Left Coast Festival: Press Release

Views of Courage & Sedition are proud to present

LEFT COAST FESTIVAL
LAUNCH OFFICIAL. RED IS.
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ROSE VICKERS
‘FLOHAWK’
OPENING RECEPTION
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The NOISE play live

Wednesday 12 May
6 – 8pm

Sedition | Barber shop, record store & gallery

275 Victoria Street
Darlinghurst
Sydney Australia
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An all out all in party to launch the 50 day program exploring cross-disciplinary, diverse and engaging works by Australian and international artists and musicians.

An exploration of the concept ‘Institutionalised Freedom’.

Also celebrating the official launch exhibition of the festival ‘Flohawk’ by Rose Vickers. Beautiful men in forests with flowers. Photographs by a woman of unquestionably rich mind and heart.
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Visual Works.
Assemblage & Installation.
New Media & Video.
Hybrid Music / Dance Performances.
Improvised & Experimental Music.
Discussion.
Cultural Exploration.
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Curated by Robyn Wilson, View of Courage Studios/Views of Courage & Michael Joyce, Sedition
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One of the most significantly unique and culturally vital spaces in Sydney will host the latest in a series of cultural happenings spanning the last 10 years.

Finding itself in a realm reminiscent of the Dada and Fluxus movements of the 1920s and 60s, Sedition sits outside of the bounds of system and market defined allowances for agile cultural exploration and creative practice.

Countless, internationally renowned experimental music acts have played at this barber shop buzz-hub, including Mani Neumeier [Acid Mothers Guru Guru], Chris Abrahams [The Necks], Lars Graugaard [composer, Denmark], Jon Rose [composer, Australia], Louis Burdett [drummer, Australia] and Jim Denley [composer, Australia]. The Difficult Music Festival in January 2010, held during the Sydney Festival, featured 138 experimental and classical musicians and sound artists, both local and international.

And the next evolution is born.
Left Coast Festival gains life.

The program will see a cataclysm of visual works, installation, new media and video works, hybrid experimental music/dance performances, classical improvising musicians, public discussion of tendentious sub-cultural and mainstream issues. A live pain vs pleasure synthesis conveyed through a tattoo/sound art performance.

These, amongst many other experiences, will be offered, with spots on the schedule kept free to allow spontaneous performances and presentations my creative Sydney figures as well as those visiting for the Sydney Biennale.
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A host of Australian and international artists and musicians fulfill the program which can be viewed at :

http://viewsofcourage.wordpress.com/left-coast-festival-2010-sedition-sydney-australia/left-coast-festival-2010-draft-program/

There are whispers about Laurie Anderson making an appearance whilst she is in town for Vivid Festival.
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Contact

Robyn Wilson
Ph. 0404 282 957
Email.

robyn@viewofcourage.com
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Supported by

Views of Courage & View of Courage Studios

http://viewsofcourage.wordpress.com/
http://www.viewofcourage.com

Sedition

http://www.seditiongallery.com/


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