Is my art leaving on a jet plane?
With the rise of art fairs and biennales internationally, Australian artists are competing in global shopping malls that dictate the market for good or ill. As…
New ceramicists don’t care to be cool
What is driving the rediscovery of ceramics, their renewed collectability and place in the museum environment? It is not surprising as part of this year’s Art…
How to write a great strategic plan
Harnessing a creative vision into a workable strategic model needs acute thinking, skillful writing and huge commitment. Chinese military strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu inspired this…
That which is most obvious
Fragments of a day – a journey that follows another’s step – what is left behind, what is noticed, or not. These are the small things…
What, new art movements? You’ve got to be kidding
They blazed then died, were regurgitated or appropriated. We thought we’d seen it all, but new art movements have emerged. Art History has been peppered and…
10 new words to fake it in the art world
A screen grab of Old Navy (USA, 2014) television advertisement satirizing the pretentious language of the contemporary art world. Source Ottawacitizen.com I take a look at…
Viral activism: art form of our times
Harvard medical students stage a die-in 9 December 2014; via Instagram @AshleyBSunshine Artists have long addressed social, political, gender and racial issues through their art.…
Is Instagram art?
A picture is worth a thousand words; an algorithm is worth a billion pictures – how is Instagram altering creativity? Audience poses and posts with Richard…
Egan Frantz @ Michael Jon Gallery, Miami
Michael Jon Gallery decided to launch its new gallery on the eve of Art Basel with a body of work by Egan Frantz. The choice of…
Alex Seton: Refoulement
Island dreams and hopes get shipwrecked with Seton’s new sculptures, which continue his interest in the issue of asylum seekers. Seton captures deflated hopes with his…