studio residency
James and Eleanor have been awarded an Australia Council supported studio residency at the British School at Rome which they will undertake during 2008. www.bsr.ac.uk
OUR DAY OUT James Avery and Eleanor Avery
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news, current shows, reviews in 2008
exhibitions
Tutti Frutti opened at The British School at Rome, Italy, on 13 June at 6.30pm. This group exhibition of BSR resident artists included Forum, a new work by James and Eleanor, made on their Australia Council studio residency.
James & Eleanor Avery, Cian Donnelly, Anthony Faroux, Aisling Hedgecock, Catrin Huber, Marta Marcé, Prisca Thielmann, John Walter
The British School at Rome, Via Gramsci, 61, 00197 Rome, Italy www.bsr.ac.uk
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Spazi Aperti opened at the Accademia di Romania, Rome on 11 June at 7pm. Live music performance by Carsten Nicolai at 9.30pm.
James and Eleanor's new work Forum (sorella) was shown in this group exhibition of 60 international artists
Accademia de Romania, Piazza José de San Martin 1, 00193 Rome, Italy
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Column 1 has recently been published by Artspace, Sydney and includes an essay on James and Eleanor's 2007 exhibition at Artspace by Anneke Jaspers.
Column 1, ISSN 1835-3487
review
A review of Show Me Your World, recently shown at Gitte Weise Gallery, Berlin, which included a new collage work by Eleanor, will be published in the September issue of Art & Australia. The review is by Valeria Schulte-Fischedick, Curator at the Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin.
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public art commission
James and Eleanor recently completed a commission to design a series of sculptures for the new Brisbane Cycle Centre. The Cycle Centre is part of a Queensland Government initiative for a sustainable transport system for Brisbane. The centre opened to the public on 2 June 2008.
Eleanor recently showed new work in the group exhibition Show Me Your World at Gitte Weise Gallery, Berlin. Curated by Hannah Mathews. Also in the show were Del Kathryn Barton, Irene Hanenbergh, Matthew Hunt, Paul Knight and Ms & Mr. Show Me Your World coincided with the opening of the Berlin Biennale.
Exhibition dates 3 April - 4 May 2008
Gitte Weise Gallery
Tucholskystrasse 47, 10117 Berlin, Germany www.gitteweisegallery.com
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James and Eleanor's recent collaborative installation SUPERNOVA which was shown at GRANTPIRRIE Sydney, Australia in February
Grantpirrie, 86 George St, Redfern NSW 2016 tel 02 9699 9033