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Oct
18
One for sorrow, two for joy

One for sorrow, two for joy

Jo Chew Despard Gallery Activism in the arts is a complex thing. There is art that is strident and obviously
8 min read
Sep
02
Two things that feature rocks

Two things that feature rocks

Here’s two things that feature rocks. That was a coincidence, but when I noticed it, I had to sit these together in my head, because I like that kind of synchronous magic.
15 min read
Jul
27
Notes on some fakes and attendant japes

Notes on some fakes and attendant japes

I am deeply unsure that I want to actually support any of the narratives that are vying for supremacy around this story.
6 min read
Jun
28
The return of the great white hunter

The return of the great white hunter

I really like the art of Milan Milojevic. I consider him one of the most vital and unique artists we have locally; I like his approach to art, his aesthetic, his use of differing techniques for creating his images and his sense of absurd comedy.
4 min read
May
30
Unfamiliar Familiars

Unfamiliar Familiars

Some exhibitions are 'hard to exhaust'.
9 min read
Apr
19
PERSONAE

PERSONAE

Some work takes time before I find it. Sometimes I have problems. What am I missing? Is there anything to miss? Is that really it? Is that all there is? I have had much to consider with the work of Micheila Petersfield. I’ve had problems.
7 min read
Mar
22
Notes on Lands of Light: Lloyd Rees in Tasmania

Notes on Lands of Light: Lloyd Rees in Tasmania

I didn’t want to like this exhibition. Which is an admission of both bias and exhaustion. The sheer dominance
6 min read
Feb
26
Interior Topographies

Interior Topographies

Let’s not beat around the bush here; women who make art and have children will likely be told at some point by someone that their child is their greatest artwork. I’m sure person saying this means well, but let’s just consider how offensive that line actually is...
6 min read
Jan
12
AND I DREAMED YOU DREAMED ABOUT ME

AND I DREAMED YOU DREAMED ABOUT ME

A response to Emma Bingham’s Continuum[1] Veils filter translucence, shifting with the arc of a day’s light
2 min read
Dec
18
Artist, Lucienne Rickard's hands, palms up, one is cover in white substance, the other is covered in graphite.

Carrying a New World: Notes on the end of Extinction Studies

Did I see a myth in the making? Possibly. One never knows. Something like that anyway: a fable or something
7 min read