Book Reviews 65,000 Years brings truth telling to art history 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art is an extraordinary account of the unique art of this continent, published alongside a landmark exhibition at the Potter Museum of Art. Necessary and urgent, it tells the story of Indigenous Australian art; a new art history unlike anything we’ve seen. For Jane O’Sullivan, it’s a remarkable and must-read book. Jane O'Sullivan
Feature Oslo Davis reimagines art terms In a new series of illustrated postcards available as a free gift with purchase only at the Art Guide Bookstore, Oslo Davis takes on classic and contemporary art terms and genres and reimagines what they could be referring to. Oslo Davis
Feature The major exhibitions open in each capital city this summer With so much to choose from, we’ve rounded up the major summer exhibitions in each capital city, open all summer long. Spanning Yayoi Kusama, Magritte, the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, and many more. Art Guide Australia
Feature From here to infinity with Yayoi Kusama Ahead of the National Gallery of Victoria’s major retrospective on singular Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, we invited four artists to respond to the influence of Kusama on their own practice—and meditate on what her work means to them. Art Guide Australia
Feature Poetic relations at the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art Bringing together 70 artists from 30 countries, the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art fosters connections across cultures and borders, and translates cultural knowledge for the present day. Steve Dow
Feature NGV’s Reko Rennie retrospective asks whether he should be considered Australia’s Keith Haring First Nations artist Reko Rennie possesses the gift of creating memorable images that are simultaneously puzzling, intriguing and entertaining. Sasha Grishin