Opinion
On the Ordinariness and Extraordinariness of This Thing We Call Art
Sophia Cai finds works of art in chores, cooking, and care.
Feature
PHOTO 2021: International Festival of Photography
PHOTO 2021, which runs across multiple venues in Melbourne, tackles truth in the post-truth era.
Nadiah Abdulrahim
Feature
When making art becomes a family practice
Children can radically alter how artists approach their work—and some even find themselves collaborating with their kids.
Jane O'Sullivan
Feature
Wearing 60,000 years of culture
Kangaroo teeth, river reeds, streetwear and sculpture: the rich world of contemporary Indigenous fashion.
Jane O'Sullivan
Preview
Tattoos are more than SKIN DEEP in NAS Queer Contemporary
LGBTQI+ people flash their tats and tell their tales in SKIN DEEP at the National Art School Cell Block Theatre.
Tracey Clement
Review
Void
In the group show Void, curator Emily McDaniel from the Kalari Clan of the Wiradjuri nation in central New South Wales invoked the void as a space occupied by Indigenous knowledge, stories and meaning.
Tracey Clement
Preview
The surprising skin of Garry Greenwood
Known for creating fantastically detailed masks, puppets and costumes, sculptor Garry Greenwood also crafted fully-functional musical instruments out of leather.
Briony Downes
Preview
Eleven artist-led initiatives shine in NO SHOW
In NO SHOW, artist-led initiatives bring more than 50 creatives to Carriageworks.
Tracey Clement
Preview
Mirka Mora, in her own words
MIRKA, a new show at the Jewish Museum of Australia, allows audiences to hear Mirka Mora’s voice and see the artist’s work through the lens of her rich Jewish cultural heritage.
Tracey Clement
Preview
The poetic and material forms of CONCRETE
Showing at JamFactory and set to tour Australia, CONCRETE brings together 21 projects by artists, architects and designers to explore the conceptual, expressive and material qualities of concrete.
Tiarney Miekus
Interview
Carla Adams on Albert Tucker’s ghost, internet dating and the colour pink
Carla Adams, who is showing alongside the late painter Albert Tucker at AGWA, uses pencils, paint, textiles and lots of pink to take on the messy business of online dating.
Sheridan Hart
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The tiny cellular worlds of Angela Valamanesh
This Icon series exhibition delves into poetic microcosms with a sense of wonder.
