So when we left off last time we were installing the Sister Corita show at Monster Children Gallery in Sydney. The photo above of Rachael cutting up magazines is a bit redundant from the last post, but I thought it looked kind of cool and 1960ish. Almost like it was done back in the days when Corita was alive. This was on the day of the opening.
After all the images were cut to size, a crew of us including Campbell, Lucy, Joe, Dougie, and a girl I only ever knew as "the Polish girl" pasted them (heehee) to the sides of this box structure we made in the middle of the gallery. The installation was meant to mimic these big box structures Corita used to build. I guess it kind of worked, but we ripped it out the next day cause it was buggin' me. RIP box structure thing.
This is Joseph Allen, he's the director and all around get-it-done guy at Monster Children Gallery. He was great to work with. He's a "handle it" kind of dude...I respect that. He looks like an actor too. One day I want to go back to Sydney and put him in a movie. Start your acting lessons Joe. I'm not joking...
Here's what the show looked like when it was done.
Another view.
After the opening we walked over to Oxford Street, which is kind of a main drag of the area we were hanging. The street was filled with kids getting wasted and acting crazy. I took this photo cause it reminded me of the film Streetwise. There was a bunch of stuff in Sydney that reminds me of Streetwise. It's kind of a hectic town.
Ami, a very drunk girl, ran up to me on the street, told me I was sexy, gave me her phone number and proceeded to draw a lightning bolt on my face. That hasn't happened to me in a while!! Made me feel young. Didn't call her though...didn't want to ruin this magic moment on the street with small talk and sobriety.
This is Steve Pav. He's the guy responsible for bringing me down to Sydney the first time over 12 years ago! Back then he organized this rock tour called Summersault that I did the art component for. It was an amazing tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Beck, Bikini Kill, Breeders, Pavement, Foo Fighters and more. I rang in the new year 1996 on stage with all those bands! It was a big deal for a young kid. I hadn't seen him in 10 years, so we met for lunch. He's still kickin' ass with a rad record label
MODULAR, organizing festivals, making clothing, etc. He's a super inspiring guy.
One night we went to a loft party in this messed up old building downtown. Up on the roof there's a busted garden with this totally tagged-up room next to it. Guess this is the "clubhouse" for a group of squatter/tweaker kids called SSR (can't remember what that means, but it's something dumb).
...anyway, as you can see they had a lot to say. Here's an example.
This dude is Sydney local Gary Trinh. He's a photographer. Remember his name. You'll hear it over and over again in the next few years. Serious.
On Saturday afternoon I did a curators talk in the gallery. Here's a nice photo of the crowd. Thanks to everybody who came out for this! I had a really good time. Awesome questions too! It was one of the longest Q&A sessions I've ever been a part of.
On my last day Joe took me over to see this barber. He gave me a shave while we did an interview. I cant remember his name or the name of the place, but it was seriously one of the coolest places I saw in Sydney. He sold awesome vinyl too...
I got Acid and Coke.
