“When a friend began coaching me to run long distances, I consequently began drawing as well.” – Cherine Fahd
The electric field of light has long held the attention of artists. Light: Works from Tate’s Collection at ACMI presents significant works from artists like Tacita Dean, Olafur Eliasson and Yayoi Kusama, illuminating how artists in the Tate’s collection have engaged with light for over 200 years.
Paul Gundry’s landscapes hover close to the ground, capturing the light, atmospherics, and the imaginary qualities available within the Tasmanian landscape—as shown in his latest exhibition at Colville Gallery.
Many artists are charged with changing the course of art—for Pablo Picasso, it’s almost an understatement. Ahead of the National Gallery of Victoria’s The Picasso Century we asked five artists—Eleanor Louise Butt, Yvette Coppersmith, Euan Heng, Wendy Sharpe, and John Wolseley—to each reflect on one Picasso painting in the exhibition.
The concept of Country, as defined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, is not only a reference to landscape, waterways and seas: Our Country at Brunswick Street Gallery explores what Country represents for Indigenous artists working from five art centres in the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
When the recent floods hit Lismore in February, artist Claudie Frock endured a terrifying night. She was lucky to survive after she, her partner and dog were rescued by the SES. Everything Frock knew was engulfed in floods: her home, her studio/gallery and her workplace at Lismore Regional Gallery. Now, amid extreme disaster recovery, we speak to Lismore arts locals about where to next.
The Pilbara is known as Western Australia’s ‘mining powerhouse’, but this is changing. Bringing together 70 artists across the Pilbara, Tracks We Share at the Art Gallery of Western Australia shows the manifold stories and art of the region.
Chloé, the French nude by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, is an Australian cultural icon.
Melbourne’s RISING festival of art, music and performance is something of a fever dream, having been delayed from 2020 and then running for just one night in 2021 before again being impeded by lockdowns. Now taking place this June with over 200 events by 800 artists, it may be tricky deciding what to see—so here’s our top picks, with tickets still available.
For those seeking refuge from the election, the 101st Archibald Prize is almost a politician-free zone. Unless you count Joanna Braithwaite’s amusingly titled McManusstan, a portrait of bird lover Sally McManus. Former Labor minister Peter Garrett painted by Anh Do is in the line up – but more accurately described as a rock star.
Confined 13 shows how art can change lives. With 400 works created by First Nations artists either currently in or recently released from Victorian prisons, the exhibition is a tribute to how artistic expression strengthens a person’s connection to their story and culture, while giving further artistic possibilities.
