Art Guide Australia

Eveline Kotai: Invisible Threads

Invisible Threads places emphasis on Kotai’s more recent fabric collages, a technique she happened on by chance in the early 2000s.

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By Nadiah Abdulrahim
Suspended Moment

Three works by Katthy Cavaliere made in Goulburn chronicle the idiosyncrasies of place with the insight of a singular vision.

Feature

By Briony Downes
Revealed

Revealed provides fertile ground for emerging Indigenous artists to exchange ideas, showcase diverse practices and sell work.

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By Steve Dow
Tony Costa wins 2019 Archibald Prize

This year, Tony Costa won the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Lindy Lee. The Sulman prize was won by McLean Edwards with The first girl that knocked on his door and Sylvia Ken was awarded the Wynne for Seven Sisters.

News

By Steve Dow
Podcast: Gemma Smith on the persuasion of colour

Colour is simultaneously the most apparent and most complex part of Gemma Smith’s practice. The artist, who has a penchant for abstraction, creates paintings that capture dialogues and interactions between colours.

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By Tiarney Miekus
Ensemble Piece

When Angelica Mesiti debuted her acclaimed 2012 video work Citizen Band at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, then-director Juliana Engberg told her quietly at the opening, “I’m going to take you to Venice.” It took a few years, but Engberg was true to her word.

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By Anna Dunnill

Pat Hoffie talks about place and The Partnershipping Project

Curated by Dr Pat Hoffie and Rosemary Miller, The Partnershipping Project brings together 20 installations, a database of interviews with artists, commissioned essays, and community workshops.

Interview

By Briony Downes

Gaia not the Goddess

In Gaia not the Goddess, an installation of sculptural objects packed tightly into the project space at Heide Museum, Isadora Vaughan continues her exploration of materials creating a speculative environment.

Review

By Zara Sigglekow

Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy

The use of his own body may be a convenient framework for Christian Thompson, but it also implies an emotional and personal investment that lends his work power and immediacy.

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By Rebecca Gallo

Artists put matter centre stage in Prima Materia

Prima Materia considers the transformation of matter—from older ideas around alchemy and mysticism to contemporary issues of dispossession and environmental change.

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By Rebecca Shanahan

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Vis-Ability

The term ‘visual art’ tends to preclude further ways of experiencing work but in Vis-Ability, careful research and curation have expanded the scope of ‘seeing’ art.

By Sheridan Coleman