Art in the dark: Dark Mofo
Now in its seventh year, Dark Mofo transforms Hobart into a red-hued spectacle of art, food and music.
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Now in its seventh year, Dark Mofo transforms Hobart into a red-hued spectacle of art, food and music.
Many art historians argue that the life of the artist should be viewed independently of the art.
Celebrating Culture: Contemporary Indigenous Art is an exhibition that examines themes of identity, colonisation, personal history and community.
Indigenous elders Uncle Jack Charles and Aunty Lola Greeno have received the top National Indigenous Arts Awards, the Red Ochre Award for lifetime achievement. They were honoured at a gala event at the Sydney Opera House alongside other award winners, theatre-maker Jacob Boehme and emerging artist Jenna Lee.
This year, the winner of the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize is artist Vincent Namatjira, for his double-sided portrait work titled: Close Contact, 2018.
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.
A mass installation and drawings by contemporary Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang encounter the Terracotta Warriors and other ancient treasures.
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.
Three works by Katthy Cavaliere made in Goulburn chronicle the idiosyncrasies of place with the insight of a singular vision.
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.
Revealed provides fertile ground for emerging Indigenous artists to exchange ideas, showcase diverse practices and sell work.
Prima Materia considers the transformation of matter—from older ideas around alchemy and mysticism to contemporary issues of dispossession and environmental change.
65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book.
In a new series of illustrated postcards available as a free gift with purchase only at the Art Guide Bookstore, Oslo Davis takes on classic and contemporary art terms and genres and reimagines what they could be referring to.
With so much to choose from, we’ve rounded up the major summer exhibitions in each capital city, open all summer long. Spanning Yayoi Kusama, Magritte, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and many more.
Whether beloved pets or superstitious omens, animals have always existed in art. The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia’s latest exhibition is paying tribute to two of the most beloved animal figures: cats and dogs.
The growing cultural interest in art books reflects the enduring power of the printed word. Jane O’Sullivan takes a closer look.
un Magazine was conceived to champion courageous art criticism in an art world too often shaped by power and influence, a mission that still endures two decades on.
