Motto Melbourne Autumn Sale! 25%-50% off all stock!
Books, Magazine’s, Artist’s Publications and Editions.
Saturday 12th – Sunday 13th April 2014.
Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
27 – 29 Johnston Street
Collingwood, Melbourne
VIC 3066
– Recurating: When Exhibitions Become Reified
– Thinking Contemporary Curating, Terry Smith. Book launch
Terry Smith, Andrew W Mellon Professor of Contemporary Art History and Theory, University of Pittsburgh
with Tara McDowell, Associate Professor and Director, Curatorial Practice, MADA
and Rebecca Coates, Independent curator and lecturer, Art History, University of Melbourne
This talk examines the recent phenomenon of restaging historical exhibitions, culminating in the dramatic and polarizing rehang of When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 at Fondazione Prada in Venice this year, undertaken by Germano Celant with Thomas Demand and Rem Koolhaas. The topic will be introduced and contextualized by Tara McDowell and concluded by a conversation among Terry Smith, Tara McDowell, and Rebecca Coates.
The talk is followed by the Australian launch of Smith’s recent book, Thinking Contemporary Curating, published by Independent Curators International. The book launch is, in turn, followed by the launch of issue 7.2 of un Magazine, a free and independent magazine for dialogue in contemporary art.
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Talk: 3:00–5:00pm
Book launch: 5:00–6:00pm
Friday 6 December 2013
Free entry
Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
27–29 Johnston St
Collingwood
Victoria 3066
Crazy in Love Magazine @ Motto Melbourne
Motto Melbourne presents the launch of Crazy in Love #3.
Including work by:
Charles Dennington
Art Money
Melanie Sano
Ruth O’Leary
Chloe Langford
o f f Love
Callan
Salmon Barrel
Holly Childs
Seame Campbell
Liam Osborne
Kate Meakin & Hugh Westland
Edited by Holly Childs, Brennan Olver, Rohan Whiteley & Oliver van der Lugt.
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Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
27 – 29 Johnston St.
Collingwood 3066
Melbourne
25th October 2013
6pm – 8.30pm
Motto presents MAKING WORLDS: Publication launch & temporary store
Making Worlds: Art and Science Fiction is a collection of new texts by artists, curators, art historians and writers who are self-confessed science fiction fans. The linking point is the idea of science fiction as a platform for the building of alternate art histories. This collection is concerned with the ways in which science fiction might be performed, materialised or enacted within a contemporary context. Published by Surpllus.
Motto will also present a temporary bookshop within the IMA during the event, offering a selection of books, magazines, artists’ publications and editions.
Thursday 15th August, from 6pm
Motto Melbourne & S.T. Lore present
INVITATION TO LOVE
An event featuring public presentations of text and sound by
MOUVING, S.T. LORE & DANIEL STEWART
Saturday 13th of July 2013 from 3pm
(refreshments available)
Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
27 – 29 Johnston Street
Collingwood, Melbourne
VIC 3066
For more information on these projects please visit
Papertrail #2
The second installment of Papertrail events will be held this Saturday 25th May.
MOTTO
KNOWLEDGE EDITIONS
SURPLLUS
SMALLTIME BOOKS / HEAVYTIME
PERIMETER BOOKS
SERPS ZINE
10 – 16 hr
Magic Johnston
27 – 29 Johnston Street
Collingwood, Melbourne
3066 VIC
Motto Melbourne and Utopian Slumps present:
Designed by Black & White, Los Angeles
Published by Surpllus
An interview with Don Carlos Ashida, Mexico’s biggest seashell collector, featuring approximately 25 colour illustrations. Conducted in Guadalajara in 2012, the discussion broaches themes of collecting strategies, aesthetic hierarchies, family dynamics, ethical limits, parallel approaches to art and nature, and the taxonomical urge.
Don Carlos forms an accompaniment to the exhibition Seaside Vernacular, currently on show and running until April 27th, at Utopian Slumps, 33 Guildford Lane, Melbourne.
Wednesday April 24th, 18-21hr
Magic Johnston / Motto Melbourne
27 – 29 Johnston St.
Collingwood
VIC 3066
Note: Special Guadalajara-recipe Micheladas will be served at the event.
F de C Reader #2. Launch at Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
380 pages. The F de C reader 2 showcases not work by ( in no particular order ): Yumiko Kikuchi, Spirit Komunika, Robert Cook, Ken Ngan, Arnaud Meuleman, Yu Cong, Shoichi Aoki, Joseph Keenan, Ren Hang, Anders Edström, Kawori Inbe, Alin Huma, Dan Hards, Keiichi Nitta, Dooling Jiang-Digest, Chiharu Ozaki, Jack Mauritsz, Erik Bernhardsson, Ann-Sofie Back, Daphne Mohajer, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Acquittal Report, Norihide Kose … Takashi Nishiyama … etc
Friday 1st February
5pm – 8pm
Motto Melbourne / Magic Johnston
27 – 29 Johnston Street
Collingwood, Melbourne
VIC 3066
Motto Melbourne is moving!
After a wonderful six months at our current space, Motto Melbourne will be relocating to a shop front space at the Magic Johnston complex on Johnston Street, Collingwood in January.
We will remain at our current space on Keele Street until December 15th, when we will close up for the holidays. We will reopen at our new address below, from mid January.
Motto Melbourne
27-29 Johnston Street
Collingwood, Melbourne
VIC 3066
Australia
Thanks to everyone for a great six months and we look forward to some exciting projects next year in our new space!
Horizon Pages and Motto Melbourne present the launch of Horizon Pages’ third publication, Small Entry by Sydney based artist and musician Matthew P Hopkins.
Including performances by Matthew Hopkins and Peasant Genes (Christopher L G Hill and Alex Vivian).
Small Entry by Matthew P Hopkins
Broadsheet Poster and one sided flexi-disc
Edition of 250
5pm – 8pm
Motto Melbourne
15-25 Keele St.
Collingwood
VIC 3066
Australia
Performances start at 6pm.
Sydney Launch: November 6th at The AV Club, Leichardt with Hair Hochman (Yoni of Holy Balm) and Moffarfarrah (Christopher L G Hill)