OOO: An Uncanny Economy of Things OOO: An Uncanny Economy of Things Ash Coates Stockroom Kyneton 31 Aug—6 Oct
Feature Dispatches from Tennant Creek With their iconic painted poker machines and installations, notably featured in the 2020 Biennale of Sydney, the Tennant Creek Brio are now taking over Melbourne with a new show at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art. Andrew Stephens
Preview Chris Langlois on the abstraction of the sea Chris Langlois explores the abstract nature and fugue-like quality of the ocean in his latest exhibition at Olsen Gallery, which presents a dozen new large-scale works with endless variations on the seascape. Andrew Stephens
Feature The crafting cultures of IOTA24 “We can communicate with our hands when we craft something”: This year’s Indian Ocean Craft Triennial, IOTA24, delivers craft and culture across Western Australian art galleries. Sally Gearon
Preview Elyas Alavi on queer reclamation In his latest exhibition at the 4A Centre for Contemporary Art, Elyas Alavi reimagines the alam, an object used in Shi’a ceremonies, as a portal for queer Muslim experience. Josephine Mead
Preview “It’s dance, it’s song”: Wurrandan Marawili’s debut solo exhibition Yolŋu musician and artist Wurrandan Marawili is embracing Gunybi Ganambarr’s ‘Found’ movement in a series of etched aluminium artworks, now showing at Outstation Gallery. Louise Martin-Chew
Preview Solidarity in art at SALA Festival The annual South Australian Living Artists (SALA) Festival is a much-beloved, month-long celebration of contemporary art and artists across South Australia—and this year’s feature artist is Julia Robinson. Sally Gearon