In the Realm of Old White Man is a poetic and metaphorical look at how the expansive ruling power of Old White Man has dominated the direction of countless societies for centuries. Hall’s exhibition explores its impact and legacy on the planet and humanity through sixteen large mixed media works, dwelling between painting and drawing,that create the impression of a mural on the Art Space’s interior walls.
In an era of information excess and manipulation, Wang Zhiyuan’s Dictator Training Centre exhibiting at Passage Gallery, reminds us of contemporary art’s potential as an open-ended platform for reflection, dialogue, and shared authorship.
In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.
Peter Hill interviews Simryn Gill about the exhibition Stolon Press: Flat earth at Monash University Museum of Art.
Blak In-Justice, now showing at Heide Museum of Modern Art, challenges the brutal systems that shape Indigenous incarceration in Australia—while charting the healing power of ancestral knowledge in the process.
Phuong Ngo’s first major solo exhibition Inheritance, now showing at West Space, spans generations and continents, incorporates objects bought and sold across family lines, and draws on both spiritual and everyday rituals.
Step inside Remy Faint’s inner-city Sydney garage, where he meticulously constructs every element of his artworks—from wooden frames and sculpted fabric to striking, multilayered paintings in silk. Faint is now showing at the Rockhampton Museum of Art.
