The NOW now 2014

Untitled Mess (detail) by Kusum Normoyle. Courtesy of the artist.

Opening last night and continuing until Sunday January 11 across multiple venues, the 2014 NOW now festival also includes an excellent group show of sound-based installations at SNO Contemporary Art Projects in Marrickville. This week on Something Else we’ll be talking two artists featured in the exhibition, Emily Morandini and Kusum Normoyle.

Since beginning in 2001 with a single gig in the basement of Space 3 in Chippendale, and expanding into a festival in January of 2002, the organisation that has become The NOW now is into second decade and only continues to build momentum. Since those early days the festival has expanded in size, scope and even location with the festival taking place in the Blue Mountains for a number of years. Indeed, what was once simply a festival of improvised music now encompasses free jazz, experimental music, world music, noise, exploratory sound, performance and visual arts. It is indeed the other Sydney festival.

The 2014 NOW now festival runs January 8 – 12 across multiple venues. You can find out more information from their website and Facebook page.

The NOW now Group Show at SNO Contemporary Art Projects is open between 10am – 5pm throughout the festival.

DM-4800 (detail) by Emily Morandini. Courtesy of the artist.