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.
Both Frida and Diego were productive and intensive artists, so they collected photographs as iconography to paint from.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tai Snaith takes a look at two pairs of artists who have formed intergenerational, informal mentorships, both sharing the love of humour.
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.
Blak Design Matters has been curated by Jefa Greenaway, a Wailwan and Kamilaroi man, who told Barnaby Smith about the mission of the exhibition and how it came to be.
The 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art teamed Sydney-born artist Jason Phu with Hong Kong-born artist John Young Zerunge to take a fresh look at the 19th century riots on Australia’s goldfields, where resentment at Chinese miners boiled over.
Dr Barbara Piscitelli AM is a leading academic and early childhood educator. She curated the first exhibition at Brisbane’s new Gallery of Children’s Art (GoCA), Starting Young.
Melbourne-based artist Linda Tegg has joined forces with Baracco+Wright Architects as creative directors for the Australian pavilion in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale. The project, titled Repair, features thousands of native Australian grasses. Tracey Clement spoke with the artist while she was in Venice preparing for the grand opening.
Mathematical Expressionist is a survey of work by painter Edwin Tanner (1920-1980). Accompanying 60 works from Tanner’s 30-year oeuvre is The Arbour and the Orrery, by artist and composer James Hullick whose mechanised sound installations engage Tanner’s works in dialogue.