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A socially alert Arthur Boyd

Exhibition takes a different view of Boyd's paintings, examining them for their take on racism, war and environmental degradation.

24 Jun 2014 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Arthur Boyd’s Large skate on grey background, (1979); Courtesy Bundanon Trust and SH Ervin

This exhibition, touring from the Bundanon Trust – Boyd’s former property on the Shoalhaven river in NSW, has been curated around the premise that Arthur Boyd was An Active Witness – the title of this exhibition – now showing at Sydney’s S.H. Ervin Gallery.

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Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina