by Ben Fox | Oct 24, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, Live Art, Tech
Empire Drive-In is a large-scale temporary installation built from junked cars and salvaged materials. The project invites audiences to participate in a series of questions about car culture, planned obsolescence, and the distinction between public and private space....
by Ben Fox | Oct 16, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, RAA2014, Uncategorized
One year from today the doors will open to the Regional Arts Australia Summit in Kalgoorlie. A year before today in Goolwa, scented smoke drifted across the waters of the mouth of the mighty Murray river as the Ngarrindjeri nation welcomed us to their land. The 2012...
by Ben Fox | Sep 28, 2013 | Art, Culture, Ideas, Live Art, Uncategorized
The New York Museum of Modern Art is super fun on a Friday night. I asked a security guard if the trend I have noticed in Indonesia of of taking pictures of yourself or your friends in front of famous or cool paintings is big in NY. (See image below – Van...
by Ben Fox | Sep 15, 2013 | Art, Ideas, Tech, Uncategorized
On a recent visit to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research I was lucky enough to be able to see the innermost chamber of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) as it was shut down for an upgrade after operating continuously for the past 2 years. I was struck...
by Ben Fox | Aug 15, 2013 | Art, Collaboration, Culture, Fashion, Ideas, Live Art, Making, Peer Learning
As the first stop on Kate Fielding’s Churchill Fellowship Kate and I joined “Queering Hair” a wonderful live art project in Edinburgh coordinated by Richard Houguez. After the break is more info’ from the Live Art Development Agency website on...
by Ben Fox | Jul 30, 2013 | Art, Asia, BestDressed, Collaboration, Culture, Fashion, Ideas, Making, Social Media
“Australian Arts in Asia Awards The Australian Arts in Asia Awards celebrate the important role Australian artists and arts organisations play in enhancing Australia’s relationship with Asia. The Awards recognise, celebrate and promote the significant...
