Gina Fairley
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Review: Vernon Ah Kee: The Island, Campbelltown Arts Centre (NSW)
A powerful survey exhibition of Aboriginal artist Vernon Ah Kee's videos and wall texts, questions the frameworks of power and…
Art Basel Hong Kong cancelled due to coronavirus
The organisers of Art Basel Hong Kong have cancelled the 2020 edition of the art fair, facing no other option.
Museum Directors unite against climate crisis
With trillions of animals impacted by drought, flood and the recent bushfires, Australia’s biodiversity is in threat. Museum directors have…
Why we need to rehang our Australian art collections
The National Gallery of Australia has rehung its early Australian galleries, drawing on a broad curatorium to recontextualise our art…
BushfireBrandalism – artists act when governments won't
41 artists have taken to the streets with a guerrilla poster campaign that encourages people not to accept the government's…
Review: Assembled - Robert Klippel, TarraWarra Museum of Art (VIC)
Robert Klippel changed the landscape of Australian sculpture, and his work continues to shift our perspectives and celebrate bold individualism.
Olafur Eliasson on the tipping points for artists to act
Danish/Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson offers views on climate action, self-confidence in criticism, the eroding value of culture, and why artists…
Building for bushfire resilience in a gallery
This week Bundanon Trust breaks ground on its environmentally prepared building project with an announcement of additional funding and Minister…
Review: Between Appearances: the art of Louise Weaver, Buxton Contemporary (VIC)
Weaver is an artist who looks beyond the surface, who uses materiality and familiarity to usher the viewer into a…
Vale Annette Bezor
Rising to prominence in the 1980s, South Australian painter Annette Bezor added much to the feminist conversation in contemporary art.