(inside): interior review - Issue 54 (2008)

The latest issue of (inside): interior review has come into the learning centre and is now available for loan. Let me know if you would like me to email the contents page to you.

The Hat Magazine Issue 39 (Oct/Nov/Dec 2008)

The latest issue of The Hat Magazine has come into the Learning Centre and is now available for loan. If you would like me to email you the contents page please let me know.

Aperture No. 192 (Fall 2008)

The latest issue of Aperture magazine is now available for loan. Please let me know if you would like me to email you the contents page.

Jim Flora - album cover artist

In today's Daily Heller there is a feature on Jim Flora (January 25, 1914-July 9, 1998), who was an album cover artist from the 40s and 50s. You can check out Jim Flora's work on the webpage http://www.jimflora.com/ which also includes a link to a blog about all things Jim Flora. His art is quite quirky. Check it out!

Holiday Borrowing

Did you know that you may borrow up to 10 items at a time over the holidays? It is a chance for you to catch up on some reading without the stress of assignments being due. Other than the beautiful art related books we also hold a small collection of fiction. Get inspired over your holidays! I will still be blogging over the break (except from 20 December 2008 - 10 January 2009) so make sure you check regularly for new information.

Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte

Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte is no longer on short loan and is available for general loan. I have placed the book on the new book stand. It will remain there for the next two weeks unless borrowed.

Graphic Design: a new history by Stephen J. Eskilson

Graphic Design: a new history by Stephen J. Eskilson has been removed from the short loan shelves and is now available for general loan. It'll be on the new book stand for the next two weeks.

Sustainable Commercial Interiors by Penny Bonda and Katie Sosnowchik

Sustainable Commercial Interiors by Penny Bonda and Katie Sosnowchik has been removed from the short loan shelf and is now available for general loan. It'll be placed on the new book stand for the next few weeks.

Drawing: a creative process by Francis D.K. Ching

Drawing: a creative process by Francis D.K. Ching was on short loan but is now being returned to the general collection. It'll be on the new book stand for the next week or so.

Article in the Weekend Australian Magazine (November 22-23 2008)

There was an article in the Weekend Australian Magazine (November 22-23 2008) that may be of interest to you.

"Bad Santa - Photographer Trent Parke spent Christmas with his in-laws in Adelaide - and turned his lens on the season's rituals in a darkly humorous way."

Let me know if you would like me to email the article to you. Or come into the Learning Centre and borrow the issue or read the article.

Design 21: Social Design Network

Here is an interesting website that advocates social design in wide range of design areas.

DESIGN 21: Social Design Network’s mission is to inspire social consciousness through design. We connect people who want to explore ways that design can positively impact our communities – ways that are thoughtful, informed, creative and responsible.

http://www.design21sdn.com/

Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal: Roger Ballen photography

There is a new photography exhibition starting at the National Library of Australia on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 and will be on until Sunday, March 29, 2009.

Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal: Roger Ballen photography will display work by South African photographer Roger Ballen in the Exhibition Gallery which is open daily from 9am – 5pm.

To see more of Roger Ballen's work you can visit his official website here:

http://www.rogerballen.com/

Ragtrader (14 November 2008)

The latest issue of Ragtrader is now available for loan. Some of the articles featured in this issue are:

• How retailers are confronting inflation


• Why Levi's has had to recall its latest ads


• What Cue will do to celebrate turning 40

Architectural Design (November/December 2008)

The latest issue of Architectural Design is now available for loan in the Learning Centre. This issue is about Neoplasmatic Design. Let me know if you would like me to email the contents page to you.

Television Programs of Interest for the Week to Come

• US ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY: STRUCTURES - SEASON 3, EP 3 OF 4

The artists in Structures create systems, shift contexts, and engage with perception, utilizing unconventional devices such as exhibitions within exhibitions and dramatic shifts in scale between microcosm and macrocosm.
Saturday 22 November 2008 2.25pm
SBS Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 65 mins

• THE PRIVATE LIFE OF A MASTERPIECE: THE NIGHT WATCH - EP 4 OF 5

This five-part series reveals the fascinating stories of the creation, politics and social legacies of five renowned pieces of art. This week, The Night Watch, considered by many to be Rembrandt's greatest masterpiece.
Sunday 23 November 2008 6.05pm
Ovation Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 55 mins

• FACE PAINTING WITH BILL LEAK: EP 2 OF 6

In this week's episode Bill paints June Salter and faces his toughest test with the portrait of the popular actress/entertainer, as he struggles to capture her iconic personality on canvas.
Monday 24 November 2008 8.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G)
Duration: 30 mins

• THE CLOSET TALES OF AUSTRALIAN FASHION: MORRISSEY - EP 1 OF 4

A new four-part 'behind-the-scenes' series on four Australian fashion designers and just what it takes to make it in the often fickle world of fashion.
Tuesday 25 November 2008 3.30pm
SBS Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 30 mins
*The Learning Centre has the entire series available for loan on DVD*

• THE MUSEUM: TAKING CARE OF THE PAST - EP 1 OF 10

Billed as one of the greatest shows on earth, where else can you experience stories from every culture ever to inhabit the planet? All under one gigantic roof, it's London's history hot spot - the British Museum. For the first time, led by the extraordinary people who work here, we go beyond the museum's stately galleries to discover a labyrinth of millions of artefacts and to see new exhibitions in the making.
Tuesday 25 November 2008 8.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G) *New Series*
Duration: 35 mins

• ART MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD: THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART - A WOMAN'S LOVE OF IMPRESSIONIST ART, EP 6 OF 13

Examines the collection of impressionist works at The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Monet, Manet, Degas and Renoir were not highly regarded in Europe until their paintings were bought by American millionaires.
Wednesday 26 November 2008 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, HD, Rpt)
Duration: 25 mins

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Did you know...

Louise Dahl-Wolfe was an American photographer who was mainly known for her work with Harper's Bazaar. It is her birthday today. You can view some of her work here:

http://nmwa.org/collection/profile.asp?LinkID=174

Learning Centre Opening Hours

The Reid Learning Centre opening hours over the break are as follows:

8 – 19 December
Monday 9.00am - 4pm
Tues -Thurs 9.00am - 8pm
Friday 9.00am - 4pm
Saturday 9.00am - 4pm

20 Dec – 10 January CLOSED

12 January - 7 February
Monday 9.00am - 4pm
Tues -Thurs 9.00am - 8pm
Friday 9.00am - 4pm
Saturday 9.00am - 4pm

Architecture Australia - Volume 97 Number 6 (2008)

The latest issue of Architecture Australia is now available from the learning centre. You can actually view previous issues online at this website:

http://www.archmedia.com.au/aa/

Some Television Programs of Interest for the Week to Come

• THE HORSES OF THE LOUVRE

There are over sixty artworks on display at the Louvre Museum - sculptures, bas-reliefs, vessels, decorative objects, paintings and drawings - dating from 3000 BC to the 19th century, that tell the story of the long association between man and horse.
Saturday 15 November 2008 3.30pm
SBS Rating: (G, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

• US ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY: MEMORY - SEASON 3, EP 2 OF 4

Whether critical, irreverent, or introspective, the artists in Memory delve into personal memory and the past, transforming them in their work. The artists wrestle with complex topics such as the veracity of history, the nature of interpretation, subjective versus objective truth, and the ways in which objects and images from the past embody cultural memory.
Saturday 15 November 2008 2.25pm
SBS Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

• THE PRIVATE LIFE OF A MASTERPIECE: DANCE AT THE MOULIN DE LA GALETTE

This five-part series reveals the fascinating stories of the creation, politics and social legacies of five renowned pieces of art. This week, Renoir's masterpiece Dance at The Moulin De La Galette.
Sunday 16 November 2008 6.05pm
Ovation Rating: (G, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

• SUNDAY ARTS

This week on Sunday Arts the exquisite portraits of painter Sally Ross; Virginia Trioli meets British filmmaker Julien Temple; and the Hobart semi-final of the 2008 Young Performers Award.
Sunday 16 November 2008 5.00pm
ABC1
Duration: 60 mins

• ALICE NEEL

A biography of the American artist, written and directed by her grandson Andrew Neel. She was an extraordinary woman and an amazing artist who only achieved fame at the end of her life.
Sunday 16 November 2008 8.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (M)
Duration: 85 mins

• FACE PAINTING WITH BILL LEAK: EP 1 OF 6

A six-part series which will take viewers on an amazing journey as renowned cartoonist and portrait painter Bill Leak paints six well-known Australians. Most people know Bill Leak as one of Australia's leading satirists via his day job as The Australian's daily editorial cartoonist. But he is also a highly respected portrait painter, who equally divides his time between ridiculing his subjects mercilessly in his cartoons and immortalising them in oils.
Monday 17 November 2008 8.00pm
ABC1 Rating: (G) *New Series*
Duration: 30 mins

• ART MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD: MUSEE D'ORSAY: DEGAS, THE NIGHT IMPRESSIONIST: EP 5 OF 13

Edgar Degas, arguably the most influential of the Impressionist painters, discovered beauty in a single frame of movement of dancing girls. However, they were not always depictions of an idealised beauty. For Degas, beauty was a woman revealing an "off-guard moment." This program conveys the charm of Degas, a painter who discovered the beauty in a flash of time.
Wednesday 19 November 2008 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, HD)
Duration: 25 mins

indie art and design

indie art and design is "a weblog featuring products made by independent Australian artists, designers & craftspeople. Here you will find signposts to many wonderful items, which are not easily found through search engines alone. We also review our favourite retail stores where these treasures may be lurking, smirking & just waiting to be discovered."

http://www.indie.com.au/

Half Light Portraits From Black Australia

Half Light Portraits From Black Australia is a photographic exhibition that will be on at the Art Gallery of NSW from 21 November 2008 - 22 February 2009. If you are in Sydney it may be worth having a look.

"The first major survey of the work of Australian Indigenous artists engaging with the photographic medium and the portrait. Showcasing a range of techniques from classical black and white portraiture to digital images, the exhibition offers an unprecedented insight into the black experience that transcends national borders and the reality of the everyday."

http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/coming/half_light

PhotoSearch - National Archives of Australia

Did you know that you can search for images using PhotoSearch on the National Archives of Australia Website?

"PhotoSearch allows you to search an online image bank of more than 110,000 photographs that have been digitised from the National Archives collection.

All photographs available through PhotoSearch can be viewed online using the thumbnail displayed, or by clicking on the title to view a larger viewing copy. Images can also be purchased as high resolution files, or prints, using the order form link."

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/photosearch/index.aspx

Frida Kahlo : between passion and pain / a film by Ana Vivas and Rodrigo Castano Valencia

Frida Kahlo : between passion and pain is a DVD that tells the story of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in her own words, using extracts from her diary. Barely known outside fairly narrow artistic and intellectual circles when she died in 1954, aged 47, she has since become an iconic figure and world-renowned artist.

We hold a number of items regarding Frida Kahlo within the learning centre. In addition to the previously mentioned item we also have:

• Mirror images : women, surrealism, and self-representation / edited by Whitney Chadwick
• The life and times of Frida Kahlo [DVD]
• Frida Kahlo : masterpieces
• Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican modernism : the Jacques and Natasha Gelman collection / edited by Anthony White

By Design: the rise of Marc Newson

By design: the rise of Marc Newson is a program that looks at the work of contemporary Australian designer Marc Newson, including his work in interiors, furniture and household items. It has just been converted from VHS to DVD and is available for loan. You can visit the official website of Marc Newson at the following address:

http://www.marc-newson.com/

Jan Groth

Jan Groth is a Norwegian artist who uses tapestry as his medium. This book is a catalogue from the exhibition held at the Guggenheim Museum, New York in 1986.

The Guggenheim Museum also has a website that may be of interest to you:
http://www.guggenheim.org/

Genoves February - March 1967

This is a book from an exhibition by artist Juan Genoves in February-March 1967. It is actually quite interesting to look at this book in comparison with his more recent works. To have a look at a recent exhibition please follow the link below.

http://www.marlboroughgallery.com/artists/genoves/artwork.html

University of Canberra Library

Don't forget that as CIT students/staff you may also borrow from the University of Canberra Library. Just take your student card in to their library and they'll sign you up! To access their library catalogue you can follow the link below.

http://www.canberra.edu.au/library/home

The Australian Financial Review Magazine (November 2008)

You may be interested to know that this month's Australian Financial Review Magazine (November 2008) is entirely focused on design. It has articles on architecture, visual arts, furniture design, and fashion. If you would like me to email you the contents page please let me know or come into the learning centre and i'll show you where you can find this issue.

Alan J. Shields - Images in Paper

A catalogue of an exhibition held at the Center for Contemporary Graphic Art and Tyler Graphics Archive Collection, Fukushima. First section held: Sept. 12-Nov. 3, 1998; second section, Nov. 7-Dec. 20 1998.

Alan J. Shields is best known for collage, abstraction, graphics, prints.

Ann Thomson, instinct

This new book features work by Australian painter Ann Thomson from an exhibition held 4 - 22 September 1990. You can see an artist profile of her here:

http://www.australiangalleries.com.au/ag/artist/ann_thomson/

Artpost

Artpost is an interactive website and short video series for TV broadcast which showcases artists working throughout Australia.
The centrepiece of the website is a digital interactive arts map of Australia where you can watch artists at work in their studios from Toowoomba to Strahan, from Broome to Lightning Ridge.
The site provides artists with the tools needed to embrace the digital space and present their work as part of an online community to audiences within Australia and beyond.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/artpost/

Ragtrader (31 October 2008)

The latest issue of Ragtrader (31 October 2008) has come into the learning centre and is available for loan.

Some Television Programs of Interest for the Week to Come

• US ART IN THE 21ST CENTURY: POWER - SEASON 3, EP 1 OF 4
  

The artists in Power challenge authority, oppression, and control. Each artist humanises difficult issues by acting as a witness to violence, working to heal communities, or achieving a balance between constructive and destructive energies.
Saturday 8 November 2008 2.25pm
SBS Rating: (PG, WS, Rpt)
Duration: 60 mins

• ARTISTS AT WORK: RICHARD NYLON - EP 4 OF 4

Enter the whimsical, weird and wonderful world of feather torturer, Richard Nylon, one of Australia's finest and most original milliners. Whether you call his work 'wearable art', sculptural headgear or hats, one thing is certain: Nylon's work defies the notion of the conventional hat.
Sunday 9 November 2008 10.00pm
ABC2 Rating: (G, Rpt) *Final*
Duration: 30 mins

• WHO THE #$&% IS JACKSON POLLOCK?

When a 73-year-old American long-distance truck driver with an eighth grade education bought a painting in a thrift shop for five dollars, she didn't know it would pit her against the most powerful people in the art community. Teri Horton learned that a fingerprint on the back of her canvas matched a fingerprint found on a can of paint in Jackson Pollock's studio. More research found the paint on the floor of his studio also matched the paint on Teri's canvas. Because Teri knew a Jackson Pollock painting the size of hers was worth upwards of $50 million, she thought she had won the lottery. "Not so fast,'' said the art world.
Sunday 9 November 2008 8.30pm
ABC2 Rating: (PG)
Duration: 70 mins

• CONVERSATIONS WITH AUSTRALIAN ARTISTS: DADANG CHRISTANTO

A documentary series commissioned by the Art Gallery of New South Wales that offers a unique view into contemporary art practice in Australia through portraits of three significant and diverse artists.
Sunday 9 November 2008 9.40pm
ABC2
Duration: 20 mins

• ART MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD: MUSEE D'ORSAY - RENOIR, A 19TH CENTURY FASHION SHOW: EP 4 OF 13

The Musee d'Orsay, originally a railway station constructed around the time of the Paris Exhibition of 1900, houses many famous works of Impressionist art. While Renoir is one of the world's most famous painters, there is an understatement that he created just "passable masterpieces." The reality is that he was the painter who was most acutely aware of changes occurring in his time.
Wednesday 12 November 2008 6.05pm
ABC1 Rating: (G, HD, Rpt)
Duration: 25 mins

RedBubble

RedBubble is an online social networking tool specifically designed for the arts community. You can upload work of your own and get feedback from the other artists and you can also buy and sell work via this website. It is free signup and there is an online tour for first time users.

http://www.redbubble.com/

The Printmakers of Atelier 17

The Printmakers of Atelier 17 is a catalogue from the exhibition held at Austin/Desmond Contemporary Books, London in 1989. It is now available for loan.

Erwin Gross

Erwin Gross is a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Galerie Neuendorf , Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 3rd March -16th April, 1988 by German painter Erwin Gross.

Leon Golub

Leon Golub is a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Neuendorf Gallery, Frankfurt/Main, from the 26th of April to the 11th of June, 1988. Leon Golub is an American painter.

Bag People by L. Jammes

Bag People by L. Jammes is a new book available in the learning centre. This new book features work by French photographer Louis Jammes from an exhibition at the Musee des Beaux-Arts, 15 Mar. - 31 May 1988.

Frank Hurley: the man who made history

We've just had the video version of Frank Hurley: the man who made history converted to DVD. It also includes a study guide. Here is a synopsis of the documentary taken from the Australian Screen website:

This documentary is a biography of photographer Frank Hurley. Hurley went to Antarctica several times to record expeditions with his still and movie cameras. He photographed the First and Second World Wars and made films in Papua New Guinea. The film uses samples of Hurley’s still photos, excerpts from his films, and interviews with family, colleagues and Hurley himself.

http://australianscreen.com.au/