NEWS HAPPENINGS 1 1 TEZUKA: THE MARVEL OF MANGA x Tezuka: The Marvel of Manga NGV International 180 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 3000 3 November 2006 – 28 January 2007 < 03 8620 2222 w www.ngv.vic.gov.au The Art Gallery of New South Wales The Domain Sydney New South Wales 2000 23 February – 29 April 2007 < 02 9225 1744 w www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au NEWS / ARTICHOKE PAGE n HAPPENINGS 18 43 NEWS HAPPENINGS 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 / TEZUKA OsAMU, There is a charming moment for culture – it is afforded a very humanist ideals in Kimba, and darker JApANEsE, 1928–89, Astro Boy the Western tourist when, as the different communicative potential psychological and philosophical (tetsuwAn Atomu) 1965, TiTLE page for roBoids, gouacHE. train waits to pull away from and literary value. ideas in Bomba! and Black Jack 2 Takadanobaba station in central (Burakku Jakku). / TEZUKA OsAMU, JApANEsE, 1928–89, TiTLE Tokyo, a tinny rendition of the Astro This exhibition, in association with page for wonder 3 Boy theme song echoes from a Tezuka Productions, features a The exhibition showcases the (WandA suri) 1966, gouacHE. 3 loudspeaker – for this very spot is selection of original artworks and unusual duality of manga – a / TEZUKA OsAMU, JApANEsE, 1928–89, the birthplace of the iconic boy robot facsimiles that star Tezuka’s most collection of anthropomorphized TiTLE page for Princess in the popular manga series. Though successful creations. Princess Knight characters that epitomize Japanese Knight (riBon no Kishi) the theme song itself is not so (Ribon no kishi) and Kimba the White kawaii (cuteness) sit alongside more 1965, gouacHE. 4 + 5 extraordinary, its use in the public Lion (Jungeru taitei) may be familiar troubled protagonists: a renegade / FEATURiNG BOTH ORiGiNAL ARTWORKs AND realm highlights the cultural to Western audiences; others, like surgeon, a psychologically afflicted FAcsiMiLEs, THE EXHiBiTiON significance of manga in its the eerie Eulogy for Kirihito (Kirihito youth, a morally compromised career pREsENTED A cAsT OF homeland, an honour rarely accorded sanka), perhaps less so. woman. This, then, is the darker TEZUKA cREATiONs, sOME FAMiLiAR AND sOME NEW to comics in the West. Astro Boy nature of gekiga, manga for adults. TO WEsTERN AUDiENcEs. (Tetsuwan Atomu) was created by Tracing Tezuka’s career from the 50s 6 / TEZUKA OsAMU, Tezuka Osamu, one of Japan’s most to the late 80s, the exhibition reveals Tezuka’s artwork is compelling and JApANEsE, 1928–89, Cover for BlAcK JAcK (BurAKKu prolific manga artists and the the dramatic engagement with lyrical. Composed mainly of ink and JAKKu) 1974, gouacHE. subject of Tezuka: The Marvel of contemporary culture and events gouache, his drawings are alive with 7 / TEZUKA OsAMU, Manga, a recent exhibition at the evident in his works. Brought movement and drama. The cinematic JApANEsE, 1928–89, Astro National Gallery of Victoria, now together, Tezuka’s drawings become qualities in the pacing and structure Boy (tetsuwAn Atomu) 1964, TiTLE page for the lAst showing at the Art Gallery of New a telling reflection of postwar of the storytelling allow the Day of Earth, gouacHE. South Wales. sensibilities, Cold War tensions and a narratives to meander, pause and pHOTOGRApHY: world coming to grips with dramatic accelerate with a dynamism that iMAGEs 1–3 + 6, 7: Though it is tempting for a Western technological advancement and belies the frames that contain them. © TEZUKA pRODUcTiONs. iMAGEs 4 + 5: audience to equate manga with growing globalization. There are Tezuka’s use of beautiful, abstract NGV pHOTOGRApHic sERVicEs. Western comics, the equivalence underlying themes about frames to show emotion, turmoil and is approximate at best. Manga plays humankind’s ambivalent relationship stasis emote just as effectively as a distinct role in Japanese popular with technology in Astro Boy, pages of text might. PETER DAVIES NEWS / ARTICHOKE PAGE NEWS / ARTICHOKE PAGE n HAPPENINGS 18 44 n HAPPENINGS 18 3 SCOPE MARKET INTELLIGENCE words PETER DAVIES PHOTOGRAPHY EARL CARTER EARL PHOTOGRAPHY x DESIGNER BATES SMART BATES DESIGNER x IMAGE / ROCKPOOL IMAGE MARKET INTELLIGENCE ARTICHOKE PAGE T 18 27 SCOPE BRISBANE ARKHEFIELD has recently completed MODE DesIGN is refurbishing ML DesIGN is in the midst of contract the QUEENSLAND Art Gallery chambers for the BOONAH SHIRE administration for Beenleigh and Watermall CAFE, coinciding with the COUNCIL (750 m2) and headquarters Brisbane South district offices for opening of the Gallery of Modern Art for the GOLDEN Casket Lottery QUEENSLAND CorrectiVE SERVices (GoMA), and a SUSHI TRAIN Japanese Corporation (250 m2). The firm’s (340 m2 and 396 m2), and design restaurant at Westfield Chermside. rehabilitation facility at the development for a new commercial The team is finalizing the QaA Retail NAMBOUR SELANGOR PRIVate tower at 333 ANN STREET in Brisbane Design Guidelines for the QIC Hospital is under construction (16,700 m2) and Tower Two at the development on the corner of Queen (1,000 m2). Corporate CENTRE BUndall and Albert Streets in the Brisbane (8,000 m2). Sketch design is CBD. They are also designing retail GROUP GSA is at briefing stage for underway for the Seachange concept stores for seven emerging an office fitout for Peabody PaciFIC ARUNDEL SPRINGS gated community 2 2 designers in the TCB development (800 m ), and at schematic stage for on the Gold Coast, including house for Forwin International. HOLDING REDLICH’S new Brisbane designs, a community centre, sales office fitout (1,000 m2) and Kelly office and retail space. The firm’s FaIRWEATHER PROBERTS ARCHITecTS SERVices’ new offices (150 m2). base building refurbishment at is busy with the refurbishment of The firm is also undertaking design 179 North QUay is nearing BCM ADVertising’S level three development for INVestec BANK in completion (10,500 m2). offices (1,000 m2), a fitout in Melbourne (1,000 m2) and interiors conjunction with STUDIOEYE for MHM at THE Beach development in SMITH MADDEN is working on fitouts ACCOUntants in Brisbane (500 m2), Mackay, designed by ARCHITecTS for UGS ResoUrces (800 m2) and and design and documentation for CRONE SKOU. Bateman ENGINEERING (800 m2). the Brisbane Catholic EDUcation satellite office in collaboration HasseLL is busy with schematic BRAND AND SLATER ARCHITecTS is with FoRMULA INTERIORS (950 m2). design for 146 apartments at currently designing the ANN street The team is also working on new Portside BUILDING 4, a project Bar in Fortitude Valley (500 m2). 3 offices for Stockland’S commercial for KBRB (60,000 m2), and the Recently completed projects include and industrial division at Waterfront refurbishment of 100 rooms at the the first stage of the Brothers Place (150 m2), apartments at the TreasUry Hotel, and the PREMIERS IPSWICH LeagUes CLUB, extensions Iceworks, Victoria STREET and Bar (300 m2). The firm’s projects for to the REDLANDS Sporting CLUB, CENTRAL Apartments developments, Jones LANG LASalle (1,500 m2) commercial and retail tenancies at and, in conjunction with ALLEN and AICA QUEENSLAND (1,100 m2) the heritage-listed MacDonnell AND JacK+COTTIER, THE Village are under construction. Interiors for East BUILDING, and three levels of 4 Apartments in Balgowlah, Sydney. KPMG (5,350 m2) and Freehills faculty tenancies at QUT’S X Block. The firm has recently completed (4,400 m2) are also underway. The team is also adding a roof deck 2–5 the ERA bistro in the SW1 (500 m2) to the recently completed building at West End (600 m2) COTTEE PARKER is working on a Greenbank RSL Starbar. and the BAMBOO RestaURANT new tenancy for Haematology at the Santai Resort (320 m2). and Oncology Clinics of Australia at the CHERMSIDE Medical CENTRE PDT ARCHITecTS is developing the (1,000 m2). The development also ESD-conscious QUT CENTRE FOR comprises a radiation therapies hotography Physical ActiVITY, Health AND clinic, a day surgery and specialist J P F , C , Clinical EDUcation within the medical suites. The firm is Kelvin Grove Urban Village. undertaking the 273-room ones J The centre includes retail space, MEDI-hotel at Butterfield Street clinics, office accommodation, and ALPEN AND SAKAE SKI LODGE FREDERICK teaching and community spaces, developments in Hirafu, Japan. two floors of laboratories and They have just completed the administration space for the SEDGMAN fitout at Milton (1,000 m2) hristopher Australian Red Cross Blood Service. and the ENERGEX Depot fitout at : C : Northgate (1,500 m2). GEYER is undertaking refurbishment hotography of the foyer and retail space at MYRIAD DesIGN has recently P 5 255 ADELAIDE STREET. The firm’s completed the waterbar AND grill projects for Ebsworth AND at the Pier in Cairns (390 m2). Ebsworth (2,000 m2) and BHP The new restaurant includes a MitsUBISHI Alliance (7,200 m2) 105 m2 deck for outdoor dining. have recently been completed. MARKET INTELLIGENCE ARTICHOKE PAGE T 18 28 SCOPE MELBOURNE ARCHITecTUS is designing the CLARKEHOPKINSCLARKE recently STUDIO GINGER is working on retail Monash CENTRE FOR Electron completed documentation for the concepts for Chocolateria San Microscopy at the university’s redevelopment of Shepparton CHURRO at Watergardens Town Clayton campus (1,640 m2). The firm Mental Health SERVices (2,175 m2), Centre, NIVEA at Priceline is refurbishing a 1920s building the new SOUTH PAKENHAM Primary Centrepoint and Mattel’S first at St MICHAEL’S GRAMMAR SCHOOL SCHOOL (4,200 m2) and the stand-alone store, as well as a refit (3,550 m2) and working on a new, redevelopment of the Macedon for Charles ROSE in Bourke Street. environmentally sustainable fire Ranges COUNCIL offices in Kyneton station in Nunawading for the (2,900 m2). They are also working on SMITH MADDEN is undertaking Metropolitan FIRE BRIGADE retail projects at LYNBROOK Village projects for BETFAIR (500 m2), ASPEN (1,260 m2). They have also been (7,690 m2), Gateway PLAZA Leopold GROUP (500 m2) and the Catholic commissioned by the UNIVERSITY (5,700 m2) and Northpoint SUPERANNUation FUND (600 m2).