Artlink Lauch: “THE SOUTH ISSUE: NEW HORIZONS” (vol. 27 no. 2)

AUSTRALIA
Brunetti City Square, 214 Flinders Lane,
7.30-9.00pm, Monday 9th July 2007
To be launched by: Juan Davila

Artlink magazine in association with The South Project invites you to attend the launch of its latest issue (Vol27#2). The launch will immediately follow the South Artists in Conversation talks at the City Library.

Artlink magazine, well known for tackling big issues, has taken on the Southern Hemisphere. Inspired by the celebrated South Project initiated and managed by Craft Victoria, we went on a journey to document contemporary art beyond the well-trodden Northern hemisphere centres.
In this issue, Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists and writers in South Africa, Chile, the Maldives, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore and Australia propose a SOUTH which goes beyond geography, extending old boundaries and ideas through south-south dialogue.

Ex-colonies, diasporas, translations and exiles form part of the conversation. Issues of curating outside the mainstream mingle with audacious new works which bring the viewer into unfamiliar territory.

Editor Stephanie Radok travelled to Santiago in Chile to join the third South Project gathering and meet with the practitioners who bring us face to face with situations and regions which we do not often hear about…yet. Coming out of several years’ research and discussion, this action-packed issue of Artlink offers a new matrix for the art world.

This special issue will be launched by renowned Chilean-born Melbourne artist Juan Davila, whose work is featured in this issue. Juan will briefly reflect on the relevance of SOUTH and the timeliness of south-south dialogue.

Light refreshments will be served during the launch. To RSVP, please email info@southproject.org. Copies of Artlink will be on sale at a discounted price of $10 during the evening, or alternatively, receive a free copy with any new subscription to Artlink.