Art reflects monstrous times in the Adelaide Biennial
The artists in Monster Theatres are “manifesting the monsters” of this cultural moment.
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The artists in Monster Theatres are “manifesting the monsters” of this cultural moment.
The Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) opened on 1 June—one of the first major galleries to invite people back inside after the Covid-19 lockdown—with a few key differences.
Debra Phillips has won the 2020 Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA) National Photography Prize. The Sydney-based artist took out the biennial acquisitive prize with her series The Good. The Just. The Beautiful and was awarded $30,000.
The First Nations Arts Awards recognise the lifetime achievements and outstanding creative practices of First Nations artists across Australia.
In this second edition of Faraway, so close—a podcast dedicated to considering the anxieties and opportunities emerging in the arts in our new COVID-19 world—we’re considering what parenting and creating looks like during isolation with artists Tai Snaith and Ross Coulter.
This week for ‘Your weekly online art list’ our print editor Tiarney Miekus recommends online art highlights including the Shirley Purdie at the National Portrait Gallery online, KINGS ARI artist updates from lockdown, Xanthe Dobbie’s online exhibition Desktop Holiday at the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery website, Firstdraft moves an exhibition into Animal Crossing a life simulation game, and much more.
Tributes have flowed this week following the news that Frank Watters — well known Sydney gallerist — passed away at the age of 86.
NIRIN, the 22nd Biennale of Sydney, will reopen from 16 June, with some venues opening from 1 June 2020.
Over the last three years Art Gallery of South Australia has taken strides to make its exhibitions more inclusive. The gallery has also recently launched a new accessible audio guide.
Amid global upheaval, art is more important than ever. Tracey Clement unpacks this with three artists whose practices respond to crisis.
Inside the singular practice of renowned Yolŋu artist Nyapanyapa Yunupiŋu.
“Addressing climate change is a moral imperative … it is going to take a myriad of different approaches to address this crisis.”
The growing cultural interest in art books reflects the enduring power of the printed word. Jane O’Sullivan takes a closer look.
Radical Textiles, A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia, shows us how textiles evoke material memories while keeping the radical lineage of needle and thread alive.
In a new collaborative exhibition at PS Art Space, in partnership with Cool Change Contemporary, five artists with process-lead practices contemplate material ethics through actively engaging in slowness and reuse.
Heide Museum of Modern Art’s summer blockbuster exhibition is unveiling the breadth and beauty of Italian modernism through design. With over 170 objects spanning sixty years, Molto Bello explores the cultural impact of this period of creativity and invention.
First Nations artist Reko Rennie possesses the gift of creating memorable images that are simultaneously puzzling, intriguing and entertaining.
A Delicate Terrain, a new exhibition of works drawn from the Tweed Regional Gallery collection, looks at our relationship with the environment through the lens of contemporary art.
