Jacob Raupach: Folding the Periphery Jacob Raupach has directed his gaze at the rail corridor between two places he has lived – Wagga Wagga and Albury/Wodonga – both en route between Melbourne and Sydney. PreviewBy Andrew Stephens
Pat Hoffie talks about place and The Partnershipping Project Curated by Dr Pat Hoffie and Rosemary Miller, The Partnershipping Project brings together 20 installations, a database of interviews with artists, commissioned essays, and community workshops. InterviewBy Briony Downes
Gaia not the Goddess In Gaia not the Goddess, an installation of sculptural objects packed tightly into the project space at Heide Museum, Isadora Vaughan continues her exploration of materials creating a speculative environment. ReviewBy Zara Sigglekow
Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy The use of his own body may be a convenient framework for Christian Thompson, but it also implies an emotional and personal investment that lends his work power and immediacy. FeatureBy Rebecca Gallo
Feature Vis-Ability The term ‘visual art’ tends to preclude further ways of experiencing work but in Vis-Ability, careful research and curation have expanded the scope of ‘seeing’ art. By Sheridan Coleman
Interview Richard Bell on gate-crashing the Venice Biennale In his Venice work, We Don’t Really Need This / EMBASSY, Bell has wrapped a replica of the Australian Pavilion in chains (an institutional critique through an architectural intervention), sited it on a barge, and sailed it throughout the Venetian lagoon. By Louise Martin-Chew
Artists put matter centre stage in Prima Materia Prima Materia considers the transformation of matter—from older ideas around alchemy and mysticism to contemporary issues of dispossession and environmental change. PreviewBy Rebecca Shanahan
Town Hall Gallery Sounds Like Roger Alsop, Vicky Browne, Megan Alice Clune, Julian Day and Camille Robinson
Podcast: Gemma Smith on the persuasion of colour Colour is simultaneously the most apparent and most complex part of Gemma Smith’s practice. The artist, who has a penchant for abstraction, creates paintings that capture dialogues and interactions between colours. FeatureBy Tiarney Miekus
Tony Costa wins 2019 Archibald Prize This year, Tony Costa won the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Lindy Lee. The Sulman prize was won by McLean Edwards with The first girl that knocked on his door and Sylvia Ken was awarded the Wynne for Seven Sisters. NewsBy Steve Dow
Suspended Moment Three works by Katthy Cavaliere made in Goulburn chronicle the idiosyncrasies of place with the insight of a singular vision. FeatureBy Briony Downes
Like Fire and Water At Once Musician and performance artist Rainbow Chan sends a postcard from Beijing where she spent a month in the Chinese autumn of 2018 as one of four Australian artists selected by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art. By Rainbow Chan
Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes In Australian Art Exhibitions: Opening Our Eyes Joanna Mendelssohn, Catherine De Lorenzo, Alison Inglis and Catherine Speck trace the history and impact of Australian art exhibitions, from the mid 20th century to the present day. By Book Extract
Writing in the Expanded Field Writing in the Expanded Field is a digital publication featuring contributions by 14 emerging writers who participated in a workshop of the same name, held at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in conjunction with their 2018 exhibition, Eva Rothschild: Kosmos. By Book Extract
