Writing

Writing on Art and Culture in lutruwita/Tasmania
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
28
MAKE AND DO SEPTEMBER: I AM SO TIRED I MIGHT JUST DISSOLVE

MAKE AND DO SEPTEMBER: I AM SO TIRED I MIGHT JUST DISSOLVE

There’s a JG Ballard story, The Wind from Nowhere, that describes a terrifying wind that gets more and more intense, making civilisation impossible and plaguing people’s mental health.
26 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
Aug
13
The Picks | August 2024

The Picks | August 2024

What we like
2 min read
Aug
12
Some art I have been thinking a lot about and it kind of delayed me because I was thinking too much and I just could not let go - July/August 2024

Some art I have been thinking a lot about and it kind of delayed me because I was thinking too much and I just could not let go - July/August 2024

Matt Warren & Sleepwalkers
11 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
Jul
05
The art I ate in June 2024

The art I ate in June 2024

...it’s freezing and I’m wearing really thick socks as a matter of sheer survival.
15 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
Jun
11
The Picks: June 2024

The Picks: June 2024

Yes, yes, the month is a third gone. We have been most deathly ill here at Make and Do Towers,
3 min read
Jun
03
Notes on toppled statues and glass houses | May 2024

Notes on toppled statues and glass houses | May 2024

Art doesn’t give people the idea to lop a statue off at the ankles. That idea has been around for thousands of years. The action is the tide. Stand in front of it. Try to hold it back. See how that goes.
11 min read