Review
21st Biennale of Sydney: Marlene Gilson and N.S. Harsha
The lived experiences of Marlene Gilson and N.S. Harsha are separated by both time and space.
By Tracey Clement
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Feature
The Field Revisited: A guide to its unofficial satellite exhibitions
To coincide with The Field Revisited at NGV Melbourne, local Melbourne galleries have programmed complimentary shows. Most explore the influence of The Field on contemporary art practice, especially abstract art made today, often infused with colour that pops.
By Zara Sigglekow
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Preview, Review
Nigel Hewitt: Recinder
Tasmanian artist Nigel Hewitt meditates on the role of fire as a force of destruction, regrowth and change in his exhibition Recinder.
By Sheridan Coleman
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Preview
Lu Forsberg: Transparency and other worries
Transparency and other worries presents a new body of work at Brisbane’s Institute for Modern Art in which the artist probes our distanced relationship to mining.
By Anna Dunnill
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Preview
Carey Merten combines mathematics with art
Bold, obsessive and geometric. These are some of the words used to describe Carey Merten’s paintings.
By Tiarney Miekus
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Preview
Next Wave Festival 2018
One of the most intriguing highlights of the Next Wave Festival 2018 is actually not, strictly speaking, an artwork by one of the more than 40 creators selected to participate in the showcase of experimental art.
By Barnaby Smith
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Feature
No Woman Is an Island
In Vanishing Point five artists come together to draw a net around the nebulous nature of islands.
By Sheridan Coleman
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News
Sam Walsh AO appointed as Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts
Minister for the Arts Mitch Fifield announced on 21 April that Sam Walsh AO has been appointed the next Chair of the Australia Council for the Arts. Walsh succeeds outgoing Chair Rupert Myer AO and will commence a three-year term on July 1.
By Briony Downes
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Review
21st Biennale of Sydney: Ciara Phillips
Born in Canada, Ciara Phillips has lived in the Scottish city of Glasgow for some time. Since its first modest outing in Hamburg, her ongoing project Workshop has made eight further appearances and the MCA installation is the latest incarnation of this experimental series.
By Sharne Wolff
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Preview
Dwelling Poetically: Mexico City, a case study
Examining the poetics, textures and vernacular languages of Mexico City are 12 artists who have lived or worked there, participating in the mutual transformation of the city.
By Anna Dunnill
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Feature
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.
By Tiarney Miekus
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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.
By Emily Kiddell
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