Brand X

11/09/2026

Did you get to say hello – and farewell – to Brüt?

Charming our hearts and stimulating our minds to a near sold-out audience at the Flying Nun, Brüt came to visit last weekend, filling us in on his successes and crucifixion as the once prominent architectural movement of the 20th century.

It was a pleasure to host the team behind ‘A Brutal Farewell’, and if you missed out on tickets, we’re certain you’ll catch Brüt very soon at his next sold-out lecture.

Writer & Performer Lindsay McDonald
Co-writer Ang Collins
Director Zoë Hollyoak
Produced with Essential Workers
Lighting Designer Saint Clair
Sound Designer & Composer Caleb Jacobs
Stage Manager Justice Georgopoulos

Images by Jones King

The Flying Nun has been assisted by the NSW Government through Create NSW, and the City of Sydney

09/09/2026

Dream Horse. CRAFTED BY SYLVIA ZI XIN (子欣) & CURATED BY LUNA WENXIN XU (徐雯莘).

Newly adorned in the ‘you’re okay’ front window at the City of Sydney Creative Studios is Dream Horse, is a site-specific exhibition that transforms the street-facing vitrine into an oversized toy box for everyone.

The project began with curator Luna Wenxin Xu’s childhood memories of lingering in supermarket toy aisles, imagining the names, lives and worlds of the toys on the shelves.

At its centre are Sylvia Zi Xin’s ceramic horse, lantern, moon and clouds, drawing on Chinese folk art including fabric dolls, festive prints and paper-cutting. A short film by Luna, presented in a ceramic frame made by Sylvia, takes the form of a playful 1990s toy commercial, following the making of the horse and the imaginative process behind the exhibition.

The work also asks what happens to those childhood dreams as we grow up. For many who grew up in East Asian families, childhood imagination existed alongside expectations to pursue something more practical and realistic. Dream Horse creates a whimsical space that gives those once-muted dreams a lasting form through ceramics.

The title comes from the Chinese expression “以梦为马” (Yǐ Mèng Wéi Mǎ), to take one’s dreams as a horse, with the horse embodying the force that carries us forward. Together, the installation and film invite us to dream again, as freely as we once did.

Images by Dean Qiulin Li

Dream Horse is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the City of Sydney Creative Studios; presented as part of Sydney Craft Week.

08/09/2026

Check out these explosive images of Emily Parsons-Lord ‘a great shock of brilliant hairs thrilled the sky’.

A recent exhibit in Brand X's ‘you’re okay’ front window at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, Emily’s work asks audiences to question what it means to be a witness to the spectacular collapse that is scripted onto the planet: great melting, bushfires, floods, drought, the awe-filled aesthetics of the climate crisis.

It was a pleasure to show off Emily's beautiful work as part of our 'you're okay' program.

Images by Jones King

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the City of Sydney Creative Studios.

04/09/2026

The Mill and Brand X are thrilled to announce that Mym Kwa and Josh Di Mattina-Beven are the recipients of The Mill and Brand X Exchange Residency!

A partnership between Brand X and The Mill (Adelaide), this residency is designed to develop early-stage projects and inspire interstate pathways for independent practice.

During the exchange at the City of Sydney Creative Studios, Mym and Josh will investigate ‘disorientation’ by misusing choreographic wayfinding systems. Mym and Josh’s residency will conclude with a short presentation showing.

Congratulations Mym and Josh!

Image: Moving Ideas Residency 2025, ReadyMade Works. Photographer: Lucy Parakhina

The Mill And Brand X Exchange is a partnership supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body.

03/09/2026

Are you Brand X's new Marketing Coordinator?

The Marketing Coordinator works closely with the Marketing Manager to support the development and delivery of marketing strategies which further Brand X’s objectives.

This role is for someone who is passionate about the arts industry, is naturally collaborative and is able to work in an often fast paced (but always enjoyable) environment with multiple priorities and stakeholders.

This position contributes to the creation and implementation of our marketing strategies which extend Brand X’s reach and increases our profile while considering the diverse work, audiences and stakeholders of our organisation. The Marketing Coordinator works across above the line, digital and social platforms to deliver timely and engaging content contributing to reach, sales and box office targets.

This is role is part-time (0.6 FTE), paternity leave cover.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, we want to hear from you! Go to https://brandx.org.au/about/careers/ and apply.

Photographer: Jacquie Manning

03/09/2026

Spend one final evening with architecture’s most misunderstood.

A BRUTAL FAREWELL
4 - 5 September
Brand X

Writer & Performer Lindsay McDonald
Co-writer Ang Collins
Director Zoë Hollyoak
Lighting Designer Saint Clair
Sound Designer & Composer Caleb Jacobs
Stage Manager Justice Georgopoulos

📸 Ang Collins

02/09/2026

The Flying Nun soars into ArtsHub!

Check out Charlotte Smee’s write up about our 10th season ‘Supply and Demand’. We’re almost at the half-way point in the Flying Nun season but there are still plenty of opportunities to see some of Sydney’s most exciting, fresh and experimental new works!

Check out the season and grab your tickets on our website! www.brandx.org.au

Running until November, The Flying Nun's latest performance program spans everything from breakdancing to comedy lectures on brutalism.

31/08/2026

Brüt, the living and breathing embodiment of brutalism 🧱

50% tickets sold already !! 🫨

A BRUTAL FAREWELL
Friday 4 & Saturday 5 Sept only
Tickets Brand X

📸 Ang Collins

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, The City of Sydney and Brand X.

31/08/2026

MEET BRÜT 🧱

A Brutal Farewell
4 & 5 September
Brand X

📸 Ang Collins

26/08/2026

Exhibit ‘Gleaning for Plastics’ by Rox De Luca a recently ended in the ‘you’re okay’ pop-up exhibition at the City of Sydney Creative Studios.

A 3-month long exhibition, each piece was gleaned from Bondi Beach and Rose Bay Beach by Rox over 2 years and curated to provoke a deeper reflection and conversation about the complicated relationship we have with plastic.

We’re thrilled to have displayed Rox’s environmentally important artwork, and for all who got to see ‘Gleaning for Plastics’, we hope that you had a moment to not just take it in, but to consider how the problem of our collective plastic footprint might be addressed.

Images by Jones King

This project is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW and the City of Sydney Creative Studios.