Art Guide Australia

Art Guide Australia is a print and online magazine exploring contemporary Australian art. Our editors and our team of writers and contributors know the local art scene and keep you informed through engaging and thoughtful articles. We speak with artists, curators and gallerists to learn more about their ideas and share them with an audience who want to know more about Australian art and what to see. We’re here to support a vibrant and diverse arts community and our aim is to provide independent, considered editorial coverage alongside a comprehensive picture of what’s happening in the visual arts across Australia.

A Note From the Editor

Art Guide Australia

Issue 150 Contributors

Darwin/Larrakia Country

Adelaide/Kaurna Country

Sydney/Eora

Melbourne/Naarm

Brisbane/Meanjin

Hobart/Nipaluna

Darwin/Larrakia Country

Shepparton/Yorta Yorta

Cowaramup

Canberra/Ngambri

The Root of the Matter • In Hair Pieces at Heide Museum of Modern Art, hair symbolises the burden of gendered labour—while speaking to how bodies are subject to wider tensions between freedom and control.

STARS THROUGH THE TREES • The assemblage of new motherhood, of shifting time and experience, is mirrored in Lillian O’Neil’s poignant artistic assemblages.

Colour’s the Thing with Lesley Dumbrell

Studio Clare Milledge

Is Care Endless? • Care is a word thrown around not just the art world, but many facets of life. Now, a new exhibition between Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art and Griffith University Art Museum is questioning the complexities of the word and action.

Liquid Dreams • With the likes of Björk and Beyonce wearing her creations, within Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s surreal garments, couture becomes a canvas for the phenomena of nature.

Talking Painting with Wendy Sharpe

The Envy of the Art World • Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Arts Project Australia continues to support and advocate for artists with an intellectual disability—while making the art world rethink its most basic assumptions.

UP THAT HILL • When does creative block transform into the timeless, untroubled space of creating?

Echoes of Central Australia • An important, beloved site for Central Australian arts, Araluen Arts Centre is now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a reflective exhibition highlighting its vast collection.

Africa Fashion: A Runway of Glamour and Revolution

COMING SOON BOOKSTORE

Victoria

New South Wales

Queensland

Australian Capital Territory

Tasmania

South Australia

Western Australia

Northern Territory

Maps

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