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Feature

I had no photos of my mother’s pregnancy and migration, so I found a way for AI to help fill in the gaps

Sara Oscar’s Counterfactual Departures uses generative AI to create an otherwise non-existent family archive—creating photographs that depict her pregnant mother’s migration from Thailand to Australia in 1974.

Sara Oscar’s Counterfactual Departures uses generative AI to create an otherwise non-existent family archive—creating photographs that depict her pregnant mother’s migration from Thailand to Australia in 1974.

By Sara Oscar | Published 12 Jun 2024

Book Reviews

Shifting focus: ‘Outside the Frame’ turns the lens onto video and time-based art

Video and time-based art is a mutant medium with a disjointed history. Jane O’Sullivan reviews Outside the Frame: Art and the Moving Image, which takes a snapshot of contemporary practice through 21 recent moving image commissions.

Video and time-based art is a mutant medium with a disjointed history. Jane O’Sullivan reviews Outside the Frame: Art and the Moving Image, which takes a snapshot of contemporary practice through 21 recent moving image commissions.

By Jane O'Sullivan | Published 11 Jun 2024

News

The three major international artists coming to Sydney this summer

A surrealist legend, a cyber-futurist Chinese artist and a revered painter are showing in Sydney later this year: René Magritte and Cao Fei at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Julie Mehretu at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

A surrealist legend, a cyber-futurist Chinese artist and a revered painter are showing in Sydney later this year: René Magritte and Cao Fei at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and Julie Mehretu at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

By Art Guide Australia | Published 05 Jun 2024

Feature

Kasia Töns’s soft sculpture on where we live

In times of scarcity and the Anthropocene, our homes, dwellings and emergency shelters take on a charged, emotive, and fundamental meaning—as Kasia Töns’s textile creations, now at Ararat Gallery TAMA, show us.

In times of scarcity and the Anthropocene, our homes, dwellings and emergency shelters take on a charged, emotive, and fundamental meaning—as Kasia Töns’s textile creations, now at Ararat Gallery TAMA, show us.

By Caitlin Aloisio Shearer | Published 03 Jun 2024

Feature

“Her images are embedded in our psyche”: Remembering Rosemary Laing

The Australian art world is in mourning, having lost two art icons in one week. Following the recent passing of Destiny Deacon is the loss of contemporary photographer Rosemary Laing, one of Australia’s most revered photographic artists.

The Australian art world is in mourning, having lost two art icons in one week. Following the recent passing of Destiny Deacon is the loss of contemporary photographer Rosemary Laing, one of Australia’s most revered photographic artists.

By Sally Gearon | Published 31 May 2024

News

The 2024 Archibald Prize finalists have been announced

The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced, alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Northern Rivers–based artist Matt Adnate for his portrait of ARIA Award–winning Yolŋu rapper, artist and actor Baker Boy.

The finalist portraits in the biggest Australian art award of the year have been announced, alongside the winner of The Packing Room Prize: Northern Rivers–based artist Matt Adnate for his portrait of ARIA Award–winning Yolŋu rapper, artist and actor Baker Boy.

By Art Guide Australia | Published 30 May 2024

Feature

Six budget-friendly things to see at RISING 2024

Festivals can be overwhelming, especially during a cost-of-living crisis. So we’ve curated the ‘must-see-but-on-a-budget’ art events at this year’s RISING—all free or low cost with no bookings required, from Richard Bell’s iconic Embassy tent to Jeremy Deller’s 24 Hour Rock Show to art-filled micro-bars.

Festivals can be overwhelming, especially during a cost-of-living crisis. So we’ve curated the ‘must-see-but-on-a-budget’ art events at this year’s RISING—all free or low cost with no bookings required, from Richard Bell’s iconic Embassy tent to Jeremy Deller’s 24 Hour Rock Show to art-filled micro-bars.

By Art Guide Editors | Published 29 May 2024

Feature

Appreciating the life and art of Destiny Deacon

Destiny Deacon “was an artist who understood all that matters”, says the writer and poet Tony Birch, one of many friends and fellow creatives attending to their grief over the death of the esteemed multimedia artist last week, at the age of 67.

Destiny Deacon “was an artist who understood all that matters”, says the writer and poet Tony Birch, one of many friends and fellow creatives attending to their grief over the death of the esteemed multimedia artist last week, at the age of 67.

By Steve Dow | Published 28 May 2024

Feature

Creating in the Age of the Anthropocene

As the harmony of nature feels increasingly fragile, what happens if your art centres nature itself? We asked five artists—Nici Cumpston, Karla Dickens, Jenna Lee, Janet Laurence and John Wolseley—how it feels to work with nature in these times.

As the harmony of nature feels increasingly fragile, what happens if your art centres nature itself? We asked five artists—Nici Cumpston, Karla Dickens, Jenna Lee, Janet Laurence and John Wolseley—how it feels to work with nature in these times.

By Art Guide Australia | Published 27 May 2024

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