Connecting to Land
Responding to the history and culture of her birthplace, Taloi Havini’s evocative work draws attention to environmental and social change.
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Responding to the history and culture of her birthplace, Taloi Havini’s evocative work draws attention to environmental and social change.
Grayson Perry takes to the stage in a one-person show, Them & Us, covering everything from politics and fashion to art and childhood toys. Briony Downes spoke to Perry ahead of his upcoming appearances in Sydney and Melbourne.
Across Australia, the arts community is rallying together to support those impacted by devastating bushfires. Art Guide has compiled a round-up of fundraising exhibitions and relief efforts by artists, galleries and arts organisations, which we will continue to update in the coming weeks.
Urs Fischer’s four-metre red wax sculpture, Francesco, 2017, is designed to be lit and slowly melted like a candle. Recently acquired by the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), the sculpture’s decomposition is being documented on social media—and attracting lively discussion.
The State Library of Victoria’s Velvet, Iron, Ashes exhibition features disparate content: from the Ashes urn and Freddo Frog to Ned Kelly and the history of Yallourn.
The compassionate, connective relationship one can potentially have with one’s self, as well as with others, is the fertile grounding of Kate Mitchell’s large-scale installation All Auras Touch.
The Island delves into Ah Kee’s hard-hitting critiques of Australia.
When Caitlin Franzmann discusses the larger ideals behind her art practice, she mentions the ambition of “invoking what is bigger than ourselves.” In our podcast conversation Franzmann talks about this approach while also touching upon her latest installation and sound work showing at Maitland Regional Gallery.
In Shiver, curator John Stafford notes that the shark has little profile in the history of art.
This summer, the exhibition Water, which features 40 works by both Australian and international artists, asks visitors to take the time to really think about this precious resource.
An exhibition titled Animal Nation may, on the surface, presuppose a simply figurative display of animal life.
The notion of a worthy adversary is an ancient tradition. Matisse & Picasso narrates the artists’ intense mutual scrutiny, public disagreement and praise-via-appropriation.
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.
Melbourne Art Fair has announced its 2025 line up, with 60 galleries and Indigenous art centres slated to feature alongside some major international commissions and public programs.
Now showing at Home of the Arts (HOTA), the sophomore Gold Coast Triennial, Here and Now, brings together 42 contemporary artists to represent the depth and dynamism of the city’s artistic community.
Even though women currently outnumber men in the arts by two-to-one, the industry remains rife with gender disparities from income to accommodating motherhood. So why, asks Neha Kale, is the growing visibility of female-identifying artists falling short of genuine, material change?
