Wangaratta-born, Melbourne-based artist Matthew Harris explores power structures and historical narratives through a socially critical and conceptual practice in painting and sculpture.
This year’s edition of Sydney Contemporary marks the launch of Photo Sydney, a presentation that brings together the country’s most acclaimed photographers and gives the medium —and its relevance to our cultural moment—the attention it deserves.
Desert Mob is a critical platform for the cultural and creative authority of desert artists—with artists driving new ways of making, collaborating, and innovating on their own terms, ensuring cultural knowledge is not just maintained but continually expanded through practice.
Embodied, the first iteration of Arts Project Australia’s new exhibition series, Limitless, sees artists Bronwyn Hack and Mark Smith create their most ambitious works yet, with the body at the centre of it all.
The central life-giving gesture of the breath is at the core of Max Athans’ first institutional solo exhibition. Their series of sculptures, collectively titled Breathform, take air into latex ‘lungs’ which create a whistle in the exhale, a deep breathy sound that echoes eerily through the galleries.
Spring1883, Melbourne’s interactive and immersive fair returns, celebrating the collision of contemporary art installed amongst 18th century decor of The Hotel Windsor.
Over 70 fabulous garments of exquisite craftsmanship – some made of silk with gold and silver embroidery and dazzling designs – have been assembled within a context of over 150 paintings, posters, wood block prints, magazines and decorative arts. Although many of the items have never been previously exhibited in Australia, most are now in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria, with many specifically acquired for this exhibition.
