parasko
Established
This looks like a must see....
https://www.melbournefestival.com.au/crossing-paths-with-vivian-maier/
https://www.melbournefestival.com.au/crossing-paths-with-vivian-maier/
__jc
Well-known
Thanks for the link Parasko - will certainly get along and see what all the fuss is about. Her best photos do look rather excellent.
Richard G
Veteran
We should turn up with our Rolleiflex Automats....
markus_h_photography
Established
Awesome. Thanks for the link. I'm gonna make an effort to get there that's for sure.
MikeAUS
Well-known
Any idea how many of Vivian's works will be on display? The description sounds a bit vague:
Exhibited for the first time in Australia to coincide with the Australian premiere of Finding Vivian Maier, CCP celebrates this reluctant artist’s timely relevance, juxtaposing her work with contemporary Australian photography, performance and video.
Patrick Pound responds to Maier’s poignant street photography with second-hand images, while Debra Phillips and David Wadelton make an inventory of the city and its quirky features. Maier’s self-portraits reverberate with Australian women artists who turn the camera on themselves in performative ways, in the work of Cherine Fahd, Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano, Clare Rae, Simone Slee and Kellie Wells
ARTISTS Vivian Maier, Cherine Fahd, Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano, Debra Phillips, Patrick Pound, Clare Rae, Simone Slee, David Wadelton, Kellie Wells.
Exhibited for the first time in Australia to coincide with the Australian premiere of Finding Vivian Maier, CCP celebrates this reluctant artist’s timely relevance, juxtaposing her work with contemporary Australian photography, performance and video.
Patrick Pound responds to Maier’s poignant street photography with second-hand images, while Debra Phillips and David Wadelton make an inventory of the city and its quirky features. Maier’s self-portraits reverberate with Australian women artists who turn the camera on themselves in performative ways, in the work of Cherine Fahd, Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano, Clare Rae, Simone Slee and Kellie Wells
ARTISTS Vivian Maier, Cherine Fahd, Gabriella Mangano and Silvana Mangano, Debra Phillips, Patrick Pound, Clare Rae, Simone Slee, David Wadelton, Kellie Wells.
parasko
Established
No idea but it looks as though the doco on Vivian Maier will also be screening as part of the Melbourne festival and then general release in early November only in VIC and TAS.
Oh well, looks like I'll have to make the trip down from Sydney..any excuse to chill out in cafe friendly Melbourne!
Oh well, looks like I'll have to make the trip down from Sydney..any excuse to chill out in cafe friendly Melbourne!
michaelwj
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Fellow RFFer jmilikins and I went to the opening and the talk with the curator on Saturday.
There are about 50 prints (35 x 35 cm) of Maier. Really nice and a good range.
In other areas of the space there are exhibits from some other local artists which at times have a tenuous link to Maier.
Some are great, one artist has negatives from Melbourne from the 70s which he has exhibited for the first time here, which he adds to with modern shots taken with a similar style on similar film. It makes quite a nice collection.
Some are either not so good or I just don't get.
If you're in Melbourne its worth it for the Maier photos alone - a no brainer, just go. If you are in Sydney for example, its a tougher choice to make a special trip unless you love her work. In my opinion, the other artists don't add significantly to the body of Maiers work presented.
Cheers,
Michael
There are about 50 prints (35 x 35 cm) of Maier. Really nice and a good range.
In other areas of the space there are exhibits from some other local artists which at times have a tenuous link to Maier.
Some are great, one artist has negatives from Melbourne from the 70s which he has exhibited for the first time here, which he adds to with modern shots taken with a similar style on similar film. It makes quite a nice collection.
Some are either not so good or I just don't get.
If you're in Melbourne its worth it for the Maier photos alone - a no brainer, just go. If you are in Sydney for example, its a tougher choice to make a special trip unless you love her work. In my opinion, the other artists don't add significantly to the body of Maiers work presented.
Cheers,
Michael
parasko
Established
Thanks for the info Michael.
Just booked my ticket for Melbourne next week. I'm looking forward to it.
Just booked my ticket for Melbourne next week. I'm looking forward to it.
__jc
Well-known
I went today with my wife and strongly recommend you go if at all possible. As Michael said above, there are plenty of her prints to look at. I had not really searched out her work apart from looking at some images under a Google search, but I have to say that the prints in the exhibition are stunning. Her work is beautiful - she had a wonderful eye and sensibility - some of her best pictures are quite staggering.
The support artists vary considerably. For me, the photographer also mentioned by Michael, David Wadelton, whose work spans the period from the 70s until now, is also worth going a long way to see (he is on Flickr as northcotehystericalsociety) and Cherine Fahd's work is, as always, superbly thought out and executed.
But the day belongs to Vivian Maier. Having seen the prints, I have no doubt she is a major artist newly discovered. I can only hope that more of her work comes to light. I'd also add that three books of her work were there on the counter right opposite the prints and I can say that, as nice as the reproductions are in the book, the prints have a richness and vitality that is lacking in the books.
So, there's only a week or so left - if you're in or around Melbourne this exhibition is very highly recommended.
The support artists vary considerably. For me, the photographer also mentioned by Michael, David Wadelton, whose work spans the period from the 70s until now, is also worth going a long way to see (he is on Flickr as northcotehystericalsociety) and Cherine Fahd's work is, as always, superbly thought out and executed.
But the day belongs to Vivian Maier. Having seen the prints, I have no doubt she is a major artist newly discovered. I can only hope that more of her work comes to light. I'd also add that three books of her work were there on the counter right opposite the prints and I can say that, as nice as the reproductions are in the book, the prints have a richness and vitality that is lacking in the books.
So, there's only a week or so left - if you're in or around Melbourne this exhibition is very highly recommended.