FeatureBy Tiarney Miekus Three Tasmanian printmakers in Push, Pull, Press A new exhibition at Burnie Regional Art Gallery, titled Push, Pull, Press, explores the multi-faceted world of etching, linocutting and engraving.
FeatureBy Emily Kiddell Letting artists lead in the Reading Room After a decade working at Tolarno Galleries in Melbourne, Radonich is keenly aware of the challenges she faces in stepping away from a big brand.
News Natasha Cica resigns as director of Heide One of Melbourne’s iconic public galleries, Heide Museum of Modern Art, announced this week that Dr Natasha Cica has resigned as director. By Art Guide Australia
News Vale Polixeni Papapetrou Melbourne photographer Polixeni Papapetrou died on Wednesday 11 April, following a long illness. Widely recognised as one of Australia’s foremost contemporary artists, Papapetrou came to photography later in life and quickly rose to prominence. By Briony Downes
Review Doomsday Preppers at Bus Projects The exhibition WROL (Without Rule of Law), at Melbourne’s Bus Projects, focused on preppers who fetishise and invest in the collapse of civilisation. By Zara Sigglekow
News The National 2019 curatorial team announced The National, an ambitious biennial initiative staged across three major Sydney institutions, will be back in 2019. By Art Guide Australia
Review 21st Biennale of Sydney: Michaël Borremans For the 21st Biennale of Sydney, a full wing of Artspace is dedicated to the videos, sculptures, notes and paintings of Belgian artist Michaël Borremans. The darkened space is punctuated with screens, low-lit plinths and glass-topped cases. By Rebecca Gallo
Opinion Happy Little Trees I had never heard of Bob Ross when I first encountered his smiling face looking out from the ranks of recommended TV shows, but I am sure my reaction to him was typical of the reason his show is now so popular. By Andrew Frost
Preview, Review American Portraits by Diane Arbus Diane Arbus: American Portraits, a National Gallery of Australia (NGA) touring exhibition currently showing at Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne, features 36 of the photographer’s works created during the last decade of her career, 1961 to 1971. By Nadiah Abdulrahim
News Nick Mitzevich announced as the new Director of the National Gallery of Australia Following weeks of speculation, Mitzevich will be replacing current NGA Director Gerard Vaughan, who is retiring from his post on July 1. By Briony Downes
Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change ACE Open will exhibit Waqt al-tagheer, a show which ponders temporality while amplifying the voices of Eleven, a new collective of Muslim Australian artists. PreviewBy Sheridan Coleman
Review: NGV Triennial The National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial, a showcase of largely international contemporary art and design, is an exercise in mass spectacle, theatre and immersion. ReviewBy Zara Sigglekow
Antipodean Emanations: Cameraless photographs from Australia and New Zealand There’s a rich and long history behind cameraless photography yet it continues to beguile, and recently, divide the public. FeatureBy Anna Dunnill
