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.
Unfamiliar Familiars
Some exhibitions are 'hard to exhaust'.
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.
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
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...
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
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
This machine is made of people: Galileo Chew Chew
This is what is important for culture: scrappy, open spaces, where ideas are given air and time to see if they work. Culture happens.
Going to Mona: Three New Exhibitions
Jean-Luc Moulène and Teams
Jónsi: Hrafntinna (Obsidian)
Heavenly Beings: Icons of the Orthodox Christian World
The short verdict is these
Difficult Terrain
Emma Bugg, Janine Combes, Lola Greeno, Jane Hodgetts, Jeanette James, Shauna Mayben, Emily Snadden, Gabee Stolp, Sarah Stubbs, Anna Weber
