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Greg Semu in conversation with Mark Feary, curator, prior to the opening of Collection+: Greg Semu. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 8 October 2016, in association with SCAF Project 33, Collection+: Greg Semu.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Collection+: Greg Semu, curated by Mark Feary. In this film, go behind the scenes of the exhibition install and hear Gene Sherman, Greg Semu and Mark Feary discuss the project. Collection+: Greg Semu, SCAF Project 33, was at SCAF from 7 October – 10 December 2016.
Dr Wiyu Wahono, noted Indonesian-born, German-educated art collector shares insights into the contemporary Indonesian art scene. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 10 September 2016, in association with SCAF Project 32, Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), in partnership with architectural firm BVN, presents Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, 2016. Presented in SCAF’s Courtyard Garden, Green Ladder was created for the fourth and final iteration of SCAF’s Fugitive Strcutres series – an annual celebration of experimental architecture. In this film, go behind the scenes of the Green Ladder build, and hear Vo Trong Nghia and Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, talk about the project. Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, SCAF Project 31, was initially installed outside State Library of Queensland, Brisbane, from 1 March – 15 May 2016, as part of the inaugural Asia Pacific Architecture Forum (APAF), and was at SCAF from 24 June – 10 December 2016.
Nicholas Jose shares from his 2014 publication, Bapo – a collection of short stories inspired by events, people and personal experience during his decades of involvement in China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 June 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.
Alice Pung, acclaimed writer and journalist, in conversation with Annette Shun Wah. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 November 2013, in association with SCAF Project 19, Collection+: Sopheap Pich.
Aaron Seeto and Rachel Kent in conversation about Southeast-Asian art, moderated by Gene Sherman. Aaron Seeto is Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, and Rachel Kent is Chief Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 11 August 2016, in association with SCAF Project 32, Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices.
Jompet Kuswidananto in conversation with Alia Swastika, curator, prior to the opening of Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 25 June 2016, in association with SCAF Project 32, Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), in partnership with architectural firm BVN, presents Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, 2016. Presented in SCAF’s Courtyard Garden, Green Ladder is the fourth and final iteration of SCAF's Fugitive Structures series - an annual celebration of experimental architecture. In this film, go behind the scenes of the Green Ladder build, and hear Vo Trong Nghia discuss this project and his architectural philosophy. Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, SCAF Project 31, 1 March - 15 May: State Library of Queensland, 24 June - 10 December: SCAF.
This short film follows Gene Sherman through Ho Chi Minh City in 2015. In the lead up to Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, Gene travelled to Vietnam to meet with architect Vo Trong Nghia, and visit a number of his projects across the city. Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder, SCAF Project 31, is the fourth and final iteration of Fugitive Structures, SCAF’s annual architectural pavilion series. Presented in SCAF’s Courtyard Garden from 24 June – 10 December 2016.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices, 2016, curated by Alia Swastika. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the After Voices install, and hear from Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, the artist and the project curator. Jompet Kuswidananto: After Voices, SCAF Project 32, was at SCAF from 24 June – 10 September 2016.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Mikhael Subotzky: WYE, 2016, an intersecting three channel, immersive video presentation. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the WYE install and hear Gene Sherman & Mikhael Subotzky discuss the project. Mikhael Subotzky: WYE, SCAF Project 30, was at SCAF from 18 March – 21 May 2016.
Artist Mikhael Subotzky in conversation with Nina Miall, curator and WYE essayist, prior to the opening of Mikhael Subotzky: WYE. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 17 March 2016, in association with SCAF Project 30, Mikhael Subotzky: WYE.
As part of the Asia Pacific Architecture Forum, Vo Trong Nghia (Director and Founder, Vo Trong Nghia Architects), Brian Donovan (Principal, BVN Architecture), Sandra Kaji-O'Grady (Head of School and Dean of Architecture, University of Queensland), and Gene Sherman (SCAF's Executive Director) explore and discuss Vo's practice. Recorded at State Library of Queensland, 3 March 2016, in association with SCAF Project 31, Vo Trong Nghia Architects: Green Ladder.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Collection+: Christian Thompson, curated by Alana Kushnir. In this film, Christian Thompson and Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, discuss the project and the artist's practice. Collection+: Christian Thompson, SCAF Project 29, was at SCAF from 23 October – 12 December 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Collection+: Christian Thompson, curated by Alana Kushnir. In this film, Christian Thompson and Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, discuss the project and Christian's practice. Collection+: Christian Thompson, SCAF Project 29, was at SCAF from 23 October – 12 December 2015.
Artist Christian Thompson and curator Alana Kushnir discuss with Gene Sherman the genesis of the Collection+ exhibition as well as Alana's curatorial approach to the Collection+ show. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 October 2015, in association with SCAF Project 29, Collection+: Christian Thompson.
Shelter Hacks: Art & Architecture conversation curated by Penny Craswell featuring special guest panellists: Timothy Horton, Registrar, NSW Architects Registration Board, and Hugo Moline & Heidi Axelsen, architect-artist duo and creators of Owner Occupy (SCAF Project 28). Moderated by noted TV and radio presenter Fenella Kernebone. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 16 September 2015, in association with SCAF Project 27, Sack and Reicher + Muller with Eyal Zur: Sway, and SCAF Project 28, Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelson: Owner Occupy.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), in partnership with architectural firm BVN, presents Sack and Reicher + Muller with Eyal Zur: Sway, 2015. Presented in SCAF’s Courtyard Garden, Sway was created for the third iteration of SCAF's Fugitive Structures series - an annual celebration of experimental architecture. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Sway install, and hear the creators and Gene Sherman discuss the projects genesis. Sack and Reicher + Muller with Eyal Zur: Sway, SCAF Project 27, was at SCAF from 21 August – 12 December 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, 2015, an interactive gallery installation that seeks to create a timely discussion around architecture’s role in housing affordability, and the real estate market’s control of land ownership. In this film, Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen speak about this project and what they hope viewers can take away from it. Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, SCAF Project 28, was at SCAF from 21 August – 3 October 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, 2015, an interactive gallery installation that seeks to create a timely discussion around architecture’s role in housing affordability, and the real estate market’s control of land ownership. In this film, Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen speak about this project and what they hope viewers can take away from it. Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, SCAF Project 28, was at SCAF from 21 August – 3 October 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, 2015, an interactive gallery installation that seeks to create a timely discussion around architecture’s role in housing affordability, and the real estate market’s control of land ownership. In this film, Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen speak about this project and what they hope viewers can take away from it. Hugo Moline and Heidi Axelsen: Owner Occupy, SCAF Project 28, was at SCAF from 21 August – 3 October 2015.
Dr Barbara Polla presents on Australian artist Shaun Gladwell and the 2015 SCAF/UNSW Galleries collaboration. Dr Polla is an academic, a medical doctor and researcher, a curator and gallerist, writer, a former Swiss MP and a teacher. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 24, Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, and SCAF Project 25, Collection+: Shaun Gladwell.
Nicholas Jose shares from his 2014 publication, Bapo – a collection of short stories inspired by events, people and personal experience during his decades of involvement in China. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 18 June 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.
Chinese art expert Claire Roberts speaks with Nikki Anderson about Yang Zhichao’s work and the significance of his work Chinese Bible (2009). Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 May 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.
Chinese art expert Dr Claire Roberts speaks with Nikki Anderson about Yang Zhichao’s practice and the significance of his 2009 work Chinese Bible. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 May 2015, in association with SCAF Project 26, Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, 2009, curated by Claire Roberts. Chinese Bible is a performance installation comprising 3,000 diaries and notebooks collected by Beijing-based artist Yang Zhichao. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Chinese Bible install and hear the artist and curator discuss the project. Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, SCAF Project 26, was at SCAF from 14 May - 1 August 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, 2009, curated by Claire Roberts. Chinese Bible is a performance installation comprising 3,000 diaries and notebooks collected by Beijing-based artist Yang Zhichao. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Chinese Bible install and hear the artist and curator discuss the project. Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, SCAF Project 26, was at SCAF from 14 May - 1 August 2015.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, 2009, curated by Claire Roberts. Chinese Bible is a performance installation comprising 3,000 diaries and notebooks collected by Beijing-based artist Yang Zhichao. In this short film, go behind the scenes of the Chinese Bible install and hear the artist and curator discuss the project. Yang Zhichao: Chinese Bible, SCAF Project 26, was at SCAF from 14 May - 1 August 2015.
A discussion between Dr Kit Messham-Muir and Shaun Gladwell, moderated by Gene Sherman, about Gladwell’s time in Afghanistan in 2009 as an official Australian war artist. The discussion is followed by the official launch of Dr Kit Messham-Muir's publication, Double War: Visual Culture and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, by Simon Mordant AM. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 23 April 2015, in association with Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, SCAF Project 24, and Collection+: Shaun Gladwell, SCAF Project 25.
Angus Trumble, Director, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, and Gene Sherman, examine how Shaun Gladwell works to establish new perspectives within the field of contemporary portraiture. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) on 28 March, 2015, in association with SCAF Project 24, Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, and SCAF Project 25, Collection+: Shaun Gladwell.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents two Shaun Gladwell projects: a major new commission at SCAF, The Lacrima Chair (SCAF Project 24), and Collection+: Shaun Gladwell (SCAF Project 25) at UNSW Galleries. In this film, Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF; Barbara Polla, co-curator of Collection+: Shaun Gladwell; and Shaun Gladwell discuss the projects. Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, SCAF Project 24, was presented at SCAF and Collection+: Shaun Gladwell, SCAF Project 25, was presented at UNSW Galleries, from 6 March – 25 April 2015.
Shaun Gladwell in conversation with Collection+: Shaun Gladwell curators Dr Barbara Polla and Prof. Paul Ardenne, moderated by Dr Gene Sherman AM. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 5 March 2015, in association with SCAF Project 24, Shaun Gladwell: The Lacrima Chair, and SCAF Project 25, Collection+: Shaun Gladwell.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Collection+: Pinaree Sanpitak, curated by Jasmin Stephens. In this film, Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, discusses this project - the third iteration of the Collection+ series. Collection+: Pinaree Sanpitak, SCAF Project 23, was at SCAF from 17 October - 13 December 2014.
Pinaree Sanpitak in conversation with Jasmin Stephens, curator, and Rhana Devenport, Director, Auckland Art Gallery. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 16 October 2014, in association with SCAF Project 23, Collection+: Pinaree Sanpitak.
David Burns and Sam Spurr, co-directors of N, moderate a conversation with special guest Urtzi Grau, Principal of Fake Industries Architectural Agonism, that considers the intersection of art, architecture and public art. N is a curatorial collective founded in 2010 by David Burns, Sam Spurr, and Adrian Lahoud. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 16 September 2014, in association with SCAF Project 20, AR-MA: Trifolium.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), in partnership with architectural firm BVN, presents Tomahawk // Archer Breakspear: Poly, 2014, a dynamic gallery installation as part of Fugitive Structures 2014. Tomahawk // Archer Breakspear: Poly, SCAF Project 21, was at SCAF from 21 March – 2 May & 20 August – 4 October 2014.
Linda Jaivin and Dr Sophie McIntyre consider their experiences of Taiwan and mainland China – Linda presents her impressions of the Mainland during the 1980s, whilst Sophie reflects upon her engagement with contemporary Taiwanese art. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 31 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 22, HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang.
Linda Jaivin and Dr Sophie McIntyre consider their experiences of Taiwan and mainland China – Linda presents her impressions of the Mainland during the 1980′s, whilst Sophie reflects upon her engagement with contemporary Taiwanese art. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 31 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 22, HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang.
Robert Beson and Gabriele Ulacco, Directors, AR-MA, discuss their 2014 SCAF commission, Trifolium, with architect, artist and academic David Burns. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 3 July 2014, in association with SCAF Project 20, AR-MA: Trifolium.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) in association with the National Art School Gallery (NAS) presents HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang. This two-site project presents work by two pre-eminent Taiwanese artists. In this film, Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, discusses the project, and Joni Waka speaks with Chien-Chi Chang about his work The Chain, 1993-1999. HOME: Chen Chieh-jen and Chien-Chi Chang, SCAF Project 22, was at SCAF and NAS from 24 May – 2 August 2014.
James Grose, National Director, BVN Donovan Hill and Gene Sherman, Executive Director, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation in conversation with Tel Aviv-based architects Liat Muller and Uri Reicher of Sack and Reicher + Muller. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 March 2014, in association with SCAF Project 27, Sack and Reicher + Muller with Eyal Zur: Sway.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), in partnership with architectural firm BVN, presents AR-MA: Trifolium, 2014. Presented in SCAF’s Courtyard Garden, Trifolium was created for the second iteration of SCAF's Fugitive Structures series - an annual celebration of experimental architecture. In this film, go behind the scenes of the Trifolium build, and hear Gene Sherman, Executive Director of SCAF, discuss the Fugitive Structures series and this iteration. Robert Beson and Gabriele Ulacco, Directors, AR-MA, also speak about the creation of Trifolium. AR-MA: Trifolium, SCAF Project 20, was at SCAF from 21 March – 13 December 2014.
Sopheap Pich in conversation with Annette Shun Wah. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 3 October 2013, in association with SCAF Project 19, Collection+: Sopheap Pich.
Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF) presents Collection+: Sopheap Pich, curated by a curatorium consisting of Erin Gleeson, Artistic Director and Co-Founder of SA SA Bassac, Phnom Penh, Dolla Merrillees and Gene Sherman, working with the artist and Aaron de Souza, Collections Manager, The Gene & Brian Sherman Collection. In this film, Gene Sherman speaks about SCAF and this iteration of the Collection+ series. Collection+: Sopheap Pich, SCAF Project 19, was at SCAF from 4 October – 14 December 2013.
A forum on Art & Ethics, hosted by Gene Sherman with panel members Shen Shaomin, Dr Claire Roberts, Qing Yang and Dr Thomas Berghuis. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 October 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese portraiture.
Caroline Baum in conversation with Bill Leak, cartoonist and painter. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 6 October 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese portraiture.
Caroline Baum in conversation with Dr Uli Sigg and Dr Claire Roberts prior to the opening of Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 15 September 2012, in association with SCAF Project 15, Go Figure! Contemporary Chinese Portraiture.
Professor Ross Harley, Dean of UNSW | Art & Design, in conversation with Barbara London, Associate Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 11 August 2012, in association with SCAF Project 14, Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, In-Habit: Project Another Country.
Caroline Baum in conversation with Paul Pholeros, architect and co-director of Healthabitat - an organisation that has worked for over 25 years to improve housing, the living environment and health of indigenous people in many suburban, rural and remote areas of Australia. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 5 July 2012, in association with SCAF Project 14, Alfredo & Isabel Aquilizan, In Habit: Project Another Country.
Caroline Baum in conversation with writer Anna Krien about her 2010 book, Into the Woods. For many years, the Tasmanian wilderness has been the site of a fierce struggle. At stake is the future of old-growth forests. Loggers and police face off with protesters deep in the forest, while savage political games are played in the courts and parliaments. In Into the Woods, Krien ventures behind the battle lines to see what it is like to risk everything for a cause. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 19 April 2012, in association with SCAF Project 13, Janet Laurence: After Eden.
Adam Liaw, lawyer, cook & author in conversation with Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 October 2011, in association with SCAF Project 12, Tokujin Yoshioka: Waterfall.
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka speaks about his work. This talk is translated by his assistant Mina Teramoto. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 6 October 2011, in association with SCAF Project 12, Tokujin Yoshioka: Waterfall.
Dinh Q. Lê in conversation with acclaimed broadcaster Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 7 July 2011, in association with SCAF Project 11, Dinh Q. Lê: Erasure.
Professor Geremie R. Barmé, Director, the Australian Centre on China in the World, the Australian National University, Canberra, in conversation with Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 14 May 2011, in association with SCAF Project 10, Yang Fudong: No Snow on the Broken Bridge.
Yang Fudong artist talk, with translator Shuxia Chen. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 17 March 2011, in association with SCAF Project 10, Yang Fudong: No Snow on the Broken Bridge.
Scottish writer William Dalrymple discusses two of his novels, My Journeys in Xanadu and Along the Silk Road. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 20 May 2010, in association with SCAF Project 7, Fiona Tan: Coming Home, and in partnership with the 2011 Sydney Writers' Festival.
Caroline Baum in conversation with authors Robyn Davidson and Nicholas Rothwell. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), 22 April 2010, in association with SCAF Project 7, Fiona Tan: Coming Home.
Fiona Tan in conversation with acclaimed broadcaster Margaret Throsby. Recorded at Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, 18 March 2010, in association with SCAF Project 7, Fiona Tan: Coming Home.