We invite you to a new exciting event and exhibition:

AUSTRALIE MYTHES ET REALITES - AUSTRALIA, MYTH AND REALITY.

Australia imagined, Australia dream, Australia myth and reality. Australia orientalised and exoticised. Looking for Australia in the imagination, coming to meet her...in your own gaze.
Australie Mythes et Realites is a unique event beyond Australia and Europe:
It is about who we are in each other’ eyes.

January 21st-February 5th, 2008
Foyer Maison des Sciences de L’Homme
54 Boulevard Raspail
PARIS, FRANCE.

NEW: The Exhibition will be open online from 14 January 2008 onwards.

Artists participating in Australia, Myth and Reality are based in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, US.
Their art- painting, sculpture, film, photographs, music, writing- explores their relationship with the land, in Australia and elsewhere, their origins, their aesthetics, their dreams, their at times ‘valiant struggle against all odds’, through’ text whose texture is not the mere record of reality’, at times desiring ‘to draw closer their worlds’ and dispel the haze of presumed distance, always daring to go beyond stereotypes, finding new voices.
By doing so they open a dialogue in full reciprocity that we would like to extend to all participants to Australie Mythes et Realites.

Curators: Renata Summo-O'Connell and John Hoenig

Artists:
Please go to Ailae and the Arts section to find the artists links

• Annabel Butler (Munich, Germany)
• Brooke Thompson (Australia)
• Bruno Leti (Melbourne, Australia)
• Caroline Williams (Melbourne, Australia).
• Christine Mathieu (Perth, Australia)
• David Burrows (Paris, France)
• Domenico La Grotteria (Torino, Italy)
• Emily Humphries (Melbourne, Australia)
• Fatima Augusto (Paris, France)
• Janet Haslett (Melbourne, Australia)
• Joan Ross, (Melbourne, Australia)
• John Phillips, (Melbourne, Australia)
• Josephine Telfer (Melbourne, Australia)
• Kavisha Mazzella (Melbourne, Australia)
• Kevin Shaw (Derby, Australia)
• Laetitia Bourget (Paris, France)
• Leah Coffey and Donato Mastrantuono(Florence, Italy)
• Llewellyn Skye (Sydney, Australia)
• Luciana Perin (Melbourne, Australia)
• Luciano Ponzio (Lecce, Italy)
• Mark Tedeschi (Sydney, Australia)
• Michael Burfield (Sydney. Australia)
• Mireille Astore (Sydney, Australia)
• Pearse Malthouse (Australia)
• Penny Bidd and Keith Nenowatt (Kimberley’s, Australia)
• Philippe Charles (Paris, France)
• Rosina Timpano (Florence, Italy)
• Sophie Kahn (New York, USA)
• Penelope Trotter (Melbourne, Australia)

Australie Mythes et Realites exhibition will open to the public on Monday 21 January 2008, at 9.30 am.
A One Day Workshop open to all will take place on the 5th February with the participation of Christine Mathieu, (confirm dates and times with organizers: rsummooc@gmail.com rsummooc@ailae.org).

Exhibition Dates:
Monday 21 January 2008- Tuesday 5 February 2008

Mon-Fri, 9.30-19
Sat. 9.30-12.00

Opening and Vernissage:
Thursday 24 January 2008
18.30

One Day Workshop and Book Launch by Christine Mathieu:
Tuesday 5th February 2008
Foyer Maison des Sciences de L’Homme
54 Boulevard Raspail
PARIS, FRANCE.

Acknowledgements:
AILAE acknowledges with gratitude:
The support and endorsement of the Reseau Asie and the Maison des Sciences de L’Homme without whom this event would have not been possible;
The generous participation of all artists, but especially of: Kevin Shaw, Bruno Leti, Caroline Williams, Mireille Astore and Christine Mathieu.

CONTACTS:

For all information please contact Renata Summo-O’Connell on rsummooc@gmail.com rsummooc@ailae.org

If you wish to purchase the artists’ work you may do so directly through the artists or also contacting AILAE at rsummooc@gmail.com rsummooc@ailae.org

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