Tag Archives: Museum of Contemporary Art Australia

Exhibiting artists revealed for The National 2019: New Australian Art

22 August 2018 | Art Almanac

'The National 2019: New Australian Art' has announced its list of 65 Australian artists who will explore the interrelation between ideas of hierarchy and power, dystopic futures and ritual and improvisation....

‘Primavera 2018: Young Australian Artists’

20 July 2018 | Art Almanac

Eight Australian artists have been selected to participate in 'Primavera 2018', the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia's annual showcase of artists under the age of 35 in the early stages of their artistic career....

C3West Arts Project

29 May 2018 | Art Almanac

‘Ngara – Ngurangwa Byallara (Listen, hear, think – The Place Speaks)’, an arts initiative acknowledging the symbolic Aboriginal site in Sydney’s western suburbs – the former home of Blacktown Native Institution....

SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement – The 21st Biennale of Sydney

27 April 2018 | Eleanor Zeichner

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....

The National: New Australian Art announces 2019 curators and exhibition dates

17 April 2018 | Art Almanac

'The National: New Australian Art 2019' presents a joint curatorial vision of emerging, mid-career and established artists drawn from around the country, including Australian artists practicing overseas....

Hilarie Mais

29 March 2018 | Art Almanac

This lavishly illustrated catalogue complements Hilarie Mais; current touring exhibition, first held at Museum of Contemporary Art Australia in 2017. It traces the artist's five-decade career and her continual reinvention of the grid....

21st Biennale of Sydney | SUPERPOSITION: Equilibrium & Engagement

29 March 2018 | Art Almanac

The latest iteration of the Biennale of Sydney presents the work of 70 artists and artist collectives from across the globe at seven venues across the city; focusing on multi-layered perspectives of the world and its histories that simultaneously interact and create balance....

Pipilotti Rist: Sip my Ocean

30 November 2017 | Art Almanac

'Pipilotti Rist: Sip my Ocean' presents the spectrum of Rist’s groundbreaking practice, from her early single-channel videos of the 1980s to her large-scale audio-visual installations and recent immersive environments....

Hilarie Mais

29 September 2017 | Art Almanac

Features 20 major works and surveys three key threads of Hilarie Mais' practice; a ‘ghosting’ of colour between the work and its installation context, grid/square and circle/spiral systems in the pieces and multiple component works....

Civic Actions: Artists’ practices beyond the museum

28 July 2017 | Art Almanac

'Civic Actions' includes essays, reviews and conversations from notable artists, curators, academics and cultural practitioners such as Brook Andrews, Hetti Perkins and Elizabeth Ann Macgregor discuss work by artists including Tony Albert, Angelica Mesiti and Lara Thoms....

Jenny Watson: The Fabric of Fantasy

29 June 2017 | Tess Maunder

Curated by Anna Davis, this three-year in the making survey tracks defining factors and influences of Watson’s practice, including Punk, Conceptualism and Feminism. Her practice has consistently been responsive to a personal context....

MCA presents Zine Fair 2017

19 May 2017 | Art Almanac

Presented as part of the Sydney Writer’s Festival, the MAC Zine Fair features talks and events hosted by acclaimed literary personalities from across the globe. ...