Fellows Focus: Cat Jones

By Fiona Mackrell, 7 June 2013

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Fellows Focus: Cat Jones

By Fiona Mackrell, 7 June 2013

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'From reading books so delicate they almost crumble as their pages are turned to plunging into the excitement and crowds of festivals such as SXSW in Texas and SPILL in London, Sydney-based artist Cat Jones has experienced a diversity of sensory environments in the course of developing her latest project,'....

The Setouchi Triennale: a re invention

By Alex Bellemore, 3 June 2013

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The Setouchi Triennale: a re invention

By Alex Bellemore, 3 June 2013

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'The Setouchi Triennale uses the islands dotted around the Seto Inland Sea (Japans largest inland sea) as a site to host artists and artworks for this event, but the unique histories of these islands is as affecting as the artworks themselves. Much like the ‘Cockatoo Island effect’ for the....

Fellows Focus: Guy Ben-Ary

By Fiona Mackrell, 8 May 2013

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Fellows Focus: Guy Ben-Ary

By Fiona Mackrell, 8 May 2013

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'What sort of body would you have if you could create a robotic version of yourself, your own avatar? What would you have it do? How would you feel if it used your own brain cells to help it move, feel or think? It’s not science fiction; it’s the latest project by artist Guy Ben-Ary.Ben-Ary '....

The sensory work of artist Hiromi Tango

By Rebecca McLean-Chan, 6 May 2013

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The sensory work of artist Hiromi Tango

By Rebecca McLean-Chan, 6 May 2013

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'Anyone who has seen Hiromi Tango\'s work before knows that they beckon to be touched and felt. In the confines of the gallery space, your hands are firmly for gesturing and your eyes the primary senses stimulated. In the Museum of Contemporary Art’s (MCA) ....

Spotlight on Venice: In conversation with Mark Henry from Maddocks

By Anna Hyland, 30 April 2013

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'Mark Henry is a partner at the law firm Maddocks. Maddocks is the Principal Corporate Sponsor of the Australian exhibition at the Venice Biennale.How did Maddocks become a sponsor of the Australian exhibition?Prior to 2001, Australia did not have any corporate sponsors. At that time, the'....

Interview with 2013 Australia Council Visual Arts Award recipient Tracey Moffatt

By Artery, 16 April 2013

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'Interview transcript between 2013 Australia Council Visual Arts Award recipient Tracey Moffatt and graduate art students Eileen Abood and Sancintya Simpson.Eileen & Sancintya: Tracey, congratulations on being awarded the 2013 Australia Council Visual Arts Award.  Tracey Moffatt: Thank you! It is a great honour for me. M'....

Fellows Focus: Lauren Brincat

By Fiona Mackrell, 4 April 2013

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Fellows Focus: Lauren Brincat

By Fiona Mackrell, 4 April 2013

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'Lauren Brincat’s Walk in Traffic is a striking introduction to her current solo Melbourne show at the Anna Schwartz Gallery. On a suspended video screen is a congested Mexico City arterial road. Brincat emerges from the left of frame holding an enormous bunch of helium balloons. Quietly she enters the weaving stream of cars, purposefully making her way through the me'....

Spotlight on Venice: Simon Mordant AM talks Australia at Venice

By Anna Hyland, 2 April 2013

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'Anna Hyland is a Master of Art Curatorship student at the University of Melbourne and an intern with the Australia Council’s Venice Biennale project team. She spoke to Simon Mordant AM, Commissioner of the 2013 Australian Exhibition, about the importance of Australia’s representation at the Venice '....

UNBOUND: 2012 Kings Emerging Artist Program

By Anabelle Lacroix, 26 March 2013

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UNBOUND: 2012 Kings Emerging Artist Program

By Anabelle Lacroix, 26 March 2013

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'The exhibition UNBOUND presented the works of four artists as part of the 2012 Kings Emerging Artist Program. The show was not tied up with a curatorial brief set in advance; it presented four productions as the result of the research and endeavour of artists focusing on their own practice and area of enquiry.Celebrating the publication of the catalogue, I remember the advi'....