FOLK MADE THE PLUNGE.

TATTOO IMAGE COURTESY OF http://y3kandwhatarchive.blogspot.com/
BASED ON OCAMPO PAINTING: A COUNTERVAILING IMPULSE AGAINST A PREVALENT FRAUDULENT NORM 2008, OIL ON CANVAS, COURTESY OF www.galerie-obadia.com (PARIS)

MIERCOLES, EL VIENTINUEVE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
A DETAIL OF ROSE REQUIEM BY J.K.RUSS, OIL ON 3 PIECES OF SHAPED WOOD, FLOWER. 2009.
TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GROUP SHOW AT THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY IN PALMERSTON NORTH, SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS
.
MARTES, EL VIENTIOCHO DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
HERE'S AN INVITATION TO A GROUP SHOW INCLUDING LONDON-BASED ARTIST, CIARAN BEGLEY. I HAVEN'T GOT ANY PHOTOS YET, BUT HERE IS A SOLO COMMISSION CIARAN COMPLETED EARLIER THIS YEAR AT HOLD AND FREIGHT.
WHEN JO AND I WERE IN LONDON THIS TIME LAST YEAR, WE STAYED WITH CIARAN AND RACHEL AND HE SHOWED US THE GALLERY SPACE IN DEVELOPMENT. GREAT TO SEE THE REALISED WORK ON THE WEBSITE.
LUNES, EL VIENTISIETE DE JULIO, DOS MIL NUEVE
INVITATIONS FOR TWO NEW SHOWS I HAVE WORK IN:

GROUP HUG
RAYNER BROS GALLERY
52 GUYTON STREET, WHANGANUI
OPENING THIS FRIDAY, 31ST OF JULY

AND

SPIRITS, GHOSTS AND GREMLINS
THERMOSTAT ART GALLERY
155 THE SQUARE, PALMERSTON NORTH
OPENING THIS COMING SATURDAY, 1ST OF AUGUST.

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