Feature How AI images are ‘flattening’ Indigenous cultures – creating a new form of tech colonialism It feels like everything is slowly but surely being affected by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). And like every other disruptive technology before it, AI is having both positive and negative outcomes for society. One of these negative outcomes is the very specific, yet very real cultural harm posed to Australia’s Indigenous populations. The Conversation
Book Reviews Book Preview: Thin Skin by Jennifer Higgie There are many parallels between skin and painting. “Paint is a thin skin on a surface—a layer that transmits ideas into the world,” writes Jennifer Higgie in Thin Skin, the accompanying publication to a 2023 exhibition featuring paintings by thirty-six Australian and international artists. Jackson McLaren
Feature Mostafa Azimitabar paints for humanity Buoyed by the power of love and the spirit of artistic invention, Mostafa Azimitabar’s new solo exhibition at Maitland Regional Gallery turns dehumanising narratives on their head. Jasmeet Kaur Sahi
Preview Queer theory Curated by cross-disciplinary art collective KINK, the Institute of Modern Art’s You Are Here Too is an homage to–and expansion of–one of the most significant shows in the history of queer Australian art, thirty-three years on. Barnaby Smith
Preview Wanda Gillespie’s divine interventions Wanda Gillespie’s handcrafted sculptures embody ideas of the sacred. Her latest exhibition, Of Counting and Devotion, is now showing at Craft Victoria’s Vitrine Gallery. Briony Downes
Feature Latai Taumoepeau’s narrative flow Existing in the space between ritual, performance and ceremony, the body-centred work of Latai Taumoepeau rewrites the stories that shape our perception of Oceania—while using ancient traditions to tackle our most urgent modern concerns. Taumoepeau is now participating in Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania at Artspace. Rayleen Forester