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Art is a Lie
…A lie that makes us realise truth, or so said Picasso. Five timely new projects delve into the narrowing fissure between fact and fiction.
Preview
Simon Terrill photographs Crowd Theory
With a resolutely civic ethos, Simon Terrill photographs outdoor spaces staged with everyday people.
By Zara Sigglekow
Preview
Nicola Moss: Greenspace
Nicola Moss’s collaged works represent a soulful and civic-minded inquiry into the importance of green spaces amid congested urban environments.
By Barnaby Smith
Preview
Destination Sydney re-imagined
Destination Sydney re-imagined, the second iteration of a concept which debuted in 2015, is a showcase for significant Sydney-based artists with decades of practice behind them.
By Tracey Clement
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Sanaa brings African artists to Adelaide
The first Sanaa Festival was held in Adelaide in 2017. This year, six African artists are being flown to Australia and more will have work in the Sanaa Exhibition, which is part of the Adelaide Fringe festival.
By Steve Dow
Feature
Between Heaven and Earth
A capsule collection of the National Palace Museum’s priceless art and artefacts captures the essence of Chinese culture.
By Steve Dow
Preview, Review
The National Picture: The Art of Tasmania’s Black War
An exhibition with a focus on how Tasmanian Aboriginals were depicted by colonial-era artists during the time of The Black War in the 1800s, The National Picture reveals the lasting impact visual art can have on our understanding of history.
By Briony Downes
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Sarah crowEST: Soft Eyes Dub Wise
Sherbet pink, spray painted white, scribbles and muted text are some of the colours and images that dance across the canvases of Sarah crowEST’s recent paintings.
By Zara Sigglekow
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Motion Pictures
Japanese artist Takehito Koganezawa joins Mira Gojak in taking an expanded look at drawing, setting it free with film and movement.
By Andrew Stephens
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Obsession: Devil in the detail
Superficially at least, one thing that seems to link the wildly disparate photos, drawings, videos, paintings, sculpture and prints in Obsession: Devil in the detail – across both time and genres – is time-consuming labour.
By Tracey Clement
Review
Toby Ziegler: Your Shadow Rising
To enter Toby Ziegler’s solo exhibition at Mona, Your Shadow Rising, visitors must draw back a curtain and step into the gallery space.
By Briony Downes
Interview
Interview: Leonard Brown
Leonard Brown calls his residence in West Ipswich, Novo Poustinya, or ‘new hermitage’, a name usually bestowed on remote Russian Orthodox monastic communities.
