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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>First year advertising, graphic design, photo media and visual arts students from the Australian Academy of Design’s Bachelor of Design Arts course are holding the first public exhibition of their work at the Academy’s Clement Meadmore gallery.<BR>
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The exhibition of sneakers designed, made and customised by the students features angels, soldiers, a sneaker house reminiscent of ‘the old woman who lived in a shoe’, a giant burnt corpse sneaker complete with digital presentation of the process. <BR>
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Curator and lecturer Michelle Mantsio explains:<BR>
“Given the social history of sneakers and their burgeoning implementation as style and status icons, students were asked to design, create or customise sneakers. As you look through the exhibition of sneakers, posters, clothing, videos, installations and books students have created, hopefully you will begin to imagine how this emerging generation will customise a contemporary view of reality. A sneak preview of things to come...”<BR>
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The exhibition is open to the public 9am-5pm Mon-Fri till 17 November<BR>
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For upcoming events at the Australian Academy of Design visit the website www.designacademy.edu.au</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> <<a href="http://www.designacademy.edu.au">http://www.designacademy.edu.au</a>> </FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue"> or to join the mailing list contact Sandra Boyd <a href="marketing@designacademy.edu.au">marketing@designacademy.edu.au</a> or 9676 9000<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007B"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Sandra Boyd<BR>
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