Where art meets desire
Who has written the textbook on desire? How might we imagine rewriting it? These are the questions behind Textbook for Desire.
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After being closed for several years, the Western Australian Museum has reopened with a new name, Boola Bardip, and a renewed focus on a deeper understanding of Indigenous knowledge.
Yandel Walton wants us to be both alert and alarmed. Her exhibition Shifting Surrounds, at NorthSite Contemporary Arts, immerses visitors in the climate emergency.
Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden, on at multiple Sydney Living Museums sites, invites audiences to reflect on the pleasures and pitfalls of selfie culture.
The vibrant multi-disciplinary works of Noongar artist Patrick William Carter are, in their way, love stories: love of family, music, Country and culture.
Adam John Cullen views his sculptural vessels as a kind of biographical excavation: his latest show, Elton, references the name of his Grandmother’s childhood corgi-mix.
With an eye for capturing the colonial holds of history while communicating her profound spiritual connection to Country, in My Place – Before Marlene Gilson paints the history of her home.
In his solo show at Macquarie University Art Gallery, Pandemic Bodies, Fan Dongwang tries to raise awareness of humanity’s shortcomings.
From riots and rations to the story of Aboriginal baking, this group exhibition explores how history has been shaped by the humble loaf.
Gabriella Hirst’s latest video takes influence from an 1800s painting of the Darling River, questioning why we immortalise nature in painting, but not in life.
LGBTQI+ people flash their tats and tell their tales in SKIN DEEP at the National Art School Cell Block Theatre.
