Exhibitions range from a William Eggleston portrait show touring from London to local emerging artist Zoë Croggon’s new video/sculpture/collage/installation work that has a strong relationship to more traditional photography.
Georgia O’Keeffe, Margaret Preston and Grace Cossington Smith were Making Modernism.
Sydney Ball was a guiding hand and mentor for the gallery and its younger artists, says Strumpf. “We loved him; he was part of our family. He was always there for counsel, and he forged some beautiful friendships with some of our artists.”
A sprawling exhibition sees 20 bronze sculptures by Rodin form the axis for a cross-historical dialogue on the body.
A US-curated exhibition finds a home in Adelaide, where it examines the human impact on the world’s oceans.
In the second feature from our series which pairs writers and artists that share a passion, Art Guide’s Louise Martin-Chew and Queensland artist Michael Zavros discuss their mutual obsession with exercise, as well as gym culture and the age-old allure of the body beautiful.
For former solder and dissenter Guo Jian, rubbish-choked rivers bear witness to both the environmental and cultural damage of consumerism.
“The redback spider, she’s so fierce looking and so beautiful,” says Barton, who sees the surreal RED as a celebration of raw female power. “She’s really a weapon, so she speaks to me aesthetically.”
Sugar Spin at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art, delivers the colour, celebration and sweetness befitting a 10th birthday party.
Here we’ve selected a handful of Australian publications, from both independent and large publishers, to take on your summer travels.
Jud Wimhurst often references his past as a keen skateboarder in the 1980s and it is clear the pastime has played a central role in the development of his fine art practice.
Exhibiting as part of Sydney Festival, Vernon Ah Kee vows not to shy away from thorny questions.
