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Suggested Reading
Sue Lovegrove on the humbling immensity of nature
“Sometimes I think of my paintings as a sound score to the pulse of the landscape.” Sue Lovegrove presents 12 new abstract landscape paintings in her latest show at Gallerysmith.
Anita King
Danish Quapoor explores the contradictions of grief
In the most significant exhibition of his career to date at Pinnacles Gallery, Danish Quapoor explores the contradictory emotions of grief while navigating complex shifts in identity and belonging.
Louise Martin-Chew
Ellen Dahl wins the 2024 National Photography Prize
Congratulations to Ellen Dahl, who has won the $30,000 2024 National Photography Prize for her work, Four Days Before Winter, a four-part piece exploring the devastating effects of climate change on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
Art Guide Australia
Must-sees at this year’s Melbourne Art Fair
With over 60 booths presenting, this year’s Melbourne Art Fair doesn’t centre glitz or glam, but glimpses into sci-fi, realism, vibrant colour and Indigenous connections to land. Our editors have rounded up their top picks.
Art Guide Editors
Ceremony with activism: The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial
Ceremony and radical activism may seem like differing forces, but The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial is showing us otherwise, centering itself on art, action and change. This touring exhibition is now on display at Western Plains Cultural Centre.
Timmah Ball
Artists as influencers: advertising or advocacy?
By mere virtue of using social media, artists unavoidably project a ‘personal brand’—but, asks Sophia Cai, what ethics are at play when artists become active influencers for businesses, products or political positions?