Previews
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David Ralph: Amplifying Silence
Based between Melbourne and Leipzig, David Ralph creates quiet, uncanny scenes that conflate a host of dichotomies: nature and culture; exterior and interior; physical and psychological.
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Patricia Piccinini: Curious Affection
In her most ambitious exhibition to date, artist Patricia Piccinini occupies GOMA’s entire ground floor with a retrospective of her most recognisable works from the past 20 years, and a suite of immersive multisensory installations.
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Vanishing Point
'Vanishing Point' showcases new work by five women artists exploring the island as a concept where opposing ideas meet – Consuelo Cavaniglia, Ellen Dahl, Yvette Hamilton, Taloi Havini and Salote Tawale.
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2018 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art
The ‘Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art’ delivers new and unexpected visions in mediums such as photography, painting, sculpture, installation and the moving image.
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Alasdair McLuckie: As a young snail, a middle aged snail, and an old snail, I was not a fast worker
The playful title of Alisdair McLuckie’s latest exhibition ‘As a young snail, a middle aged snail, and an old snail, I was not a fast worker’ refers to the creative ritual of his practice, which requires repetition, perseverance and attention to detail.
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Antipodean emanations: cameraless photographs from Australia and New Zealand
The premise of ‘Antipodean emanations: cameraless photographs from Australia and New Zealand’ is implicit in its title; showcasing over 80 photograms by over 30 Australian and New Zealand artists who push boundaries through experimentation.
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SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement – The 21st Biennale of Sydney
Currently in its 45th year of operation, ‘Biennale of Sydney’ continues to grapple with the substantial task of representing international and Australian contemporary art practice, while speaking persuasively to diverse audiences.
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Evelyna Helmer: Broken Open
Evelyna Helmer’s latest paintings are portraits of an inner state. The artist sets up dialogues between intuitively painted abstraction and smooth shapes with strongly defined edges.
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Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change
Time and light weave together the diverse elements of ‘Waqt al-tagheer: Time of change’, the first major exhibition by Muslim Australian art collective, eleven. Curated by Abdul- Rahman Abdullah and Nur Shkembi at ACE Open as part of the Adelaide Festival, the exhibition presents a multifaceted exploration of what it...
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Steve Carr: Echo
Forging alliances between materiality, magic, performance and cinema is what Christchurch artist Steve Carr does best. Playing with the mechanisms behind moving images and photographs, Carr creates controlled experiments that push the possibilities of film beyond the confines of linear narratives. His story arcs are hinged on moments of transformation...
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Julie Dowling: Babanyu (Friends for life)
For First Nations people, painting is an essential medium to communicate cultural knowledge, connection to Country and socio-political realities. Indeed in all cultures painting inscribes memories; it is a symbolic language that acts as a record for current and future generations. This is poignantly expressed in the art of Julie...
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Suburbia
Suburbia is the stuff of nostalgia and nightmares. Recent trends in town planning have marked a shift against private and demarcated plots that characterise the sprawling homogeneity of picket-fenced peripheries. More contemporary urban developments illustrate a renewed interest in public and community-oriented spaces and infrastructure. It is not cars, but...
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