In the first in a series of Art Guide Australia articles in which we turn the spotlight on a single artwork, Tracey Clement takes a close look at Ben Quilty’s recent painting, 2020, and talks to the artist about how he sees the world. A range of paintings from the same series can now be viewed in Quilty’s solo show, Still life after the virus, at Jan Murphy Gallery.
For the second feature in Art Guide Australia’s series which focuses on a single artwork, Tracey Clement examines another piece which addresses the climate crisis. She burst into tears watching Laresa Kosloff’s online video, Radical Acts, and spoke to the artist about telling stories with dark humour.
With ambition and an urgency fitting for the times, this year’s Tarnanthi exhibition honours Blak matriarchies.
Anna Louise Richardson’s documentations of rural farm life also function as memento mori: allegories of mortality, of existential dread.
Artists dig into recent art history to explore queer identities here and now.
In a time of isolation, designers collaborate on objects for a better collective future.
Lesley Dumbrell has been breaking gender barriers in abstract art for over 50 years.
For a new wave of contemporary artists, art-making can imagine a future free of oppressive structures—and create a language for building a more inclusive world.
How do you choose who to paint, and why? Three Archibald Prize finalists discuss the people behind their 2020 portraits.
Through the character of Sisyphina, Lou Conboy navigates myth, resilience and the craggy Tasmanian coast.
A much-loved educator and mentor, Kate Daw was a quintessential Melbourne art-world figure and a significant artist of her generation.
Neighbour – a friendly, flirty chat bot who is centred on uncovering one potent question: how does it feel?
