Mimi Leung Blog: August 2009

WTF Am I DOING with 2012??!!

More work for the NYT this
week, this time for the
Sunday Review!
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Going to be doing a project with
Magma Books in London
sometime in November too.
I love that place! :)
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Doing an illo for the NYTimes
Book Review! For a book also
about anxiety.... I see a theme.
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Making a gif for the NYTimes blog!
For a piece about anxiety. Will give
link when it's up on 20 August.
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Designing new mailouts!
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Just sent off a Sick Slab Tee to
a buyer in Prague. Had a buyer
from Brazil too earlier :) :) - the
internet rules!
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Doing a pic for Dirty Puppet!
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Really excited to be part of the
Risographica 2 exhibition at
Lamington Drive in August!
Heaps of brill 2-colour posters
by some amazing artists!
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This July/August I'll be
working with Melbourne's
Loud+Clear digital agency
on an exciting new
animation! It's going to be fun!
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My CMG Birds Colouring In Book
is out on I Love Mel's website now!
Click here to peruse/buy :)
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Got a post on my stuff here on
BWG Mag
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I'm working with the awesome DACS
United (Designers Against Child Slavery)
to co-ordinate their exhibition in
New York later this year
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Featured on the Occupy blog here
thanks to Dr Me! :)
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Those cultured apes on the moon
asked me some qs that I answered
for them on their snazzy blog here
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Re-doing the Rolling Stones logo
for a bit of fun with them folk
over at Weiden+Kennedy as
a little present for their anniversary
later this year :)
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Making some logo graphics for the
Melbo animation studio
Dirty Puppet! s'gonna be cool!
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Just joined up with the awesome
Jacky Winter Group here in
Melbourne, happy to have
them represent me here in Oz!
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Showing something in the
Just Another Agency group show
at Signed+Numbered in Prahran
next week :) should be fun
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Working on a colour-in book

with the awesome I Love Mel!!

(This is going to be ace. BTW.)

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Frankston Art Centre exhibition

opens on May 10 in Frankston!

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Fello illoist Rose Blake asked me

for 10 songs I play in the studio

--- of course I obliged! Catch the

playlist on: www.studiomusic.fm

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Just finished an awesome spread for

the fun food folk over at 'Lucky Peach'

magazine. Out in July, can't wait!

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Taking part in Pushing the Envelope
Bidding starts 12 March!
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Exhibiting new pieces at the
Brunswick Street Gallery in
a group show.
Show open: 2 - 15 March
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Taking part in London's
Pick Me Up at Somerset House
Runs during: 22 - 29 March
I'm showing originals and prints,
bags and shirts :)

2011

A quick summary of what I've
been up to of late:
- Wrote a piece about my Alice
Springs show for the new
Varoom 16
- Work up for auction at
'75 Peters' show run by Adam
and Eve Projects here in Aus
- Have a print in She Creatives
exhibition in Norway
- Completed an exciting piece
for a phone company :)
- currently packing o move to
Melbourne! Can't wait!
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Have been very kindly invited
by an illo mag in London to
write a piece about my most
recent work and experiences
out here in Alice Springs. More
news about this soon -- I'm
super excited! Love to write :D
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Working on an A2 poster design
for an artist playing at Bestival
this year.... more info soon! :)
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An animated gif I made is in
the Animate Everything gif
exhibit at Protein Gallery >>
18 Hewlett Street, Shoreditch,
21st July - 15th August. Lots
of awesome artists have gifs in
the show -- = -- so check it out!
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Also will be getting a spot in
the new HK-based online mag
FRESH #2. >>More soon!<<
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Finally got round to answering
a few Qs for // They Create. \\
Will update when it's posted!
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My paintings exhibition is now
up and running at Watch This
Space Gallery, 4/9 George Cr.
Alice Springs until June 25th.
Please come check it out if
you happen to be in the middle
of the desert...
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Also working on a gif for a
show in London coming up
in July... should be fun! :D
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Some of my pics soon-to-be
featured in a mag based in
Bondi, updates soon...
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Pitching for a Taschen book
cover this week... fingers Xd
inspiration hits me hard :)
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My Body Bomb series is out
now in the new MUTE mag!
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Red Hot Arts Hot Box
installation for my June show
@Watch This Space is now up!
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** WEBSITE UPDATED!!! **
>> >>> finally ! ! ! ! <<< <<<
go to: www.mimileung.co.uk
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Album cover for US hiphop
producer/artist in the works
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Cover for the 3rd issue of
awesome London zine
>>>> Girls Who Fight <<<
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Just finished a commission for
next issue of MUTE mag UK.
6 new pics, including cover -
watch out for it!
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2010

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Window display of some of my
recent prints at Red Hot Arts
on Bath Street in Alice Springs
should be up for a few weeks.
check it out if you're in town!
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New piece on the future......
for HK's Above 2nd Gallery
end of year group show.
What I think 2020 will look
like.... hope I don't start it on a
pessimistic day. (I'm trying to
grow out of drawing turd.)
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Making pic for next issue of
ANORAK mag, for a lovely
totally nutz poem by Cathy O.
More news soon!
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Working with The Partners
again on Paintings in Hospitals
project. Should be done by the
end of September. Updates....
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Here Gallery Exhibition:
>>> HOW ARE YOU?
in Bristol Sept 9 - Oct 9
Details on blog, work in post!
Pls get there safe please...
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May 2010 - I'm in Alice Springs
making new work towards my
exhibition at Here Gallery in
Bristol, UK in September 2010.
Will update soon.
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Just finished animating a
short vid about where I am
in the Outback for idN's
100th issue. Making music
for it this wkend. Will post
when it's all ready.
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The Soloist guitar I painted
will be debuting at the
Dear Jane gig supporting HK
cantopopster Chi Lam at
Hitec on Sat 13 Mar. Will post
pics if there are any....
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Doing something for Varoom
should be out in the next issue
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I'll be showing in upcoming
Alive Not Dead group show
@UFO Gallery Central, HK
>>> 29 April - 06 May
(: with many talented AnD's :)
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I'll be taking part in Nike78,
Paul Jenkins' new project.
click on this link to find more!
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Just finished work for
Nintendo's Pokemon promo.
The pic will be out in a Vice UK
supplement March 12.
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Guitars I'm working on should
be good to play by end March!!
**** Looking forward to *****
Sean Tierney's guitar-making
abilities to bring these planks
of wood to music life :D
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At the start of Jan I handed
in artwork for an animation
my xCSM friends, Block4
is making. It's for a sportswear
label you may have all heard of.
I'm also making the music for it
with Seldom Party
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A couple of pics from my HK
Sept 09 show at LCX will be
appearing in the German mag
NEON next month - watch out!
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Taking part in The Partners'
Richard House charity drawing
game (a bunch of artists play
consequences...) Should be
good!
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oh yeh my Push The Envelope
charity envelope sold for
£325 (I think) in the end.
Thanks to everyone who took
part in the auction and to
The National Literacy Trust
for inviting me to create an
envelope for it. Hope to do it
again this year!

2009

Oh yeh! SickSlab Ts & BagFace
in stock at Galerie De Vie,
[[[[ Gough St, Central, HK ]]]]
Badges+prints on sale there too.
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Taking a Loooooongg needed

holiday this Dec/Jan 2010.

Escaping into the desert

leaving my paints behind.

Will be back inspired,

refreshed & focused.

Keep an eye out for sporadic

updates til then!

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4 handdrawn Christmas cards
YCN shop this Dec, £4 each.
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"YOU ARE HERE"
Opens 26 Nov - 09 Dec
Big wall of canvases by 80 of
HK's best creative talents...
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ICA's monthly Heavy Pencil
turned 1 YEAR OLD!!! this
week. They've released a
special CD/Postcard pack
(: (: that I'm featured in :) :)
(my copy's in the airmail)
>>> obvs will post pics ! <<<
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7-colour poster, silkscreened
by Print Club London.
Edition of 45, out Dec 09.
Details to follow.
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RTHK3 radio interview
Sept 1st, with Phil Whelan.
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This Is Get Me interview,
Thanks to Alex .
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2nd solo exhibition
>>>> Hong Kong <<<<
opens 1 September 2009.
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****** Guest Blogger *******
for Its Nice That>>>>>>>>>
week of 17 August>>>>>>>>
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Blanch&Shock confirmed for
crazy catering at Turdbrains
>> Q+A, 31 July, 5pm <<
=== Tenderpixel Gallery ===
(( 10 Cecil Court, London.)))
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Sept Show in Hong kong
Am making all new work
in the next 2 - 3 weeks for it.
It should be fun show with
cut-outs and big posters.
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WEBSITE updated you
http://www.mimileung.co.uk/
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Rushes Soho Shorts Magazine
COVER illustration, OUT
NOW as part of the festival
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* London, July 09 Show *
>>@Tenderpixel Gallery<<
[[[[[[[Leicester Square]]]]]]]
featuring new work done in
the Outback >>>>>>>>>>>
July 16th ---- August 10th
>>> PV, Thurs 16 July <<<<
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Video and a small sculpture at
Wall Gallery, Islington on
4 July, as part of a pop - up
art show >>>>>>> curated by
**** Ed Fornieles **** and
^^^ Joby Williamson ^^^^
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Special envelope for LUCRE
>>>>>>> June <<<<<<<
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new&special pic for an exciting
ICA project, out in OCT 09!
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Electric Ant #2 These
Bloody Moments - Illo featured
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2 pics have been chosen for
#### Luerzer Archive's ###
>>> Best 200 Illustrators <<
>>>>>>>Worldwide<<<<<
publication, out this summer
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New pic in FUN magazine
>>>>>> out April <<<<<<
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Valentine's Window Display
for Lane Crawford in HK
Up for February 2009

<<< A Short Interview >>>

in this January's VICE mag
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>>>>>Heavy Pencil<<<<<

@@ICA (London), May@@

>>>> LIVE DRAWING<<<<

with Tom Moore &Ad Hoc)

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2008

Creative30/VICE mag

~~~ one-day exhibition at ~~~

>>The Maverick Showrooms<<

>Tuesday 16th Dec 2008<

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NOV/DEC new tings yo

- illo in PlanB Dec

- MiLK HK interview out soon...

- interview in this month's VICE

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GUARDIAN G2 cover+spreads

>>>>>(24 Oct 2008)<<<<<<

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some new things happening

>> just did an interview with

VICEmag, should be out soon

>> POLLOCKSLondon kindly

asked me to make a letter "P"

for the relaunch of their new

website

>> also for PollocksLondon is

a short animated piece to go

on their site. I'm excited to be

== working on this with the

**** awesome animator ****

>>>>>>ED Suckling<<<<<<

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just did an interview with

The 405, up 4th Nov, so

check it out if you're into it.

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i'm on CREATIVE30 so

please take a look and

vote for me!! if you can

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VICE student guide cover

>>>>¡¡¡PULLED!!!<<<<<

:( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :(

= for being too ruuuude =

((((((((not really...)))))))))

---- but we now know -----

^^^^^ who'd win if ^^^^

**** Johnny Ryan ****

†††† Mimi Leung ††††††

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Ravenhill YouTube Comp

peep at Guardian kindly

asked me to do this

>>>>>>> logo <<<<<<<<

.... for an upcoming comp ....

- more details in G2 soon -

[[[ should be a good one! ]]]

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>> HK MiLK magazine <<

"""""""" interview """""""""

<<< doing it 29/09/08 >>>

(((((2nd day back in HK!))))

out sometime in October (?)

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VICE Student Guide Cover

>>>>>> out soon ? <<<<<

Saturday, 29 August 2009

one more day...

Friday, 28 August 2009

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Also, guest blogging this week on...

Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Last few days in UK...

Sunday, 9 August 2009

Mock up of Sept HK show promo...

Saturday, 8 August 2009

Spotted!

Friday, 7 August 2009

My studio for the day...

Saturday, 1 August 2009

Ice Creams!!

FINALLY! some photos from PV night...