Australian artist and photographer Stuart Spence surrenders to the ‘imaginative possibilities’ of photography, capturing a potent tension between the known and the unknown....
Stuart Spence: Yield
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Unfinished Business: The Art of Gordon Bennett
A fresh insight into the work of artist Gordon Bennett (1955-2014), including new interpretations of his intelligent synthesis of influences and ideas and globally recognised contribution to contemporary art....
How local art made Australia’s national capital
Researched and written by author Anni Doyle Wawrzyńczak, ‘How local art made Australia’s national capital’ pays tribute to Canberra’s rich arts and cultural landscape....
Ken Done: Art, Design, Life
Alice Dingle reviews Amber Creswell Bell’s monograph ‘Ken Done: Art, Design, Life’, a comprehensive publication championing Done’s enduring legacy and his work over the last 40 years....
Tarnanthi 2020: Open Hands
Jeremy Eccles reviews the Tarnanthi 2020 exhibition catalogue which captures the vibrancy and artistic depth of the year’s focus exhibition, Open Hands. ...
Tim Olsen: Son of the Brush
A detailed recount of events traversing the art dealer and gallerist’s early childhood to present day, Olsen’s story is part celebration, part confessional; unfurling the art scene and owning his identity and place within it, and within his family....
She Persists: Perspectives on Women in Art & Design
‘She Persists’ is a collection of perspectives on pivotal moments in and key considerations to the field of art and design by women, all drawn from the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Collection....
The Art of Laziness: Contemporary Art and Post-Work Politics
This publication reconsiders what it means to be lazy, for the purpose of examining the correlations of art and visual culture to anti-work politics and the impact that work ethic has had on our understanding of art in a contemporary age....
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 1970-2020
Marking MPRG’s 50th anniversary, ‘Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery 1970-2020’, is the most substantial collection-focused publication produced by the Gallery and serves as a record of the achievements of these leaders, their curatorial colleagues and gallery staff....
Truth Bomb: Inspiration from the Mouths and Minds of Women Artists
22 Australian and international artists who have caught the attention (and held it) of Abigail Crompton are celebrated in ‘Truth Bomb’ through personal vignettes....
ACU Art Collection: A New Perspective
‘A New Perspective’ showcases 66 of the compelling works in the ACU’s collection, revealing their importance and that of the Collection as a whole, for those on the campus equally to those outside of it....
Izabela Pluta: Figures of slippage and oscillation
'Izabela Pluta: Figures of slippage and oscillation' relates to Pluta’s preoccupation with how images and mediums, to which we ascribe documentary potential, operate and in turn affect perception....