Spencer Tunick
Spencer Tunick – Base at Sydney Opera House
Oh my god, just back from doing the Spencer Tunick Base photograph at the Sydney Opera House.
My Photos from the Spencer Tunick Sydney Opera House Base Installation to follow (once de-boobed and blurred) will be here:
Older Spencer Tunik installations:
What an amazing experience. Apparently over 5000 took part in the naked art on the steps and inside the Sydney Opera House on the 1st of March.
Why? Well I had seen his pictures before and when it came up whilst we were here – it was very much – Why Not? I’m not shy, I don’t really care about being naked in the way that some people get hung up about it. We both wanted to go, but Herself was not well over the weekend, and to be honest – it was that cold that she DEFINITELY wouldn’t have enjoyed it – she’s a bit nesh (cold blooded).
Apart from being blooming FREEZING and quite windy, it didn’t rain and I have to say it was a hoot!
Everyone was really friendly, fun, respectful and were there for the right reasons – to enjoy themselves.
Met two lovely people who I ended up spending all of the time outside with, and would hope to keep in touch with.
Spencer Tunick Base (at Sydney Opera House) Videos
Fabulous Time Lapse Video From News.com.au:
http://player.video.news.com.au/news/?nuTqbwbc4FK3gc527VHY1PTwWmI8R1IT
Some Spencer Tunick Base (at Sydney Opera House) Articles and Pictures
I can see myself on this one from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8542350.stm
Social Media
Facebook:
I was there at Sydney Opera House 1/3/10 – Facebook Group
Twitter:
Other News Reports, Articles and Pictures
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6200K020100301
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/articles/2010/03/01/1267291835219.html
http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=11488&c=14433
http://au.news.yahoo.com/news-gallery/a/-/article/6868243/image/1/opera-house-gets-nude/
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/01/2832634.htm
http://www.theage.com.au/multimedia/entertainment/spencer-tunicks-the-base/20100301-pbp4.html
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1018631/nudist-exposes-himself-in-live-tv-prank
Oh, and even the weatherman got in on the act!
http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2010/03/grant-denyer-joins-spencer-tunick-naked-shoot.html
Some Videos:
Getting Our Kit Off… In The Name Of Art?
Spencer Tunick – Does that ring any bells? Thought not… The photographer who gets people to take their clothes off and to be naked in very public places? En Mass? Yeah – That’s Him…
Update – Here
Well, Mr Tunick is coming to Sydney in a few weeks for Mardis Gras, to photograph the people of Sydney nekkid at the Opera House, and we kind of think well why the hell not – its a free morning out – we probably won’t do it again for a while…
According to the website its part of GLBT Mardi Gras Festival, so its not like there will be any competition – not! I think that everyone will be after stripping off for the day… wouldn’t suprise me if there are plenty of people who will just stay without for the day after the scenes that we have seen on a Sunday on Oxford St.
On the NMG website they say:
“New Mardi Gras, with the assistance of the City of Sydney, is pleased to announce that contemporary artist Spencer Tunick will be making a series of installations titled ‘The Base’ in Sydney on 1st March 2010 as part of the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras.”
If you want to join in – then there is an information page on the Mardi Gras site about it: Spencer Tunick
V says don’t have nightmares
Himself. x ( )( )
Some Links If You Are Interested – May not be work safe!
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