RMIT Gallery 2010 Exhibition Program 7

1 12 February — 21 March 8 23 July — 11 September The Endless Garment: The New Craft of Machine Knitting HELP ME, I AM BLIND Heidi Specker Theo Deutinger Future directions of the new craft of machine knitting. This exhibition explores An exhibition and publication documenting the visual-textual dialogue the way fashion is designed and made. Part of the 2010 L’Oréal Melbourne between German photographer Heidi Specker and Austrian writer Theo Fashion Festival. Curators Robyn Healy and Ricarda Bigolin. Artists Sandra Deutinger. HELP ME, I AM BLIND explores the meaning of homeland in the Backlund (Sweden), Walter Van Beirendonck, (Belgium), Cooperative Designs (UK), global age. Supported by RMIT Gallery, the Goethe-Institut Australien, Institut Mark Fast (UK), Nikki Gabriel (Australia), Yoshiki Hishinuma (Japan), ISSEY MIYAKE für Auslandsbeziehungen and the Federal Republic of Germany Foreign Office. (Japan), Saverio Palatella (Italy), Freddie Robins (UK) and SIBLING (UK). Public Artists Heidi Specker and Theo Deutinger. Public Program July 30: Heidi Program 12 February: Nikki Gabriel, artist talk and workshop; 25 February: Specker and Theo Deutinger, artists’ talk; August 3: “Where on (Google) Earth are Robyn Healy and Ricarda Bigolin, curators’ talk; 3 March: Ricarda Bigolin and we?” Seminar. Heidi Specker and Theo Deutinger join architect Gretchen Wilkins Dean Jones, 3 Jumpers talk; 10 March: Jenny Underwood, Knit your Building: (editor of Distributed Urbanism, Routledge 2010) along with Melbourne poet Ann architecture, design and fashion; 12 March: SHIMA SEIKI Lab: From computer to Shenfield You( Can Only Get So Close on Google Earth, Arcadia 2010) to discuss knitting; 17 March: Miyake Design Studio – special guest Creative Director Dai the impact of globalisation on the creative arts and architecture. Fujiwara, public lecture; 20 March: SHIMA SEIKI Lab: From computer to knitting. 9 August: Book launch 8 April — 26 June Distributed Urbanism: Cities After Google Earth Contemporary Australian Drawings 1 What kind of urbanism does Google Earth produce? Edited by Gretchen Wilkins, Explores the depth and diversity in the drawings of the artists whose works Distributed Urbanism: Cities After Google Earth highlights the architectural appear in an updated survey on Australian drawing, by Janet McKenzie. A major practices emerging in response to the increasingly decentralised systems in component of the RMIT University and University of Arts London Drawing Out 9 which cities are organised and produced. To be launched by Hitoshi Abe, of conference. Curator Irene Barberis. Artists Raymond Arnold, Irene Barberis, Atelier Hitoshi Abe in Sendai, Japan. Godwin Bradbeer, Jon Cattapan, Greg Creek, Elizabeth Cross, Michael Esson, Graham Fransella, Virginia Grayson, Pam Hallandal, Euan Heng, Philip Hunter, 25 September — 20 October 2010: Touring exhibition William Kelly, Culture Kitchen, Deborah Klein, Hilarie Mais, Mandy Martin, Helen Power Cloths of the Commonwealth, India Maudsley, Noel McKenna, Jennifer Mills, Allan Mitelman, Adrian Page, Mike Parr, Power dressing can be anything from handspun cotton loincloths and Stieg Persson, Kerrie Poliness, Bernhard Sachs, Jörg Schmeisser, Jan Senbergs, beaded head-dresses to elaborate robes and gem-encrusted gowns. This Vivienne Shark LeWitt, Wilma Tabacco, Sarah Tomasetti, Aida Tomescu, Jenny exhibition celebrates the power and importance of textiles in key moments Watson, Gosia Wlodarczak, John Wolseley, Helen Wright. Public Program 15 of Commonwealth history, including Mahatma Gandhi’s dhoti and Queen April: Irene Barberis, curator talk; 29 April: Godwin Bradbeer, artist talk; 13 May: Victoria’s gloves. An RMIT Gallery touring exhibition presented at the National Wilma Tabacco, artist talk; 27 May: Greg Creek, artist talk; 10 June: Jon Cattapan Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi, India as part of the XIX 2010 and Bernhard Sachs, artists’ talk; 24 June: Jennifer Mills, artist talk. Commonwealth Games cultural program. Supported by the Australia-India Council, the Australia International Cultural Council, Arts Victoria and Arts SA. 8 April — 26 June Curators Suzanne Davies and Jasleen Dhamija. Public Program National Constellations: A Large number of Small drawings Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum, New Delhi. Panel discussion on textiles Brings together Australian drawings from Art, Architecture, Cartography, Design, 10 and their symbolic use: Jasleen Dhamija (chair), artist and weaver Sara Lindsay Fashion, Film, Photography, Science and Music, and explores how drawings are (Australia), artist and academic Kay Lawrence (Australia), Koorie artists used, from schematic ‘thinking through’ studies, to objects for delectation. A Vicki Couzens and Maree Clarke (Australia), Tsimshian weaver William White major component of the RMIT University and University of Arts London Drawing (Canada); speakers also from Trinidad, India, Pakistan and Zambia. Out conference. Curator Vanessa Gerrans. Artists Vernon Ah Kee, Micky Allan, Louise Baker, Jeremy Bakker, Mauro Baracco and Louise Wright, Tori Benz, Nigel 1 October — 13 November Somewhat Different: Bertram and Kim Halik, John Billan, Alfredo Bouret, Mitchel Brannan, Mark Brown, Contemporary Design and the Power of Convention 2 Kirsty Bruce, Gregory Burgess, Cache and SPF 15+, Christian Capurro, Susanna Somewhat Different demonstrates the diversity of non-conventional design, Castleden, Simon Champ, Sadie Chandler, Peter Cole, Hugh Colman, Thea exploring contemporary trends and developments with regard to function, Costantino, Kerry Crawford, Elizabeth Cross, Peter Daverington, Peter Davidson, materiality, and construction. This international touring exhibition showcases Clare Davies, George Davis, Chris Dench, Nick Devlin, Kim Donaldson, Richard the work of over 100 key German and European designers and in Melbourne Dunn, Ross Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Peter Elliott, Dale Ferguson, Michael P features Screen Gown by Australian designers MATERIALBYPRODUCT and Rowan Fikaris, Cecilia Fogelberg, Hayden Fowler, Marita Fraser, Kristian Fredrikson, Dinning. Developed by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (IfA) and presented ghostpatrol, Sharon Goodwin, Elizabeth Gower, Virginia Grayson, Ian Haig, Pam in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Australien as part of Berlin Dayz, the Hallandal, Alex Hamilton, Elizabeth Hammond, David Harley, Stuart Harrison, German-Australian Arts Festival. Curator Volker Albus. Public Program 1–4 Patrick Hartigan, Michael Hawkins, Petr Herel, Sophie Herel, Bevan Honey, Cherry October: Sleeping in the Office, Volker Albus and Malte Wagenfeld, masterclass; 5 October: Public forum, RMIT Storey Hall: Design – form, function or fetish? Alan Hood, Philip Hunter, Adrian Iredale, Zbigniew Janorsky, Anne Judell, Louis Kahan, 11 Roger Kemp, Mona Ketelsen, Cassandra Laing, Amanda Laming, Charlotte Lance, Saunders (Chair), with Volker Albus, Susan Dimasi, Malte Wagenfeld; 6 October: Alex Lawler, Liza Lim, Kevin Lincoln, Chelle Macnaughtan, Mary MacQueen, Developing/re-building a new Berlin, a talk by Simone Hain, German architecture Hilarie Mais, Barrie Marshall, Helen Maudsley, Susan McMinn, Sean Meilak, and design historian; 7 October: Volker Albus, curator floor talk; 8 October: Miso, Allan Mitelman, Vivian Mitsogianni and Dean Boothroyd, Greg Moncrieff, The Victorian Seniors Festival free German morning tea and guided tour of Kevin Mortensen, Nick Mourtzakis, Ainslie Murray, Dorota Mytych, Ryan Nazzari, exhibition; 11 November: Public forum, RMIT Capitol Theatre: Culture, Climate John R. Neeson, Nior, Minifie Nixon Architects, Charles O’Loughlin, Jim Paterson, and Architecture – what makes Melbourne and Berlin so similar – and somewhat Michael Pearce, Simon Perry, Jason Pickford, Daniel Price, Gregory Pryor, Howard different? Claudia Perren, Juergen Mayer, Matthias Sauerbruch, Ulf Meyer, Raggatt, James Reka, Ivan Rijavec, Louise Rippert, Cameron Robbins, Amanda Shelley Penn, John Wardle, Richard Blythe. Robins, Lisa Roet, Frederick Romberg, Joan Ross, Kenneth Rowell, Vin Ryan, 26 November — 8 January 2010 Sangeeta Sandrasegar, Kirrily Schell, John Scurry, Alex Selenitsch, Jan Senbergs, Siemens — RMIT Fine Art Scholarship Awards Andrew Seward, Carmel Seymour, Ian Shannahan, Caitlin Shearer, Ken Shimizu, Celebrating the tenth anniversary of the Siemens–RMIT Fine Art Scholarship Roger Smalley, Christina Smith, Erin Smith, Peter James Smith, Tai Snaith, Michael Awards. One of the most progressive scholarships of its kind in Australia, the Spooner, Susan Stamp, Al Stark, Fleur Summers, John Teschendorff, David Thomas, partnership demonstrates the commitment of both Siemens and RMIT University Chloe Vallance, Leon van Schaik, Peta Warner, David Warren, Jenny Watson, Sharon 12 to innovation, knowledge and excellence. Each year eight students share $32,000, 3 West, Gosia Wlodarczak, John Wolseley, Jen Wood, Mami Yamanaka, Michael five undergraduate travel scholarships and three postgraduate scholarships. Zavros. Public Program 8 April: Why I draw? Architects and artists Elizabeth Cross, ghostpatrol, Jaak Jurisson (USA) and Vivian Mitsogianni debate topics such Fracture Gallery Federation Square as drawing by hand versus computer and the importance of drawing in their art Curated by RMIT Gallery practice; 12 April – 22 May: The Drawing Room, visitors are invited to contribute to Housed in The Atrium at Federation Square, the Fracture Gallery exhibition an evolving communal artwork on the walls of the Gallery. space consists of twin parallel glass walls, complemented by fractured glass shards and a web of crossbars. Fracture Gallery is presented by Federation 23 July — 11 September The Stony Rises Project Square and curated by Vanessa Gerrans and Sarah Morris, RMIT Gallery. 15 February — 16 April Very Slow Drawing Machine by Cameron Robbins. The Stony Rises Project presents ten contemporary artists and designers exploring A cause and effect experimental drawing-machine installation utilising solar the rich, layered histories of the Western District of Victoria. The accompanying and wind energy to develop a delicate and rhythmic drawing over the span publication Designing Place: An Archeology of the Western District, is published of the exhibition. Public program 26 February: Cameron Robbins, artist talk by Melbourne Books. A NETS Victoria touring exhibition developed by RMIT in the Atrium at Fed Square. 12 July — 15 August Fissure, by Chris Henschke Design Research Institute. Curators Lisa Byrne, Harriet Edquist and Laurene and Donna Kendrigan. An installation that sweeps dramatically across the Vaughan. Artists Vicki Couzens, Lesley Duxbury, Ruth Johnstone, Seth Keen, 13 Fracture Gallery glass, providing glimpses of the subterrain beneath us. Gini Lee, Jenny Lowe, Marion Manifold, Laurene Vaughan, Carmel Wallace and Kit Public program 23 July: Chris Henschke and Donna Kendrigan, artists’ talk. Wise. Public Program 23 July: Gini Lee and Laurene Vaughan, artists’ talk; 13 September — 7 November Histrionics Hydra, by Danius Kesminas. Danius 29 July: Curators in conversation: Harriet Edquist, Laurene Vaughan and Lisa Kesminas is the lyricist and co-lead singer of the ‘Concept-Art-(Heritage)- Byrne; 5 August: Carmel Wallace, artist talk; 12 August: Kit Wise, artist talk; Rock Cover-Band’, The Histrionics. His mechanised life-sized tableaux of 19 August: Ruth Johnstone and Jenny Lowe, artists’ talk; 26 August: Marion 4 band members, live concert and 4th album launch commemorate the 10th Manifold, artist talk: 2 September, Seth Keen, artist talk; 9 September: Vicki anniversary of these legendary monsters of pedagogical art-rock. Public Couzens and Lesley Duxbury, artists’ talk. Program 17 September: Opening night, live performance by The Histrionics;

__ 24 September: Danius Kesminas, artist talk. MAIN IMAGE THE STONY RISES PROJECT Carmel Wallace, Wall Wounds 2009, treated drystone wall __ near Mount Elephant. Photo: Courtesy the artist. 1 THE ENDLESS GARMENT Walter Van Beirendonck, __ __ Antwerp est. 2004,Tunic no.21 a/w 2008–09, Skin King collection, wool; machine knit. Photo: Etienne Tordoir 7 HELP ME, I AM BLIND Heidi Specker, Evidence, 2010, photograph. Courtesy of the artist 8 POWER __ 2 CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN DRAWING I Godwin Bradbeer, Imago XIX, 2007, chinagraph, silver oxide, CLOTHS OF THE COMMONWEALTH Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Ankerre Akhganentye (Emu Dreaming), 1988, silk __ __ pastel dust on Fabriano paper, 170 x 142 cm. Courtesy of the artist. 3 CONTEMPORARY AUSTRALIAN batik, 132.5 x 332 cm. Janet Holmes à Court Collection, Perth, Australia 9 SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT Ronan and 2 __ DRAWING I Euan Heng, Elephant, 2010, neon, glass dome, plinth, neon: 59 x 49 cm (irregular), plinth: Erwan Bouroullec, Algues (algae), 2004, injection-moulded plastic, 16m 10 SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT Daniel __ 100 x 20 x 20cm, Dome: 14 x 14 cm. 4 CONSTELLATIONS Cache, The Queen’s Gambit, 2009, A3 digital print. Wandres, Schlummerschlauch (Slumber hose), 2002, tubular air mattress, polyurethane foil, length 220 cm. __ __ Courtesy of Cache Architects. 5 CONSTELLATIONS Frederick Romberg, Gloucester Apartments, corner Spring 11 SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT Ingo Maurer, Wo bist Du, Edison...? (Where Are You, Edison...?), 1997, Luminary o __ and Latrobe Street, Melbourne, 1946, gouache on paper, 49 x 75 cm. Courtesy of the RMIT University Design with 360 hologram, acrylic glass, metal, 200 x 46 x 46 cm 12 SIEMENS-RMIT FINE ART SCHOLARSHIP __ __ Archives. 6 SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT Screen Gown, AW0910 by MATERIALBYPRODUCT with Rowan Dinning. AWARDS Becc Orszag, cannot contain this, 2009, charcoal on paper. Photo: Mark Ashkanasy. 13 FRACTURE Photo: Jeff Busby. (Photos 2/3/4/5 by Mark Ashkanasy.) GALLERY Fissure, Chris Henschke and Donna Kendrigan at Fracture Gallery. Artist’s impression, 2010.

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