Matt and Mark appear as hot models in the promo shots for Creative Sydney this year where Sixty40 represents the face of “Ideas”. Apparently: Not only are we creative but we are beautiful as all get out. If you’re a creative, you should get along to this excellent event based in and around the city. [...]
From Frederick McCubbin’s Classic: “The Pioneers”. Reordering and Script by Sixty40
well happy birthday to us. what a ride it’s been so far. good on everyboday.
(Photography by Philip Rogers) Here’s photos of the Creative Sydney Event. Including a couple of Matt and Mark chatting about Sixty40. Charming, I’m sure.
Holy Maceroni. Warp records have released our clip for the artist Harmonic 313 onto their main page to hype up the impending release of the amazing sounding single. The album, from which it comes is reviewed thus: ” A head splintering masterpiece” – Dazed & Confused “a brilliant re-wiring of post-rave sonics” - Q 4 **** “Joins [...]
Here’s a blast from the past. A karaoke video with no words. This haunting reworking of the Streisand classic was created in 2003 for Sixty40′s 3rd birthday and performed by man in a panda suit. It was filmed in Kings Cross, Sydney. Now, we’re 8 and a bit, it’s like a blast from the past.
Matt has a doll in Cupco’s upcoming group show, amongst a legion of your favourite artists. Opening’s on the 16th down at Damien Minton Gallery in Redfern. See you there, whooo! THE UNITED NATIONS OF CUPCO 100 international artists received a felt template of a Cupco Doll from Luke Temby/CUPCO. Come and see the 70 [...]
two weeks ago we held the first ever Sixty40 Social, to celebrate turning 8 years old. It was upstairs at the world bar and had a Groucho Marx theme. Masks were worn, chocolate cigars were smoked, cake was eaten, booze was consumed and good times were had. here’s to 8 more and thanks to everyone [...]
10 x 3 meter wallpaper for an attic space. A bamboo forest in anaglyphic 3d. At the very least, it’s a massive, abstract, beautiful image… at the best, you’ll be able to put on the Red-Blue Glasses and listen to your mind go pop.
We’ve just finished the SPAA Fringe Festival 2008 promo film. It features a puppet, made by Sixty40, and in the likeness of Mark.
Sixty40 is in the middle of making a promo for the SPAA Fringe. In the film, the main character walks past a poster for a movie, the type of which he hates. That movie is “Spider Monkey”.
A couple of years ago, Matt and Mark MC’d a burlesque tour around Australia. Dressed like classic Barnum and Bailey era circus hosts, they enthralled some frightened audiences with bad jokes and some even worse magic tricks. One of the best dancers from the tour, Andy Uprock, has been doing some pretty inventive street art [...]