The Versus Show
So you walk through the front door of the Alibi Room and you notice is that it's been transformed into Brisbane's most rocking art gallery. You could describe the sight before your eyes as a kind of ‘cyber playground', or you could call it a pleasant seizure-inducing body of work incorporating fluro visual remixes, squiggles, genius scribbles and electric vectors.
BARI Festival
We sincerely hope that you're reading this edition of FourThousand on Thursday. Because if it's actually Monday right now and you're bludging at work after your okay-but-not-great weekend you'll be feeling a little bit embarrassed that you missed out on so many awesome parties and art exhibitions.
Tales from the Cold Ghost II
It’s not often that the Gold Coast out-cools Brisbane. But on the two weeks of the year that it does, it’s so amazing that it actually makes up for the rest of the time. This is why we’re simply going to ignore the fact that we’re meant to be telling you about what’s happening in Brisbane, to focus instead on the second annual Tales from the Cold Ghost exhibition, opening this Saturday night in Mermaid Beach.
Non-synthetic cubism by Bruce Reynolds
Is it wrong for us to suggest it's a lot safer to partake in cultural activities in the Brisbane CBD now that the Victory Hotel has burnt down? Hey, we're just putting it out there that there might be some kind of renaissance of cool in the city sometime in the future. For example the renovations in King George Square have nearly been finished, and damn does that concrete look skateable.
Matinee at The Old Museum
Well it isn’t exactly strictly LOOK. We lied. Was it the matinee that give it away? The Old Museum is that gorgeous heritage listed building that sits perched at the top of the Valley towards Bowen Hills. It’s used mostly for the Orchestra, Zen Zen Zo and yoga groups with the occasional private function.
Place Makers Exhibition
A famous architect once said: "architecture is the highest form of art." Clearly modesty was left at the drawing board in this case, but that's no reason to dismiss those for whom it goes hand in hand with talent.
As a change from its regular preference for artist's collections, this month GoMA is getting its arch-nerd on and bringing us Place Makers: a celebration of Queensland architecture over the last 15 years, and the largest exhibition of contemporary architecture ever staged in an Australian art museum.
Lossless - Boxcopy Inaugural Exhibition
There’s been so many art spaces opening in Brisbane lately and with every new art exhibition comes another conversation about whether our city is actually ready for this much art. The answer we’d like to offer is YES. There’s no reason why people should get freaked out by the idea of going to more art shows than music shows or games of football.
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