There’s no holding back for this week’s Culture Guide. Get immersed in figure and shape, or turn the whole thing on its head via performance, sound and, let’s be real, party!
The Centenary Exhibition: A Retrospective
Starting things off on a lighter note, this exhibition celebrates a hundred years of architecture at Sydney University. With the profession no longer simply about erecting the finest buildings, the exhibition uses site-specific installation to highlight the interdisciplinarity of architecture and its often by chance nature. RSVP for the opening here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-centenary-exhibition-a-retrospective-tickets-49587577780
Opening Thursday, September 20, 6-8pm.
Tin Sheds Gallery
https://sydney.edu.au/architecture/about/tin-sheds-gallery/the-centenary-exhibition.html
Level 2, 148 City Rd
Wilkinson Building
University of Sydney
Tue – Fri, 11am – 5pm
Sat, 10am – 2pm
Mason Kimber: Slanted Mansions
For another perspective on how architecture structures our ideas of place, emerging artist Mason Kimber uses silicone sculptures to reflect on his time in Manila. Also drawing on the studio environment Kimber works in in Sydney, the works are both hard structures, and hand crafted impressions.
Opening Friday, September 21, 6-8pm
COMA
http://comagallery.com/exhibition/slanted-mansions/
137 Bayswater Road
Rushcutters Bay
Tues – Fri, 10am – 6pm
Sat, 10am – 4pm
St O’Donnell Select Gallery
You probably already know we’re pretty excited about this one. The team from St O’Donnell have assembled an incredible line up of diverse artists, musicians and performers who will turn the Backyard Opera studios into a one-night art extravaganza. With music curated by Nadine Marjan of Sisters with Soul and art assembled by Amy Roser of Art Pharmacy, expect to meet and see art and artists who will broaden your tastes and widen your scope.
Tickets here: https://events.humanitix.net/st-o-donnell-s-select-gallery-005
Saturday, September 22, 5pm – late
Backyard Opera
880 Princes Highway
Tempe
Soft Centre
Proving that art has no boundaries in 2018, Soft Centre returns for their second event. A night of performance art, sound and visual design, the event invites us to question how art has been siloed into categories and what could occur when these disparate mediums are brought together.
Pick up tickets here: https://bit.ly/2w5OjAR
Saturday, September 22, 12pm-11pm
Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre
1 Powerhouse Road
Casula