Grayson Perry takes to the stage in a one-person show, Them & Us, covering everything from politics and fashion to art and childhood toys. Briony Downes spoke to Perry ahead of his upcoming appearances in Sydney and Melbourne.
Across Australia, the arts community is rallying together to support those impacted by devastating bushfires. Art Guide has compiled a round-up of fundraising exhibitions and relief efforts by artists, galleries and arts organisations, which we will continue to update in the coming weeks.
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.
The State Library of Victoria’s Velvet, Iron, Ashes exhibition features disparate content: from the Ashes urn and Freddo Frog to Ned Kelly and the history of Yallourn.
The compassionate, connective relationship one can potentially have with one’s self, as well as with others, is the fertile grounding of Kate Mitchell’s large-scale installation All Auras Touch.
The Island delves into Ah Kee’s hard-hitting critiques of Australia.
In Shiver, curator John Stafford notes that the shark has little profile in the history of art.
This summer, the exhibition Water, which features 40 works by both Australian and international artists, asks visitors to take the time to really think about this precious resource.
An exhibition titled Animal Nation may, on the surface, presuppose a simply figurative display of animal life.
The notion of a worthy adversary is an ancient tradition. Matisse & Picasso narrates the artists’ intense mutual scrutiny, public disagreement and praise-via-appropriation.
In Elena Papanikolakis’s paintings, personal history sat side by side with ancient history.
Through subtle sculptural gestures, Jenny Loft offers meditations on place and the importance of environmental care.
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