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Southeast Contingency
Slipping between questions of constructed identity and culture, the agenda proposed by South/East Interference Vol. 2 is a bold and critical one.
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John Mawurndjul: I am the old and the new
Building on traditional knowledge and aesthetics, John Mawurndjul has established a thoroughly contemporary practice.
By Anna Dunnill
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Truth and Beauty
The truth is often a bitter pill. As Australian history is re-examined, Judy Watson brings her artistic sensitivity and intimate knowledge to it.
By Tracey Clement
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Looking through old boxes with William Wegman
Wegman’s portraits are more than just uncanny curios. He treats each of his subjects with the kind of respect that is typically afforded to a human sitter, and the kind of candour that is only afforded to man’s best friend.
By Tai Mitsuji
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Inherited Histories
Family and national history are tied up for Phuong Ngo, who has amassed an archive tracing Vietnam’s tumultuous past.
By Andy Butler
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Podcast: Gunybi Ganambarr on creating, building and etching
Since embarking on a creative path only a mere 15 years ago, Yolŋu artist Gunybi Ganambarr has been continuously praised for his weaving of Indigenous forms and traditional stories with a contemporary sensibility.
By Tiarney Miekus
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The 9th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT9)
The Asia-Pacific region might be an uncertain construct, but Brisbane’s Asia-Pacific Triennial is about knowing our neighbours and ourselves.
By Steve Dow
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Dark Matter
Gothic Beauty at Bendigo Art Gallery shows the enduring lure of the elaborate yet sombre aesthetic, particularly fitting for the Victorian goldrush city.
By Anna Dunnill
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Animal Kingdom
Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr present Biomess where animal oddities, living tissues and mysterious organisms penetrate the science/art divide.
By Andrew Stephens
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Black and White
David Goldblatt unblinkingly captured South African history over 70 years, yet his photographs reveal a universality of human experience
By Briony Downes
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Podcast: Luke Scholes on curating, caring and collaborating
When Luke Scholes talks about being a curator, he turns toward the origins of his role: he discusses how curating means to be ‘a carer of things’.
By Tiarney Miekus
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The Making of Mirka
Australia may be mourning the loss of an icon, but we haven’t seen everything yet from Mirka Mora.