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Everything seems to be on such a large scale at this time of year - the crowds, the carols, the trees - that we thought it made sense to preview one of the biggest exhibitions in the city, literally.
Credited with ‘transforming’ our suburban landscape, Howard Arkley’s airbrushed snapshots of suburbia are big enough to give the Guernica a run for its money.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Arkley consistently found hyper-colour wonder in the mundane – the empty streets, the living room furniture and the manicured houses. Equally as inspired by late-80s punk culture, his Primitive mural is still vividly echoed in the streams of fashion and the arts.
Even if all of Arkley’s 200 pieces aren’t your cup of tea, you can’t help but be impressed with the sheer size of the things. Sometimes big really is better. |
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What:
Howard Arkley
Where:
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melbourne
When:
10-5 Tues-Sun
How much:
Full $10, concession $7, or win one of three double passes here, just email your address to win@threethousand.com.au with the subject header NICK CAVE
Contact:
8620 2222
Image by:
Howard Arkley, Australia 1951–1999, Mod style 1992 synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 175.5 x 135.0cm. Private collection, Melbourne. © The Estate of Howard Arkley. Licensed by Kalli Rolfe Contemporary Art. |
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Vintage fashion boutiques seem to be materialising around Melbourne faster than the Starbucks plague of 2004, so Chapel’s new addition Billy has added new spin on the usual recycled clutter.
The one-time warehouse-space now feels like a (incredibly well dressed) friend’s living room, complete with a coffee lounge, upholstered couches and a wide screen television.
Yes there are vintage dresses, yes there are also recycled clothes and heels, bags, belts and jewellery – but in a stroke of genius there is also a tailor on site, because let’s face it, unless you’ve got a body like Kate Moss vintage threads rarely fit as well as they should. |
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What:
Billy
Where:
25 Bray St, South Yarra
When:
Mon, Wed, Thurs 11-5, Tues 12-5, Fri-Sat 11-6, Sun 12-5
Contact:
0403 999 144 |
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Perhaps this may be over-simplifying it, or perhaps it’s the simple truth, but magazines bring things together. Like bed sheets, the front and back covers of Hao Guo connect ideas in an intimate context. Thoughts can be shared without barriers and, also like bed sheets, you don’t always find the people that you expect underneath them. Hao Guo was deliberately formed to bring together an eclectic range of artists and designers and contributors include those from both near and far. They include (and none shall be forgotten!) James Deutsher, Keith Farquhar, Alex Vivian, Chris LG Hill, Josh Petherick, Lucy Orta, BLESS, Adele Varcoe, Binaca Hester, Annie Wu, Yu Okuzono, Kain Picken, Rob McKenzie, Hao Guo, Kate Newby, Kate Just, Nina Jan Beier, Marie Jan Lund, Silver Clouds, Ani O'Neill and Juliana Yasin.
Editor and publisher Olivia Barrett named Hao Guo after a close friend in order to negate ownership over the magazine and therefore make it a ‘malleable platform for ideas and connectivity’. It’s a beautiful concept and with so many magazines focusing more on brands than on people, it’s a great way to remember some fundamental ideas that are often forgotten. |
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What:
Hao Guo
Where:
Joint Hassels, 2A Mitchell St, Northcote
Order and Progress, Level 6 Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne
How much:
$10
Contact:
Hao Guo online
Launch:
Saturday December 16, 4-7pm. $10 entry, includes a copy of Hao Guo, beer, drinks,, BBQ and performances by Mof Far Far Rah. At the Order and Progress rooftop, Level 6 Curtin House, 252 Swantston St, Melbourne. |
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Expectation is sometimes said to be disappointment in disguise but in the case of Rooftop Cinema we think that you won’t be wearing anything but a look of amazement. Admittedly we are biased, and the media savvy among you would have noticed our logo down the bottom of the website and posters. That having been said, we wouldn’t support something we didn’t believe in, and Rooftop Cinema quite simply is one of the most breathtaking movie experiences in the world. Yes, we said it, the world.
Check out the program, read the features, become a MySpace friend but most of all, don’t miss your chance to see your favourite film in an environment that you won’t forget even if you have a few too many. |
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What:
Rooftop Cinema
Where:
Rooftop, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, city
When:
Screenings: Tuesday to Sunday, films start at dusk
Doors open at 7pm
* check the website for program and more details
Tickets:
Available online
Over the phone, 03 9663 3596, (3pm-6pm)
In person at the box office, Level 6, Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, city (3pm-6pm) |
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Unlike lemmings, or Sydney-siders, Melburnians don’t necessarily wake up and run toward the water. Maybe it’s genetic, or maybe it’s the fact that we turned our bay into an industrial wasteland, but either way few could say that we don’t like a drink on the river.
At Riverland, there is shade and there is sun, there are rowers in zoot suits and strange people on party boats. There are duck and pistachio hot dogs and glasses that can be filled with beer, and for once, Melbourne has a place to drink that due to its location and its design doesn’t make you feel like you are forcing it. |
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What:
Riverland Bar & Cafe
Where:
Federation Wharf, below Federation Square, Melbourne
When:
Mon-Sun 7am-late
Contact:
9662 1771 |
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What:
Missing Link and Siren Visual Christmas Party
When:
Wed Dec 13, 8pm
Where:
The Greenroom, 33 Elizabeth St, Melbourne
How much:
Free (we think) |
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Description:
Stuff giving, Christmas is the season to drink. Tonight Missing Link want you to come down and toast the year with them and the True Radical Miracle, Fabulous Diamonds, 731 and friends on instruments.
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What:
Tapes N Tapes
When:
Wed Dec 13, 8pm
Where:
The Corner Hotel, 57 Swan St, Richmond
How much:
$38+b/f here |
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Description:
Basement indie meets Talking Heads. Tapes N Tapes are four men with eclectic music taste who create a brand of rock that is their own. Don’t believe us? Then listen here. With Love of Diagrams and Shooting At Unarmed Men.
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What:
Deloris
When:
Fri Dec 15
Where:
The Tote, 71 Johnston St, Collingwood
How much:
NA |
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Description:
Loud and uplifting, Deloris’s new album Ten Lives is already on our Christmas list. But hearing is believing, so make sure you don’t miss their narrative sound. With Subaudible Hum and The Instant.
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What:
The Morning After Girls
When:
Sat Dec 16, 9pm
Where:
Bootleg, Geddes Lane, Melbourne
How much:
$20 from Missing Link and here |
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Description:
They’ve been touring across the world for ten months but finally the psyche pop Morning After Girls return home with recent returnees Die! Die! Die!, Damn Arms and Newcastle’s shoegazers The Instant. |
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Trifekta Records and Chapter Music Christmas Party
When:
Sat Dec 16, 9pm
Where:
Revolver Upstairs, 229 Chapel St, Prahan
How much:
$10
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Description:
Trifekta Records and Chapter Music combine their powers for Christmas, featuring the cream from both labels including The Crayon Fields, Mountains In The Sky, Minimum Chips and DJs Guy Blackman among others.
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ThreeThousand is a weekly snapshot of Melbourne's subculture, fired by email into the loving arms of people who realise that the best things in life are often hard to find. It is compiled by an amorphous gaggle of writers, stylists, designers, photographers, sub-cultural attaches and a large troupe of monkeys who enjoy working for peanuts.
Without editorial independence ThreeThousand has nothing. All editorial you read is featured because it's worth it – not because it's paid for.
Advertising Partnerships:
ThreeThousand is funded in full by one advertising partner per issue. We warmly invite advertisers who see the benefit in speaking to Melbourne through a trusted and targeted medium to contact Francesco at frunch@rightanglepublishing.com
Editorial Submissions:
The editorial team at ThreeThousand may know a lot - but they don't know everything. Feel free to send information on events, venues or anything else to chris@threethousand.com.au
Feedback:
Heap praise, sling abuse, ramble inanely – if you have anything to say to us please send it directly to talk@threethousand.com.au
Disclaimer:
The information in ThreeThousand is subject to change. Although we attempt to ensure that the content at the time of publication is correct, we do not guarantee its accuracy or currency. Right Angle Publishing accepts no responsibility to you or anyone else arising from any use or reliance on the information contained in ThreeThousand or any inaccuracy in the information. The views and opinions expressed on material included in ThreeThousand may not reflect those of Right Angle Publishing. |
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