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LOOK - Teelah George, 'Meatworks Mens Qtrs' - Six Thousand

Cheers Alex Griffin and SixThousand for the excellent write-up of Meatworks Men's Qrtrs (opening tonight, 6pm!). Right on:

thethousands.herokuapp.com I don’t know what comes to mind for you when I say ‘conventional meatworks’, but the Vestey’s Freezer Works was anything but run of the mill. Out in remote Wyndham, meatworkers toiled in extremely harsh terrain where crocodiles stalked the blood drains, as the factory relied on regular planes carryi...

A little trouble in big China by Abdul Abdullah

These two are being let loose in China in May. Help them cover their materials and so forth. Plus, the more t-shirts there are with Casey Ayres' face on them, the better the world will be.

pozible.com Abdul Abdullah and Casey Ayres are going on residency in China and need a helping hand

Venn Gallery - New Contemporary Art Gallery - Emerging Artists - Perth - CBD - Western Australia

Tom Freeman and Kate McMillan both open solos at Venn this evening. Just look at these little objects. How could you not go?

venn.net Formative is a collection of new paintings and sculptural works by Western Australian artist Tom Freeman. In this latest body of work, Freeman continues his interest in familial history, nostalgia and place, developing a carefully considered series that explores the possibilities of process and mate...

Easter Opening hours: We'll be closed Good Friday and Easter Sunday, which leaves you with Saturday, 12 - 5. Back to normal next weekend.

A day to celebrate OK, and give awesome the bullet

What better day to come and visit us than International day of OK, celebrating the birth of the most used word, worldwide. We're open from 12.

smh.com.au Have an OK day. No, really.

LOOK - Emma McPike, 'We Know What You’d Rather Be Doing' - Six Thousand

Thanks 6000 bros. Points for 'Global Fish Crisis'.

thethousands.com.au McPike’s new body of staple-intricate, collage and print works incite a biting reminder that another summer is fading, as the artist takes an intimate and light-hearted look at Australian leisure.

Art without Market, Art without Education: Political Economy of Art | e-flux

More talk of the post-MFA artist. Interesting times indeed. (via Ben Rodin.)

e-flux.com Since the early days of modernism, artists have faced a peculiar dilemma with regard to the economy surrounding their work. By breaking from older artistic formations such as medieval artisan guilds, bohemian artists of the nineteenth century distanced themselves from the vulgar sphere of day-to-day...

New Creative Australia revealed

It's Creative Australia Day: the first major arts policy overhaul in 18 years has been announced. Interesting times.

smh.com.au More money for young artists and indigenous languages, a new location incentive to increase the competitiveness of the local film industry, plus an overhaul of the Australia Council, sweetened with a funding boost, are among the initiatives in the much-delayed national cultural policy announced on W...

Transart by Foodchain

Foodchain is seeking CBD public works from emerging artists. $$$$$$$, plus the opportunity to bust the Catch-22 of needing Public Art experience in order to be eligible for Public Art tenders:

foodchainperth.com HomeFoodchain is seeking Expressions of Interest from young emerging artists to participate in a public art commissioning initiative. TRANSART – TRANSITION aims to integrate temporary, ephemeral, interventionist, performative, audio or action-based artworks into the urban fabric of the everyday.Youn...

Election Day hours: 12 - 3 pm.

Emma McPike, who is showing at OK in March, is making some prints with mobile ARI Shiritori Press in the Perth Cultural Centre from 5pm. Come see how the magic happens.

International Art English - Triple Canopy

Please ignore the Guardian, the Independant, and most of the other simplistic bastardizations of this research that are trending right now. Go straight to the source, it's an infinitely better read:

canopycanopycanopy.com International Art English. On the rise—and the space—of the art-world press release. By Alix Rule & David Levine. Triple Canopy is an online magazine, workspace, and platform for editorial and curatorial activities. Working collaboratively with writers, artists, and researchers, Triple Canopy facili...

Letters of Note: IN MEMORY OF A ONCE FLUID MAN

For context:

lettersofnote.com Fascinating letters. Interesting correspondence.

If you missed out on the Weather Ring #5 launch last night, OK is open from midday today and tomorrow. The Weather Ring #5 is $12, and we still have some of issue #4 left as well. Come and browse the book store, pick yourself up some knowledge.

Moana Project Space

The The Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere are off ambassadorial duty at MOANA for 'Interregna', opening Jan 18th. Exhibition runs until Feb 10th.

moana-ari.com Moana project space is a contemporary art gallery located in Perth.

Casey Ayres : Exhibitions : Australian Art Review

While we're on the subject of Casey Ayres, Australian Art Review takes out the 2012 prize for best OK Gallery related pun with this profile of Tunc: Ayres Rocks.

artreview.com.au ANDREW NICHOLLS discusses the work of an artist showcased by an edgy new commercial outlet