Blender Gallery is excited to welcome Baron Wolman - the first photographer to work for America’s legendary Rolling Stone magazine to Australia! Baron Wolman will be at Blender Gallery on Saturday September 17th from 12pm for an exclusive book signing.
HELP THE FALLS MAKE IT POZZIBLE!
I’m sure that you all know the beautiful sounds of the band The Falls who regularly perform at Blender Gallery’s exhibition openings and events - all for free!
Ok! So The Falls really need your help!
The Falls are about to head into the studio to record their debut independently released EP, but they need some help to raise the funds to do it! For The Falls, this EP is essential in helping them get their music to radio and reach a wider audience, and take their career to the next level.
To facilitate fundraising efforts The Falls are using an exciting new crowd-funding platform called ‘pozible’.
The Falls have put together some perks and rewards (which you can view on the pozible website) as a small way of thanking you for your support. So, all you have to do is pick a perk! Perks include pre-release copies of the EP, handwritten lyric and chord sheets, ‘one off’ Polaroid studio photos and intimate concerts, just to name a few!
Click the title link to support! xx
BRANDING :: Sydney Opera House & The Ship Song
The Ship Song Project for the Sydney Opera House reinterprets Nick Cave’s iconic song. Performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noonan and The Sydney Symphony, The Temper Trap, Daniel Johns and the Australian Chamber Orchestra.
A stellar arts branding initiative!!
Life On Mars by David Bowie - directed by Mick Rock, 1972
Mick Rock’s exhibition EXPOSED - The Faces of Rock N Roll currently on display at Blender Gallery. Exhibition extended until August 20th 2011
SATURDAY JUNE 11TH 2011 10am – 5pm
Special musical performance by The Falls: 1pm
EXHIBITION DATES: May 13th - June 18th 2011
Blender Gallery hours: Tuesday–Friday: 11am - 6pm, Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Blender Gallery, 16 Elizabeth Street Paddington
In celebration of the exhibition “The Ballad of John & Yoko: Falling In Love - Photographs by Ethan Russell” Blender Gallery along with musical talents The Falls, will be holding a day long “Bed-In for Peace” on Saturday June 11th 2011.
Here they will pay tribute to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and the timeless cause of peace.
In 1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono staged an act of nonviolent protest in support of peace.
Knowing that their wedding would cause a huge stir in the press, John Lennon and Yoko Ono decided to use their honeymoon to help champion world peace. On March 25, 1969, five days after their wedding, the duo climbed into the bed of room 902 at the Amsterdam Hilton and called the media. The world’s press were invited into their hotel room every day between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m
Having held their first bed-in in Amsterdam, Ono and Lennon staged a second event in Montreal, where they stayed in rooms 1738, 1740, 1742 and 1744 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel.
During April 1969, John and Yoko sent acorns to the heads of state in various countries around the world in hopes that they would plant them as a symbol of peace. Their marriage (“You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain”), the first Bed-In (“Talking in our beds for a week”), the Vienna press conference (“Made a lightning trip to Vienna…The newspapers said…”), and the acorns (“Fifty acorns tied in a sack”) were all mentioned in the song The Ballad of John and Yoko.
Ono and Lennon’s bed-ins, in addition to being protests against violence, have also been called performance art.
In light of this, Blender Gallery is pleased to present the day long “BED IN” installation. An exclusive “BED IN” and performance by The Falls who will be recreating the music of John Lennon & Yoko Ono and showcasing some of their own tunes.
The influence of such iconic artists is clearly evident in the beautifully crafted melodies and emotive lyrics of The Falls. Their warm boy-girl harmonies and simple but blindingly effective less-is-more arrangements will be breathtaking to behold in this intimate setting.
http://www.musicfromthefalls.com/
The exhibition “The Ballad of John and Yoko: Falling in Love” pays tribute to one of the most remarkable love stories in modern history.
Come along, “stay in bed and grown your hair”, and give peace a chance..
Photography by Ethan Russell © Yoko Ono.
All rights reserved.
The Ballad of John & Yoko: Falling In Love - Photographs By Ethan Russell
May 12th - June 18th 2011
SPECIAL LUNCHTIME CONCERT with THE FALLS
John! Paul! George! and Ringo are at Blender Gallery!
……all on the walls of course…..
“MANIA DAYS!” – The Beatles First North American Tour, 1964 – The Photography of Curt Gunther has become one of Blender Gallery’s most popular exhibitions.
To celebrate the success of this exhibition we are lucky to be able to invite our wonderful musical friends The Falls, to play a special lunchtime concert this Saturday April 2nd, dedicated to the sounds of one of the most influential bands of all time!
From 1pm, The Falls will be recreating the music of The Fab Four and showcasing some of their own tunes. Come and check out some rare and amazing images by Curt Gunther, accompanied by the sounds of The Beatles performed by The Falls.The influence of such iconic artists is clearly evident in the beautifully crafted melodies and emotive lyrics of The Falls. Their warm boy-girl harmonies and simple but blindingly effective less-is-more arrangements will be breathtaking to behold in this intimate setting.
WHEN: Saturday 2ndApril @ 1PM
WHERE: Blender Gallery (16 Elizabeth St, Paddington)
WHO: The Falls - performing the works of The Beatles
1PM - Entry is FREE!!
Due to its popularity, we are lucky to be able to extend this exhibition for an extra week, to close on April 9th 2011.
If you missed opening night, and have yet to see the exhibition, make sure you catch it before its too late!
http://www.musicfromthefalls.com/
Mania Days! The Beatles first North American Tour, 1964
The Photography of Curt Gunther
February 24th - April 9th 2011
Bringing It All Back Home - Bob Dylan in Photographs
July 1 - August 10th 2010
