Interview
Robyn Stacey on new still lifes and old collections
As still as life celebrates the work of photographer Robyn Stacey, whose arrangements of museum holdings reconstitute the obsessions and occupations of historical collectors.
Interview
Pablo Ortiz Monasterio talks about Frida Kahlo’s photos
Both Frida and Diego were productive and intensive artists, so they collected photographs as iconography to paint from.
By Steve Dow
Interview
Interview: Sarah Contos
When encountering the work of multidisciplinary artist Sarah Contos one is often moved by surprise or curiosity, or caught off-guard by something dualistic, nostalgic or contradictory.
By Varia Karipoff
Interview
Paul Yore on the radical slowness of craft
For Paul Yore’s latest solo exhibition at Neon Parc, Your Capital is at Risk, the artist has mined his own practice in the same way he mines popular culture: pulling together every possible scrap of material into a jangling visual cacophony.
By Anna Dunnill
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Sera Waters unpicks the long stitches of Australian history
Sera Waters talked with Sheridan Coleman about dated craft fads, the silences of Australian history, and her current residency and upcoming shows from a squashy velveteen divan, amid skeins of pastel yarn.
By Sheridan Coleman
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Ken Unsworth on still working at 87
Ken Unsworth met with Brad Buckley to discuss his upcoming exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, the publication of a new monograph about his work, and his ongoing desire for creative control.
By Brad Buckley
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Gerry Wedd
Born in 1957, South Australian artist Gerry Wedd is known for his ceramics as well as his long-term graphic contribution to the iconic Mambo brand, beginning in the late ‘80s and ending in 2006.
By Varia Karipoff
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Finding your place in the world
Tai Snaith takes a look at two pairs of artists who have formed intergenerational, informal mentorships, both sharing the love of humour.
By Tai Snaith
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Sam Smith on geological time and the impact of island landscapes
It’s a big jump from Australia to an island in the Baltic Sea. During 2017 and 2018 the London-based Australian artist Sam Smith visited the Swedish island of Gotland as part of an artist exchange organised by Western Australia’s International Art Space.
By Rebecca Shanahan
Interview
Interview: Halinka Orszulok
“I see night-time not so much as the subject of my paintings but like a filter I apply that helps me access that space of subconscious mirroring.”
By Varia Karipoff
Interview
Michael Cook talks about staging an Indigenous invasion of London
Invasion is Michael Cook’s most ambitious photographic series to date. Louise Martin-Chew talked to Cook about his need to extend himself, to ask questions, and show people the many colours between black and white.
By Louise Martin-Chew
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Interview: Tamara Dean
Tamara Dean is known for her photographic works that document subjects who are often engaged in some quiet interaction with the natural environment.