Australians slicing up the Big Apple
Brisbane artist Donna Marcus was in residence when the New York Green Street Studio’s founded Robert Jacks recently passed away, just weeks before his retrospective, Robert…
Is art a commodity?
Speculation, flipping, bid rigging and guarantees all serve to bolster the global art market but at what cost to transparency and lower tier galleries? ‘Christies had…
Saluysoy: Roberto M.A. Robles Retrospective
Ateneo Art Gallery, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines In collaboration with Galleria Duemila. 17 February – 23 April 2011 Charting thirty years and moving between the…
Beyond Frame: Philippine Photomedia – Manila edition
Ateneo Art Gallery, Ateneo de Manila University, (Philippines) 1 October – 12 December 2009 When the opportunity arose to return Beyond Frame to Manila as part…
Beyond Frame: Philippine Photomedia – Australian tour
UTS Gallery, Sydney (University Technology Sydney) 21 October – 21 November 2008 La Trobe University Visual Arts Centre, Bendigo (Victoria) 18 June – 21 July 2009…
Jumaadi: Travelling Light
Taksu, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 24 February – 16 April 2011. It seemed fitting to curate a show of Jumaadi’s work – an inveterate traveler in the…
KABOOM!
Haines Gallery, San Francisco (USA) 21 June – 21 July 2001. Cartoon culture today has taken on a new language of immersion – animation, graffiti, video…
Conflict over copyright – is it fair?
The arts sector is deeply divided over the introduction of fair use into the Australian Copyright Act, as was evident during the VIVID panel discussion on…
Can performance art be collected?
In recent years we have seen a revival of performance art but its ephemeral nature can create collection issues. Image: Tino Sehgal’s Kiss purchased by MoMA.…
Riding the textured trends of philanthropy
What are the trends, successes and pitfalls driving philanthropy in Australia today? Put simply, philanthropy in Australia is growing. CEO of Philanthropy Australia, Louise Walsh, opened…