Review
21st Biennale of Sydney: Yasmin Smith
Wood smoke floats gently over the harbour from a far corner of Cockatoo Island. Under an open-sided shelter, fire is contained in steel drums.
Preview
Clay Stories: Contemporary Indigenous Ceramics from Remote Australia
Presented by Sabbia Gallery and the Remote Communities Ceramic Network, Clay Stories brings together ceramics from 22 emerging and established Indigenous artists who work from remote Australia.
By Tiarney Miekus
Preview, Review
Bill Henson
As the lift doors open on Tolarno Galleries, where Bill Henson’s latest collection of untitled photographs is currently on display, the subdued temple-like atmosphere is immediately affecting.
By Emily Kiddell
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
Preview
Into my Arms
The group exhibition and performance program Into my Arms at ACE Open contemplates ‘the embrace’ in performance, installation and a series of new commissions.
By Zara Sigglekow
Interview
Edwin Tanner and James Hullick’s use of music and mechanics
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.
By Anna Dunnill
News
James Bugg wins 2018 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
Congratulations to James Bugg who has taken out the $50,000 first prize in the 2018 Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize.
By Art Guide Australia
Preview
Focal Point: New Realist Painting
“Painting is always fictional,” says Tony Lloyd when discussing the links between photography, painting and realism.
By Tiarney Miekus
Preview
Authentic Determination: Brigid Noone
In an art world where having a singular artistic refrain or preoccupation is an effective way to get noticed, Adelaide-based artist (and curator, writer) Brigid Noone exalts the merits of inhabiting multiple roles.
By Sheridan Coleman
Review
21st Biennale of Sydney: Marlene Gilson and N.S. Harsha
The lived experiences of Marlene Gilson and N.S. Harsha are separated by both time and space.
By Tracey Clement
Feature
The Field Revisited: A guide to its unofficial satellite exhibitions
To coincide with The Field Revisited at NGV Melbourne, local Melbourne galleries have programmed complimentary shows. Most explore the influence of The Field on contemporary art practice, especially abstract art made today, often infused with colour that pops.
By Zara Sigglekow
Preview, Review
Nigel Hewitt: Recinder
Tasmanian artist Nigel Hewitt meditates on the role of fire as a force of destruction, regrowth and change in his exhibition Recinder.
