Book Reviews
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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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Song of the Cicada: Suzanne Archer
‘Song of the Cicada’ affixes Suzanne Archer’s place in the canon of Australian art history. She has long offered a tantalising jolt of disquiet coupled with a zest for life.
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Before Time Began
‘Before Time Began’, are words often spoken by Aboriginal artists in Central Australia to set the stage for the creation of the world by ancestral beings.
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The Voice of Water
‘The Voice of Water’ is a collection of 30 miniature watercolours, coupled by descriptive, intimate prose that draw our attention to the often-overlooked happenings and experiences of the natural world.
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Parragirls
‘Parragirls’ leads the reader on a journey back to the Parramatta Girls Home, a child-welfare institution for neglected young children and delinquent adolescents.
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Kulinmaya! Keep listening, everybody!
‘Kulinmaya!’ by artist Mumu Mike Williams charts his life experiences, art practice, Tjukurpa Law and engagement with the land rights movement in the APY lands of Central Australia.
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Return Flight MEL>HKG
‘Return Flight MEL>HKG’ documents the blind collaborative process between 20 artists and writers from Melbourne and Hong Kong.
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