Book Reviews
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Laith McGregor: Archipelago
Perimeter Editions, in partnership with STATION gallery, bring us the second title surveying Laith McGregor’s works; a richly illustrated book which features 40 images of McGregor’s works from his Island Drawings and Island Collages series.
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Louise Haselton: Act Natural
Sculptor Lousie Haselton explores the inner life of natural forms and industrial castoffs allowing reconfigurations to occur in unexpected ways. From these everyday items, the artist builds new meaning that disrupts their internal logic.
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Olive Cotton: A Life in Photography
Six chapters shed light on the personal and professional life of one of Australia’s pioneering modernist photographers, Olive Cotton. Helen Ennis highlights specific works to synchronise the perennial effects of everyday life with a serial creative output.
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Odd Roads to be Walking
‘Odd Roads to be Walking’ profiles the work and lives of 156 women artists who worked in Australia and internationally including Violet Teague, Portia Geach, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Queenie McKenzie.
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Bill Henson: The Light Fades but the Gods Remain
Bill Henson’s connection with the Glen Waverley region is the focus of this series of photographs portraying luminous renditions of twilight suburbia, ruins of antiquity and the fruitful mysteries of adolescence.
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Savanhdary Vongpoothorn: All That Arises
Savanhdary Vongpoothorn’s ‘All That Arises’ is an apt introduction to, as Terence Maloon, Director of Canberra’s Drill Hall Gallery writes, ‘void-haunted, void fascinated art... dazzling quanta and vibrant fields of energy.’
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Present Tense: Anna Schwartz Gallery and Thirty-Five Years of Contemporary Australian Art
'Present Tense' is a record of the journey and contribution Anna Schwartz has made with several contemporary Australian art galleries and her unwavering advocacy for artists and ideas.
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Step Into Paradise: Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson
Two of Australia's most iconic textile and haute couture designers, Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson, are celebrated in this richly illustrated publication.
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AND WHAT?: Ken Bolton and Kurt Brereton
Ken Bolton and Kurt Brereton's 'AND WHAT?' is an entertaining mix of paintings, drawings, photographs and poetic responses to random topics, which oscillate between creative thought and critical opinion.
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Horizon Lines: Marking 50 Years of Print Scholarship
‘Horizon Lines’ celebrates the 50-year anniversary of two important print scholarships, ‘The Harold Wright Scholarship’ and ‘The Sarah and William Holmes Scholarship’.
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Australian Galleries. The Purves Family Business: The First Four Decades 1956-1999
Founded by Anne and Tam Purves in 1956, Australian Galleries pioneered the exhibition and commerce of modern art in Australia, providing a platform to promote the reputation of a clutch of post-war Australian artists emerging in Melbourne.
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Rosalie Gascoigne: A Catalogue Raisonné
'Rosalie Gascoigne: A Catalogue Raisonné' is an exceptional record of the New Zealand-born Australian artist’s legacy.
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