Saturday, October 30, 2010

Vale Gregory

 Gregory Anthony Isaacs 
Musician
15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010)


Thursday, October 21, 2010

Canberra: James Turrell's new 'skyspace'

James Turrell
Within without 2010

Australian Gardens
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

3 years and A$10 million in the making, this astonishing underground installation continues Turrell's  series of 'skyspaces' around the world.

The Quaker artist's ongoing masterwork is Roden Crater, an extinct volcano in Arizona's Painted Desert which he has been transforming into a celestial observatory for the past thirty years - see the video below.


Photo: Within without 2010
Courtesy the artists and NGA


Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Sydney: Big hART’s 'Namatjira'

Namatjira 
Upstairs Theatre at Belvoir Street 
until November 7
www.belvoir.com.au


This piece of 'community theatre', about the early 20th century Aboriginal painter Albert Namatjira, transcends the genre, delivering an intimate spectacle with heart, soul, humour and profundity in equal measure. It's effectively a 2-hander and Trevor Jamieson and Derek Wyatt are both compelling in their multiple roles. See it if you can. The Sydney season is nearly sold out but an extension and wider tour is likely.


More about the project:
http://www.namatjira.bighart.org


Flickr photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/namatjiraproject/5092303482/


Pictured: Trevor Jamieson
Courtesy Belvoir St Theatre

Vale Benoît Mandelbrot

Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Scientist
20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010

Monday, October 11, 2010

Vale Joan Sutherland

Joan Alston Sutherland
Singer
7 November 1926 – 10 October 2010