Gina Fairley
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Turandot: Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour
A fire breathing dragon, fireworks, projections, craned-in singers and dancers as human streamers – Turandot amps up the spectacle
Hard Edge: Abstract Sculpture 1960s-70s
Weighty, but not weight enough as Australian sculptural history is relegated to "foyer art" at the NGV, distilling the consideration…
Crying inside: The darker side of comic art
Beneath the super-heroes and speech bubbles, comic artists often tell a tragic story.
Decorative arts revived in disposable age
In a world of short trends and consumer churn, the renewed interest in decorative arts presents a counter-movement.
Emerging artists: too much too early?
Six concurrent exhibitions survey emergent art across Australia betray an imbalance in our attention on younger artists.
Is professionalism a dirty word in the arts?
Has too much talk of brand and career management muddied the path of professional practice as an artist? Artistic growth…
Biennale of Sydney: How a bird beats a boycott
After the trauma of the last edition, the 20th Biennale of Sydney re-patterns resistance with a softer but powerful tune,…
How the art market's million dollar distortion affects you
The global art market rises and falls on multi-million dollar works but 90% of artworks sell for less than $50,000.
Culture needs to catch up with the new old
Arts organisations need to adjust their thinking to engage a booming population with time and energy to live a rich,…
Putting art on a different pedestal
In some contemporary art, the pedestal is as becoming as important as the work itself.