Interview
Ian Tully imagines Future Farming on Mars
In Ian Tully’s solo exhibition, a farmer prepares for the inevitable move to Mars.
Preview
Art in the dark: Dark Mofo
Now in its seventh year, Dark Mofo transforms Hobart into a red-hued spectacle of art, food and music.
By Briony Downes
Preview
Catherine Truman: no surface holds
Encompassing both created and found objects, jewellery, film, images, installation and sculpture, no surface holds marks the first time Catherine Truman’s science-influenced works have been brought together.
By Tiarney Miekus
Review
RocoColonial
It is the deftly-crafted dialogue between the works of 15 artists in the exhibition that reveal the connections between the two wildly different, but similarly slippery, concepts of rococo and colonialism.
By Emma O'Neill
Feature
For Aboriginal artists, personal stories matter
Many art historians argue that the life of the artist should be viewed independently of the art.
By Louise Martin-Chew
Featured Exhibition
Celebrating Culture: Contemporary Indigenous Art
Celebrating Culture: Contemporary Indigenous Art is an exhibition that examines themes of identity, colonisation, personal history and community.
News
2019 National Indigenous Arts Awards
Indigenous elders Uncle Jack Charles and Aunty Lola Greeno have received the top National Indigenous Arts Awards, the Red Ochre Award for lifetime achievement. They were honoured at a gala event at the Sydney Opera House alongside other award winners, theatre-maker Jacob Boehme and emerging artist Jenna Lee.
By Art Guide Australia
Preview
Vincent Namatijira wins $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize
This year, the winner of the $100,000 Ramsay Art Prize is artist Vincent Namatjira, for his double-sided portrait work titled: Close Contact, 2018.
By Nadiah Abdulrahim
Preview
Jacob Raupach: Folding the Periphery
Jacob Raupach has directed his gaze at the rail corridor between two places he has lived – Wagga Wagga and Albury/Wodonga – both en route between Melbourne and Sydney.
By Andrew Stephens
Feature
Transience and Immortality
A mass installation and drawings by contemporary Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang encounter the Terracotta Warriors and other ancient treasures.
By Andrew Stephens
Interview
NGA curator Jaklyn Babington on #askacurator and watching Francesco melt
Urs Fischer’s four-metre red wax sculpture, Francesco, 2017, is designed to be lit and slowly melted like a candle. Recently acquired by the National Gallery of Australia (NGA), the sculpture’s decomposition is being documented on social media—and attracting lively discussion.
By Briony Downes
Interview
Pat Hoffie talks about place and The Partnershipping Project
Curated by Dr Pat Hoffie and Rosemary Miller, The Partnershipping Project brings together 20 installations, a database of interviews with artists, commissioned essays, and community workshops.
