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Melbourne's art scene has a new space: Daine Singer
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5 July 2011
It's always exciting when a new space is opened in Naarm / Melbourne.
Daine Singer has recently opened in the basement of 325 Flinders Lane in Naarm / Melbourne (view location on Google Maps). It is always a risk to have a hidden space in Naarm / Melbourne, as it takes a while for the wider community to find these amazing places. It is not easy for people to find some art spaces and galleries in Naarm / Melbourne, but this is what makes this city so unique.
Daine Singer is known for acting as an independent curator, as well as working in commercial galleries. Her recent curatorial projects include:
- Experimenta Utopia Now: International Biennial of Media Art (curatorium, touring Australia 2010–2012)
- Dream Weavers (CAST Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania, 2010)
- Draw the Line: the Architecture of Lab (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 2009)
- The Nauru Elegies (DJ Spooky and Annie K Kwon, Experimenta at Blindside, Melbourne, and Shed 4, Melbourne, 2010)
- Big Screen Shorts (Federation Square, Melbourne, 2010).
Daine has held positions including:
- Gallery Manager at Anna Schwartz Gallery (Melbourne)
- Associate Curator at Experimenta Media Arts
- Curator at the Museum of Chinese Australian History (Melbourne).
She has a BA (art history and history), Grad Dip in Arts Management and Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne, and is a member of the advisory committee at Blindside ARI.
The first exhibition to be shown at Daine Singer gallery features the works of Kate James, The Other Side to Despair, until 30 July 2011.
Cipher (2011), by Kate James
"Melbourne-based artist Kate James employs repetitive and painstaking techniques, often adapted from uncommon, sometimes obsolete, craft practices. In this new body of work the measuring of time is counted out in tiny horsehair stitches."
The Work of Worry is Never Done (2006), by Kate James
The work is delicate, erotic and incredibly beautiful. It is lovely to see such crafted work.
Welcome Daine Singer!
Daine Singer
Kate James, The Other Side to Despair
Basement, 325 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000
Wednesday to Saturday, 12pm to 5pm (or by appointment)
Until 30 July 2011