Surry Hills

What makes Surry Hills so great? It's a melting pot of Sydney's best cultural clichés - ironic-bogans attend gallery openings with hipster coffee-brewers and art-wankers frequent cafes with boutique-tradies. It may sound pretentious, but Surry Hills is your carefully considered, well-styled friend who can be a little rough around the edges, but somehow oozes a cool that you'll always aspire to. Whether it's meeting with someone to discuss their screenplay at an alleyway coffee shop, or grabbing an artisanal whiskey at a hole-in-the-wall bar, Surry Hills is a place to spend a lazy weekend filling your Instagram with aesthetically pleasing shots to brag about. Plan all you want, but any local will tell you that Surry is best experienced with only a vague idea of where you’re headed - leaving yourself enough space to stumble across that new gallery, or that awesome pub on the corner. So roll up your chinos, and get stumbling.

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Brett Whiteley Studio

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There’s nothing quite like seeing a great artist in the midst of their process. Unfortunately, legendary Australian artist Brett Whiteley passed away in 1992, so nobody will ever again see him work with a brush. But you can see the next best thing. The Art Gallery of NSW has maintained Brett’s studio (and home) in Surry Hills, and it’s now a museum and gallery dedicated to his life and work. But it’s also a document of his process, with the studio littered his unfinished paintings, art equipment and reference books. and the graffiti wall covered with quotes and images. So yes, seeing his art up close is great – but the real joy is examining the artefacts of creativity strewn about, giving you a chance to get forensic and deconstruct the genesis of the art on display. Artworks © Wendy Whiteley Photo: AGNSW

Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Brett Whiteley Studio
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Reuben Hills

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