Mel O’Callaghan: Centre of the Centre
Suggested Reading

Piercing the veil
A new exhibition at Buxton Contemporary finds a rich complexity in the shadowy terrain between life and death.
Claire G. Coleman

Conversation across continents
In Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie currently showing at the National Gallery of Australia, viewers are invited to share a journey through the history of modern art from across the globe.
Courtney Kidd

Shelf Portraits: Yhonnie Scarce’s artwork and research in print
In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.
Jane O'Sullivan

The 25th Biennale of Sydney announces theme and the first 37 artists and collectives
Curated by artistic director Hoor Al Qasimi, the program is centred by the theme of Rememory. Originating from author Toni Morrison, the ideas seek to explore the intersection of memory and history—revisiting, reconstructing and reclaiming histories that have been erased or repressed.
Art Guide Australia

Setting the Agenda
Artists communicate across space and time in the expansive inaugural exhibition, 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art at the newly renovated Potter Museum of Art.
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Monica Rani Rudhar on (be)longing
Step inside Monica Rani Rudhar’s space at Parramatta Artists Studios, where she works across ceramics, sculpture, video, performance, and latterly, public art. Rudhar is working towards her solo exhibition at Martin Browne Contemporary, while reflecting on the value of play, how imitation leads to authenticity, and why she’d be lost without her sketchbook.
Jo Higgins
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