We can’t seem to escape James Patradoon lately. He’s moved out of his bedroom and taken residency in our studio (some of you may remember his Bedroom Safari article from our first issue). When he’s not drinking all our beer and making fashion statements with his Saucony sneakers he’s been knuckling down to get work together for his new show, Yours The Demon. Head on down to Kinokuniya on the 7th of January to check out all new works by James.

YOURS THE DEMON is an exhibition of experimental work by screenprinter/illustrator James Jirat Patradoon. A departure from his usual hypercoloured palette and superhero subject matter, this series of large scale black and white drawings take inspiration from the gothic sublime of secret societies and the occult.

James’ intense comic book noir-style images have appeared in magazines such as Nylon, Complex, Acclaim, and Empty. As well as in collaborations with Adidas, Diesel, MTV, Pepsi, Mambo and The Deftones. See more of James’ work at www.jiratpatradoon.com.

Opening Night Thursday 7th of January
Running till 19th of January

Kinokuniya Gallery
Books Kinokuniya
Level 2, The Galleries Victoria
500 George St, Sydney

Opening night drinks provided by Cascade Green.

hap·pen·stance

(hāp’ən-stāns’)
n. A chance circumstance.

Issue #2 is out now, and we’re ready to bring the ruckus!

Come and get dirty with us on Thursday 12 November from 6pm at GOODGOD Small Club, 55 Liverpool Street, Sydney (entry through La Campana.)

$15 on the door nets you a copy of Happenstance issue #2, and the chance to check out bands like Pee Wee and Dora Maar. Plus,… our cover girl the lovely Del Lumanta will DJ.

And of course, there’ll be complimentary refreshments and Grolsch happy hour for a limited time! Yeah! But get in early to avoid disappointment.

See you there!

SNEAK PEAK HERE
ORDER ISSUE 2 HERE

64 PAGES OF PUNS, NOW WITH MORE CATS

Nah, we wish we could make a magazine that awesome! But the second issue of Happenstance comes pretty close, if we do say so ourselves. We’ve absorbed all the feedback from our inaugural issue, and crammed it all in to make the second Happenstance a bigger, badder media experience.

FAT IS BACK

Back fat, not so much. Happenstance is now a whopping 64 pages, filled with more of the things you loved. In this issue’s Bedroom Safari, local artist, printmaker and all-round nice girl Del Lumanta invites us into her prizewinning bedroom. Rough Pages is back due to popular demand, with sketchbook submissions from Luke Kopycinski, Jacob O. Rolfe, Rodrigo Luff and Evan Shipard. Meanwhile, Michael Bay’s slopfest Transformersgoes tête à tête with Stephen Sommers’ GI Joe in the latest Versus. But most importantly, we’ve kept it all homegrown, yet expanded our minds a little: most of our content is Sydney-sourced, but we’re keeping an eye out on a national scale.

ADDED GOODITIVES

Our second issue takes us into previously uncharted territory with new sections. We’ve bumped out a sweet little gallery section for you to ogle, treasure, rip out, stick up, or make origami out of: whatever floats your boat, it’ll be prettier with work from Rebecca Murphy, Sean Batchelor, qwux, Jessica Klingelfuss, Renee Anne, Megan Dell and Natalie Perkins. And we’ve fattened up on the fashion stakes, with a visual story highlighting some of Australia’s best and brightest clothes crafters, featuring Saint Augustine Academy, Pedro Garcia, Ellery and heaps more.

SAME SAME BUT DIFFERENT

Like any good time, the feature stories in issue two are longer, stronger and more satisfying. Rebecca Leaver talks to Sydney-based street artist and mindbender Adam Norton to explore the effects of art attacks in public spaces, Oliver Downes turns off MTV to find out what’s happening with local independent music labels, while Henning Kirkeby ponders why a pretty young lady is cutting and stuffing dead rodents.

LEAN, MEAN AND GREEN

Have you pre-ordered your copy of issue 2? Because chances are it’ll show up at your place on the back of a bike. We’ve teamed up with the good folks at the Sydney Bicycle Film Festival to go green, and they’re very graciously delivering the first 25 pre-orders in Sydney via push bike this weekend (17th-18th October)… Nice!

WE STILL WANT YOU

Like our first issue, all our contributions, both written and visual, are sourced from local up-and-coming creative types. Do yourself a favour, and pick up Happenstance to see how you can get involved in celebrating a creative local culture. We’re here for you.

SNEAK PEAK HERE
ORDER ISSUE 2 HERE

Our good friend James Patradoon and first victim of our Bedroom Safari has another show coming up that he is a calling a “B-Sides and rarities” collection.

The show will be held at the Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery and will feature some never before seen old work alongside some new pieces. The opening night is next Thursday at 6… come down and check it out!

Where:
Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery
70 George St, The Rocks

Opening Night:
Thursday 25th June 6pm

Welcome to Happenstance magazine’s spanking new website!

Happenstance is a Sydney-based arts, design, lifestyle and culture quarterly committed to contributing to a culture of continual improvement in the local creative community. Our website will be a reflection of our commitment by complementing the magazine with more timely content and updates. Subscribe to our RSS feed here to stay tuned in, or contact us here to submit material or feedback.

Happenstance launched on Friday April 24, at Chippendale’s Serial Space. With performances by Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys, Dead Farmers and DJ Libre, the crowd quickly hit capacity. Early birds snatched up the 150 limited edition hand-screened logo print tote bags stuffed with goodies, and everyone got their hands on the inaugural issue of Happenstance magazine. If you missed out on the launch, grab a copy of Issue #1 here.

A huge thank you to everyone who came out to support us and made the night an extremely memorable one! We are now busy behind the scenes, looking forward to dropping a bigger, badder Issue #2 in July. Word is bond.