Many thanks to Stephen Mclaughlan for forwarding the following review of THE NICHOLAS BUILDING “UP LATE” in the online arts publication, MeMo.
Here are a couple of snippets, by way of an introduction:
THE NICHOLAS BUILDING “UP LATE” Helen Hughes
MeMo, 19 Feb 2022
⬤ 99%, BLINDSIDE, CAVES, Joseph Beuys Cafe, Stephen McLaughlan Gallery 16 Feb - 16 Feb 2022
Those who prefer their art galleries stacked one on top of each other—as opposed to sprawled out, Sexpo style, at the Convention Centre—would do well to visit the Nicholas Building, where several art spaces opened their doors to punters on Wednesday night as part of Melbourne Art Fair’s “Up Late” program. Queuing for the lift in the Cathedral Arcade, I was quick to encounter Dario—a charismatic member of the Nicholas Building Association—who advised that the best way to “do the building” was to take the lift up to the ninth floor and wend your way down. Part of the lifeblood of the building, he was mysteriously omnipresent all evening—coursing through lifts, stairwells, hallways; putting up posters, snapping pics, gabbing with tenants.
The building is a genuinely social place and the community it houses is real…
My works in ATTUNED at Stephen Mclaughlan Gallery even got a mention:
… At Stephen McLaughlan Gallery (also a Nicholas Building stalwart, McLaughlan having kept a space there for almost thirty years), Deborah Klein’s haunting paintings of the backs of women’s heads were a standout.
To read the full review, click on the link below:
Thanks also to Helen Hughes for her kind words and for championing the incomparable Nicholas Building.
ATTUNED is in its final days. The exhibition concludes on Saturday 26 February at 5 pm. Gallery hours are below:
ATTUNED
Curated by Stephen Mclaughlan
Level 8 Room 16 Nicholas Building 37 Swanston Street Melbourne 3000
On the corner of Flinders Lane
T: 0407 317 323 E: st73599@bigpond.net.au
www.stephenmclaughlangallery.com.au
Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Friday 1pm-5pm. Saturday 11am-5pm.
& by appointment