Overview

A vibrant cultural hub and bar by night, during the day SuperDeluxe@Artspace was a gallery venue for THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE, a drop-in lounge, and a Biennale of Sydney orientation centre.

For the first time in Australia, SuperDeluxe – Tokyo’s popular experimental performance space – was based in Artspace for the duration of the 17th  Biennale of Sydney. SuperDeluxe was established in central Tokyo in 2002 as a venue for experimental music, art, culture and independent ideas. For the 17th Biennale of Sydney, SuperDeluxe@Artspace combined art gallery, performance venue, bar and club.

In its Sydney reincarnation, SuperDeluxe@Artspace celebrated Japanese, Australian and world culture with local and international performers, including some of Japan’s leading acts.

SuperDeluxe@Artspace presented a dynamic program of DJs, sound artists, dancers, music, films and the popular PechaKucha Nights. This exciting 12-week program was co-curated by SuperDeluxe Tokyo, KDa, Namaiki, Joni Waka, Artspace and the Biennale of Sydney.

Thursday’s PechaKucha Nights were informal and fun gatherings where people got together to present their ideas, works, thoughts, passions, quirky collections and just about anything else.

Friday and Saturday nights hosted an electric mix of international and national performers including major DJ’s, sound artists, performers and musicians from Japan, Australia and further afield. Sunday afternoons presented a film program curated by Jack Sargeant with David Elliott, Artistic Director, 17th Biennale of Sydney.

Program:

Every Thursday
PechaKucha at SuperDeluxe@Artspace

Friday 14th May
oorutaichi
Skeena Reece

Saturday 15th May
Into the Void
Eileen Simpson and Ben White

Friday 21st May
Yudayajazz
DJ Beermike

Saturday 22nd May
Jeff Stein and Oren Ambrachi
Skeena Reece

Friday 28th May
Ujino and the Rotators
Toy Death

Saturday 29th May
Toy Death

Friday 4th June
Okuyama Junichi
Wade Marynowsky

Saturday 5th June
Scott Donovan

Friday 11th June
Akio Suzuki
Eugene Carchesio

Saturday 12th June
Phil Dadson

Friday 18th June
Jackie and the Cedrics
Mark Shorter

Saturday 19th June
Holy Balm
Hard Hat
Caleb Kelly

Friday 25th June
Tetuzi Akayama
Martin NG

Saturday 26th June
Oren Ambarchi
Flat e Collective

Friday 2nd July
Kazunao Nagata Dai Yamamoto
Sean Kerr and Simon Cuming

Saturday 3rd July
Machine Death
Mandala Trap
Gail Priest

Friday 9th July
nisennenmondai
Michael Morley

Saturday 10th July
The Dead C
Marco Fusinato

Friday 16th July
contact GONZO
DJ ADDY POP

Saturday 17th July
Alex White
Black Boned Angel
Jon Hunter

Friday 23rd July
Hair Stylistics
Robin Fox

Saturday 24th July
Rice Corpse
The WIRED Lab

Friday 30th July
Taketeru Kudo and Tetsu Saito
Rosie Dennis

Saturday 31st July
room40
Chris Abrahams
Pimmon
Ai Yamamoto

The Biennale of Sydney is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW, Communities NSW and gratefully acknowledges the assistance provided through the NSW Government Exhibition Indemnification Scheme