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Seeing Our Own Reflections
In her newest work, Angela Tiatia uses the myth of narcissus to hold a mirror to how we live today.
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Richard Bell on art as action
Richard Bell’s art is a call for social justice that’s equally serious, poetic and darkly humorous. Here, the renowned Indigenous artist tells us the personal and compelling stories behind five of his artworks.
Timmah Ball
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This Brittle Light: Light Source Commissions 2020-2021
In This Brittle Light, at Buxton Contemporary, six Light Source Commissions, which began as online works during the pandemic, transition into the gallery space and underline why art matters, no matter where you see it.
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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Fiona Hall tackles complex tales
Fiona Hall is a seasoned storyteller. In her installations EXODUST at AGNSW and Who goes here? at Hyde Park Barracks, she use the language of art – both subtle and bold – to step in where words fail.
Tracey Clement
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Stanislava Pinchuk’s Plotted Histories
Mapping data from conflict zones and disaster areas, Stanislava Pinchuk (also known as Miso) creates art that reflects upon trauma, memory and landscape.
Neha Kale
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Lucky or left-behind? Portraits from rural China
Working with families and pensioners in her home province, photographer Tami Xiang reveals China’s stark rural/urban divide.
Andy Butler
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The tiny cellular worlds of Angela Valamanesh
This Icon series exhibition delves into poetic microcosms with a sense of wonder.
Briony Downes
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Exercising the funny muscle
One of Australia’s renowned illustrators, Oslo Davis, gives us a glimpse into the motivations, meaning and humour behind a recent collection of drawings.
Oslo Davis
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Dark Mofo doesn’t deserve our blood. Australia must invest in First Nations curators and artists.
“We want your blood,” declared Dark Mofo on Saturday. This was not a metaphorical call. This was a literal request of First Nations Peoples by Spanish artist Santiago Sierra.
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Connection and resistance
The evolving collective this mob, founded by Kate ten Buuren, creates a nurturing and deadly space for Blak artists.
Maddee Clark
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New Australian art to believe in
Now in its third iteration, The National 2021 is about care, hope, storytelling, and triumph through adversity.
Mariam Arcilla
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Older women nude-up for Flesh after Fifty
In Flesh after Fifty more than 500 women tackle the twin battles of sexism and ageism, head on and clothes off.