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Feature

Photography: Real and Imagined at the NGV – a huge and dazzling exhibition that reexamines our thinking

Photography is almost 200 years old and Photography: Real and Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) can be interpreted as an attempt to make sense of its history.

Photography is almost 200 years old and Photography: Real and Imagined at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) can be interpreted as an attempt to make sense of its history.

By Sasha Grishin | Published 13 Nov 2023

Interview

Mike Parr on catharsis and confrontation

Since the 1960s Mike Parr has been defining performance art. Known for his performances of extremis, from hacking off a fake arm to burying himself underneath a Tasmanian road for three days. With a new, three-part exhibition at Anna Schwartz Gallery, Parr talks about catharsis, the institutionalisation of performance art, and the motivations behind what he does.

Since the 1960s Mike Parr has been defining performance art. Known for his performances of extremis, from hacking off a fake arm to burying himself underneath a Tasmanian road for three days. With a new, three-part exhibition at Anna Schwartz Gallery, Parr talks about catharsis, the institutionalisation of performance art, and the motivations behind what he does.

By Tiarney Miekus | Published 09 Nov 2023

Preview

Making waves at the Fremantle Biennale

The fourth Fremantle Biennale looks toward the ocean and beyond, making use of the city’s varied environments and shared histories. The program features over 70 events and 80 artists, including an immersive installation by Taloi Havini.

The fourth Fremantle Biennale looks toward the ocean and beyond, making use of the city’s varied environments and shared histories. The program features over 70 events and 80 artists, including an immersive installation by Taloi Havini.

By Sally Gearon | Published 08 Nov 2023

In Pictures

Kungka Kuṉpu celebrates the strength of the Anangu women

A new exhibition at Geelong Gallery, in partnership with the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Tarnanthi program, tells the stories of the women artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

A new exhibition at Geelong Gallery, in partnership with the Art Gallery of South Australia’s Tarnanthi program, tells the stories of the women artists from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands.

By Art Guide Australia | Published 26 Oct 2023

Feature

Posters on the pulse

Since their radical rise in the 1970s, posters have been used by artists and activists for feminist, political, environmental and cultural issues. As an exhibition at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery attests, today may be no different.

Since their radical rise in the 1970s, posters have been used by artists and activists for feminist, political, environmental and cultural issues. As an exhibition at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery attests, today may be no different.

By Louise Martin-Chew | Published 24 Oct 2023

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