missing you very much

the initiative known as circuit artist film and video aotearoa has begun its

summer reading series for those in need of some gentle stimulation in the warmer months.

six writers were chosen to write about a work from the archive that has left an impression upon them

and the first piece is a sensitive and thoughtful conversation between writer-curator extraordinaire

alex davidson and artist marie shannon in which they discuss shannon's the aachen faxes (2012).

intimacy, the prolongation of time and achingly large distances are among the topics discussed see here.

somewhat linked... currently screening at window gallery is a work from the chartwell collection, auckland art gallery, toi o tamaki, julian dashper's untitled (the last second of the last venice biennale) 2007-2008, a meditation on temporality and art world rituals.

also do take a glimpse at blackout.lt for little exquisite fragments and sections of projects that have stemmed from davidson's time in vilnus, lithuania, here. the talented will pollard is also involved and there is a mailing list that promises evidence of a screening, performance events, videos, text and recipes.

feasts of crustaceans and wines flow into bodies
whose knees rub underneath butcher paper covered tables...
our laughter bounces like cackles of satiated hens....

Hands slam the table in convivial consent... 

Blow a balloon and let go of the string... 

Awakening in another continent...

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images: a still from marie shannon, the aachen faxes (2012), a still from julian dashper's untitled (the last second of the last venice biennale) (2007-2008) and a cheeky screen-grab from 'black olives,' blackout.lt

event-ful

theorist alain badiou is coming to auckland.

alain badiou
'in search of the lost real'
tuesday 25 november, 18h
fisher and paykel lecture theatre
owen glenn building, university of auckland 

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somewhere... deep in the jungle

am totally jealous of charlotte rust's indoor plants
as seen here on the garden edit journal.

just getting started myself... it sure is addictive.

look at those donkey tails!

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cats

see you at the opening of 'cat'

at fuzzy vibes this wednesday eve.

cats by judy darragh, e.r. graham, ashleigh wilding,

tim webby, john ward knox, stella corkery, eleanor cooper,

emil dryburgh, bryn roberts, michael harrison, marie shannon

and more. ooph! cats cats ctas!

cat

30 april - 16 may

fuzzy vibes

151 karangahape road

black cat

and again, an early pop work by

vern blosum, see here

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image: vern blosum, from an exhibition at essex street

catastrophe

'it was on its feet. It staggered and then bolted.
Towards Mr Whipplestone who had come to a halt.
He supposed it to be concussed, or driven frantic by pain or fear.
In a flash it gave a great spring and was on Mr Whipplestone's chest,
clinging with its small claws and - incredibly - purring.
He had been told that a dying cat will sometimes purr...'

best cover ever.

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that palette

there's something about his distinctive palette

and his willfully irreverent sense of humour.

jurgen teller

jurgen teller: woo

january 23 - march 17

institute of contemporary arts

the mall, london

sw1y 5ah

ps I really do hope to be just like vivienne westwood when I grow up...

images: jurgen teller 'cat smoking, hydra' 2012 & 'vivienne westwood, no 3, london' 2009

encore

 

morris climbed the tree again.

this is important news.

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twiggy

this is morris.

he lives about three doors down from me.

he climbed a tree yesterday.

a rather special cat.

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