Simon Maidment

Archived entries for Writing

November 16, 2010
In Writing
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When the Journey becomes the Destination

Feature article for Public Art Review, Spring/Summer 2010 issue, Ed. Anne Loxley. Excerpt only. Continue reading…

July 9, 2010
In Developing, Writing
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Kindness & Criticality

Text for Column 4, published by Artspace Sydney (Ed. Reuben Keehan). A response to Spaces of Art, 2009 international conference held at the Art Gallery of NSW & Artspace, Sydney.

October 10, 2009
In Curating, Writing
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Gordon Matta-Clark: Open House essay

Essay to accompany exhibition I curated, appearing in the Visual Arts Program Critical Reader accompanying the Melbourne International Arts Festival 2009.

October 10, 2009
In Curating, Writing
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Gordon Matta-Clark: Open House exhibition

Curated an exhibition of film works of Gordon Matta-Clark at Melbourne’s Arts Centre, 10–24 October 2009, as part of Melbourne International Arts Festival 2009.

October 9, 2009
In Talking, Writing
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Interview with Fabien Giraud & Raphael Siboni

Melbourne Festival Visual Arts Coordinator Simon Maidment met with French artists Fabien Giraud & Raphaël Siboni on the occasion of their first Australian exhibition Les choses qui tombent [’sometimes they fall’] accompanied by Chris Sharp, visiting US born, Paris based, curator and critic undertaking a curatorial residency at Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces.

September 1, 2008
In Writing
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Slave to the rhythm

Simon Maidment and Mark Feary talk with Danius Kesminas

Published in cac interviu, issue 9–10 / 2008 spring – summer.

July 25, 2008
In Curating, Writing
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The Devolution Project — catalogue essay

Catalogue essay to accompany exhibitions at West Space, Melbourne from 25 July – 2 August 2008 and University of Southern Queensland Gallery, Toowoomba from 8 August — 28 August 2008.