Published December 2010
For me, this is an ideal Das Superpaper. Its pages are plentiful, its ideas are far reaching – the works speak for themselves. In this, our affectionately known ‘Summer Bumper’ issue, I’m going to let the pages speak for themselves. I hope you find a moment to ponder the plethora of emerging and more established Australian artists… because they really are very good. We have interviews with a sparkling compendium of artists including the ever insightful curator, collaborator, and artist Bindi Cole, and New York living printmaking master Elizabeth Corkery. We have Melbourne’s own Gothic-animation and sound mistress Joel Zika, Berlin-based photographer to the stars Sam Hodge, and Helen Pynor, the painter of lustful biology-meets-art, art. Beyond this we have the a bundle of pictorial essays for you to visit from the comfort of your jacuzzi (or sauna, pool, fireside etc) and a splash of Das500 critical responses to get your summer bumping with a contemporary art groove.
2010 has been a wonderful year for the Das team – we have been very proud to welcome the vivacious Das Cinema, the poignant Das500, and the first Critical Issue into our lives. We look forward to sharing more of these initiatives and the artists that they profile in the coming year. From all the Das Family, have a wonderful summer. Or winter. Have a wonderful new years – and we thank you, very deeply, for your support throughout this year.
—Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris