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Canberra Museum and Gallery. A group of metal cylinders in shades of bronze and blue patina are grouped against a white brick wall. The one on the far left is bubbly at the top as if it has been underwater or in an acid bath.
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The slippery nexus between sculpture and design and the agency of materials

Canberra Museum and Gallery has a new exhibition: Materiality… but not as we know it.

'JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live', installation view at Koorie Heritage Trust. Left to right: 'The Heart', 2016; 'Oxymoron', 2015; 'William Buckley - Maquette', 2016 (mixed media sculpture); 'Still Here', 2015; 'The Empire', 2015 (top); 'Ticket to Projection', 2015 (middle), 'Skip to my Lou', 2015 (bottom). Photo: ArtsHub. Digital illustrations of Melbourne landmarks with red, black and yellow background hang on the walls. In front of them is a small sculpture of a human figure on a bright yellow plinth.
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Exhibition review: JXSH MVIR: Forever I Live, Koorie Heritage Trust

When kinship is involved – it shows.

Image is a dark gallery with a shiny wooden floor and a white box seat. On the walls are two 3D pieces, one a cupboard like work and the other comprising abstract faces.
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Exhibition review: Odalala, nireekshane and Uyirvu, Arts House

Australian and international artists examine histories of caste, migration, gender and sexuality.

Image is an abstract half circle above another with a piece removed, painted thickly in images that resemble Earth and sea from above.
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Exhibition review: Opening Exhibition, Artemisia Gallery Space

New independent art gallery in Windsor, Melbourne, opens with an eclectic collection of visual art.

Hands of First Nations person holding charcoal against background of tree. Yarrabah
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Charcoal exhibition united through art-making

Charcoal symbolises renewal, and a new exhibition explores the medium for Reconciliation Week.

Sea, Salt and Silk. Image is an Arctic shoreline with a silhouette of a woman carrying a Perspex sheet.
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Multimedia review: Sea, Salt and Silk, Abbotsford Convent

An immersive event combining live sound, video and participatory installations with works using paper and salt.

brightly coloured sculptures suspended from ceiling in dark room. Artist Caroline Rothwell
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Exhibition review: Ross & Rothwell: in the same boat, Ngununggula

Joan Ross and Caroline Rothwell make for a perfect pairing, in an edgy exhibition that rattles colonial history and legacies.

a artwork on paper that shows 13 multicolored textile shapes in the form of women's lips with stitching over them and drizzles of red earth over the whole composition.
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Artist helping Venice Biennale move beyond its history

This year’s Venice Biennale calls for greater diversity and change, and one of its exhibiting artists is part of that…

Image is a sarcophagus in a display of Egyptian artefacts.
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Museum takes a stand on displaying body parts

The University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum has chosen to remove mummified body parts from display.

Izzy Faith V. Image is a 3D illustration of a demon woman with pink wings and antennas and an abundance of green hair. She is sticking her tongue out.
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Exhibition review: Demonised: Izzy Faith V, Honey Bones Gallery

Melbourne artist combines cultures, technology and media to create an exhibition of high-quality, demonic pop art.

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