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Trash Museum of Bishkek. Photo: Supplied. A shipping container in the middle of a desert landscape with seven people sitting and standing out the front.
Opinions & Analysis

Why you should pay attention to Central Asia ecological art

Ecological art in Central Asia confronts oppressive state power and the environmental crisis, yet is overlooked in contemporary discourse.

Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis, ‘Burnt’ (cropped) as part of ‘Dis(connected) to Country’. Photo: Supplied. A photographic work showcasing the portrait with no facial features, overlayed with the red desert landscape.
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(Dis)connected to Country: mapping the intersections of place, identity and family

Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis interrogates the possibility of self-determination through photography.

Alana Hunt, 'Cups of nun chai’, 2010-20 which explores the ongoing territorial conflict in Kashmir. Photo: Courtesy of the Artist. A hand flicking a newspaper.
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The controversies of ‘political art' exploring war and violence

Examining the relationship between politics and the arts, and whether Australians are sensitive towards topics of war or violence.

Work by Tace Stevens showing as part of group exhibition ‘Only the future revisits the past’ at Centre for Contemporary Art as part of PHOTO2024. Image: Supplied. Photography work that captures a residential shed in the glow of early evening sunset. The shadow of two figures are reflected onto the wall of the building.
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Only the future revisits the past

The Centre for Contemporary Photography’s upcoming exhibition for PHOTO 2024 looks towards the past to speculate on future possibilities.

Installation view of ‘Telly Tuita: Tongpop’s Great Expectations’ at Campbelltown Arts Centre. Photo: Jodie Barker. Installation and photography works inside a spacious gallery with sky blue walls.
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Self-representation and cultural references in the work of Telly Tuita

Telly Tuita’s solo exhibition signifies a full-circle moment.

David Attwood, ‘Post New Hoover Magic Stick and Hoover Aura II’, 2023. Hoover Magic Stick vacuum, Hoover Aura II vacuum, fluorescent lights, acrylic. Photo: ArtDoc, courtesy of the artist. A white wall gallery displaying artworks that appear to be household vacuums.
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Sculptor David Attwood on our obsession with domestic maintenance

ArtsHub speaks with David Attwood, a 2024 Hyper Local artist-in-residence at PICA, on the ideas that inspire his work.

AIDS quilt on view at ‘Bloodlines by The Huxleys’. Photo: Supplied. A large quilt hangs inside a darkened gallery space with portrait photos of the many who lost their lives in the AIDS epidemic.
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Exhibition review: Bloodlines by The Huxleys, Abbotsford Convent

An incredibly moving exhibition that pays tribute to artists who lost their lives in the AIDS epidemic.

AACHWA’s Our Business: Aboriginal Art Centre Forum, Jambinu (Geraldton), 2022. Photo: Dragonfly Media. A figure with their back turned to the viewer, wearing an orange shirt with the words ‘PROMOTE EMPOWER CONNECT’.
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Art centres go above and beyond

The cross-sector benefits of community-controlled art centres.

Photo: Stelios Kazazis, Unsplash. Three sculptures of goddesses on the architectural column of the Parthenon.
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Australians fighting for the Parthenon Marbles’ return

A major campaign in Australia has been active since the 1980s in building a movement around the return of the…

Aerialist Lauren Watson in a scene from 'NERVE'. Photo: Cinnamon Smith. A performer with her leg and arms raised, balancing on her sitting bones. The background is pitch black with soft lights illuminating her body.
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A matter of perception 

Disabled entrepreneurs who choose the arts to engage with their audiences.

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