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Why do we love lawn?
The Blade explores the Australian history of lawn from kangaroo grass to the footy field; the scythe to the electric mower; the suburban Hills Hoist to the sweeping verdure of state buildings.
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Child and Mother
Developed by the Dax Centre, an institution which focuses on using art to reduce the stigma surrounding mental health issues, Child and Mother is an exhibition reflecting on childhood trauma, motherhood and the relationships we form.
Briony Downes
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A powerful alchemy
Featuring Aboriginal artists Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce, Looking Glass brings together beautiful objects with a sting in the tail.
Timmah Ball
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New for Old
Wrestling with both excessive consumption and planned obsolescence in technology, New for Old takes as its starting point the cathode-ray tube TV.
Tracey Clement
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The Past Imperfect
Megan Evans challenges the privileges enshrined by whiteness while untangling the complexities of living on stolen land.
Neha Kale
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Local talent shines in Sydney Festival 2021
This year’s Sydney Festival has defied the odds, opening with a focus on an entirely ‘Australian Made’ program.
Steve Dow
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Artist Watching
As the fascination for seeing artists at work grows, galleries are creating opportunities to view the creative process in real time.
Tracey Clement
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Six regional galleries to visit this summer
Summer is heating up and after a year characterised by isolation and confinement, a drive to clear the cobwebs and look at some art might be just what the doctor ordered. Barnaby Smith has selected a range of exhibitions at regional galleries, all within a couple of hours of major cities, to tempt audiences to step outside the metropolis. These shows are replete with social, environmental and historical engagement, risk-taking practices and styles.
Barnaby Smith
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Kitchen Creations: Recipes by Wendy Sharpe, Kirsha Kaechele and Hannah Quinlivan
Looking for comforting and sustainable food to enjoy? In our summer edition of Kitchen Creations, three artists share their recipes for a perfect nicoise salad, rabbit stew and buckwheat and mushroom shepherd’s pie.
Briony Downes
Opinion
Every crisis provides an opportunity: the silver linings of 2020
“When my editor suggested that I write a year in review column she cautioned me to take it easy on the bad news. We don’t need to be reminded once more that 2020 has been catastrophic. Make it upbeat. I’ll do my best.”
Andrew Frost
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Seeing Our Own Reflections
In her newest work, Angela Tiatia uses the myth of narcissus to hold a mirror to how we live today.
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
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The Rhythm of the Handcrafted
Once relegated to ‘merely craft’, textiles are suddenly everywhere. As interest grows, artists are taking the medium to vastly different places—from ancestral lineages, to rituals of grief, to addressing online misogyny.
