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Two artists and the Parisian avant-garde
Australian artists Bessie Davidson (1879–1965) and Sally Smart are connected not only by relation: they are also both strong feminist presences in male-dominated, avant-garde traditions.
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Teresa Margolles maps the repercussions of pain
Margolles insists that she isn’t an activist. “I am an artist and I use all the limitations of an artist,” she says.
Tracey Clement
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The emoji-like sun looking down on Earth
Agnieszka Polska shows how photography has a complicated relationship to ‘truth’.
Zara Sigglekow
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The Mind Behind the Lens
Photojournalist Barbara McGrady tells the stories behind her renowned images.
Tracey Clement
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Rob Palmer wins National Photographic Portrait Prize
Rob Palmer has won the 2020 National Photographic Portrait Prize (NPPP) with his colour photo of Sydney-based chef Josh Niland titled The mahi-mahi, 2019.
Art Guide Australia
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Moorina Bonini: A Tribute to the Concrete Box (For Aunty Hyllus)
Sophia Cai recommends Moorina Bonini: A Tribute to the Concrete Box (For Aunty Hyllus) at Bus Projects.
Looking for some recommendations? Our panel of art insiders share their thoughts on what to see this month.
Insiders
Fiona McMonagle: Classy
Chris McAuliffe recommends Fiona McMonagle: Classy at Bayside Gallery.
Looking for some recommendations? Our panel of art insiders share their thoughts on what to see this month.
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What’s disguised in the name ‘coolie’?
Sancintya Mohini Simpson unpacks a family history of indentured labour.
Barnaby Smith
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The immersive drawings of Anna Boghiguian
“As an Armenian, the concept of exile and genocide is not unfamiliar.”
Barnaby Smith
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The power of bodies in movement
Through a classical Filipino dance form featuring long metal fingernails, artist Bhenji Ra explores the passing down of cultural knowledge.
Andy Butler
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Brook Andrew wins Australia Council Award For Visual Arts
The award acknowledges Andrew’s “outstanding and sustained contribution to Australian visual art.”
Art Guide Australia
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The exquisite unknowns of collaborative design
Industrial design meets straw marquetry via the age-old game of ‘exquisite corpse’.
