Concrete Playground

There are lies, and then there are lies. There are those shameless, blatant untruths told with a twitch and a sneer that are about as cool as Alexander Downer in a sauna. But then there are those lies, dashing in three-piece suit or silk stockings, negroni in hand, which make you wish honesty had never come to the party.

Good or bad, the truth is in the telling.

Once again Runway magazine delivers up a simple, yet weighty issue for our contemplation: we've had Romance, Conversation, Make-believe, but issue 15 is about Lies - all viewed through the lense of contemporary art. And once again an event packed party accompanies the issue's launch.

Converge on the Red Rattler this Friday the 6th of November for an evening of work and performances by Penelope Cain, Bella Earclay, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Renny Kodgers, Ms. & Mr., Tom Polo, Sven Simulacrum and Uddin & Elsey.

A copy of Lies is included in the cover charge and to be honest it looks like a cracker of an issue! Reading like a who's who of who's getting their hands dirty in contemporary art in Sydney at the moment, artists featured or reviewed include David Lawrey & Jaki Middleton, Ms. & Mr., Adam Norton, Tom Polo, Sean Rafferty, Will French and Michelle Hanlin. And the contributing writers are equally exciting, including Ella Barclay, Bec Dean, Amelia Groom (our very own) and Emma White.

Image: Agatha Gothe-Snape, I TRUSTED YOU (transcription), 2009.