click on image for more on the Christie’s Photographs sales October 2016
Month: September 2016
Michael Hoppen Gallery
The Image in Question at Michael Hoppen Gallery
click on the image for the link to the exhibition and
Photo London 2016
Michael Cook
Mother, 2016 – photography by Michael Cook
Click on image to see the 2016 series by Michael Cook – Mother
Anna Carey
Stardust 2016, Anna Carey
click on the image for the 2016 series, Stardust, by Anna Carey.
Annette Messager at the MCA Sydney
Review: Annette Messager: motion/emotion at the MCA Australia (Sydney) till 26 October 2014
(this is republished/reblogged review from 2014) We were fortunate to have a reason to be in Sydney for the Monday.
Abstract Expressionism at the RA London
The Royal Academy of Art & Abstract Expressionism
Last time I saw Blue Poles it was on temporary exhibition alone in a room at the NGA.
Continue reading “Abstract Expressionism at the RA London”
Joan Carlile
Tate Acquires Portrait by One of Europe’s First Female Professional Painters, Joan Carlile
$150 m sculpture
$150 million public sculpture for Manhattan
We all wish there were more supporters for public art.
Murrumbidgee River in 26 Days
Murrumbidgee River in 26 Days, Alan Lee & Jonquil Mackey, Tuggeranong Arts Centre
This joint exhibition by these two photographers is based on the notion of exploring the Murrumbidgee River along its path to the Murray.
Derek Henderson
Derek Henderson at Michael Reid
Contemporary landscape photography at Michael Reid’s gallery in Sydney. Wonderful.
Robyn Stacey at Stills
Robyn Stacey exhibition at Stills Gallery, Sydney
This is a notice for the Robyn Stacey exhibition: Oct 8 – Nov 5, 2016
Artist and Empire
National Gallery Singapore exhibition
Organised in association with Tate Britain, the Gallery’s second international exhibition explores the different ways in which the British Empire has been represented and contested through art.
Museum economics
How the contemporary art boom is hurting the bottom line
Robert Ekelund, Auburn University
Americans clearly love their museums, particularly in the summer months.
M16 Preset Memory
Exhibition: Preset memory: Lee Grant, Ellis Hutch, Blaide Lallemand, Mark Van Veen, Brenton McGeachie
A highly successful and recommended exhibition.
Harold Cazneaux
Harold Cazneaux at ANMM
This exhibition staged by the Australian national Maritime Museum is highly recommended. It is a gem.
MoMa exhibitions online
MoMA will make thousands of exhibition images available online
Wow! – at last. Exhibitions come and go (disappear).
At last some has agreed how important it is to have a visual record of exhibitions and to make the visual records available as an international resource. Click here.
photography: SIPF 2016
This is the fifth SIPF – click here for their 2016 website
Gender and the NGV
Gender and the NGV: ‘More white male artists than you can shake a stick at’
From The Guardian: Critics are taking Australia’s most visited art gallery to task for its lack of non-male representation in its major exhibitions. But gender inequality at state galleries isn’t limited to the National Gallery of Victoria. Click here for the story
Trent Parke: Avenue of Honour
Trent Parke’s Avenue of Honour at the Australian War Memorial
Architecture
click on the image for story
photoaccess
Photography at photoaccess September 2016
During September 2016 photoaccess presented simultaneous three exhibitions: In the Landscape, Annika Harding and Amy Dunn, River, Peter Ranyard & New Paintings, Oscar Capezio. Continue reading “photoaccess”
Edward Burtynsky
The Guardian on Edward Burtynsky
Edward Burtynsky on his ravaged Earth shots: ‘We’ve reached peak everything’
Singapore Biennale 2016
27 October 2016 – 27 February 2017
Being Turnbulled: Arts funding
Turnbull’s destruction of the arts
It would be a reasonable thing to say that voters, especially people in the arts and those concerned about the Australia Council, were relieved to see Tony Abbott booted out of the prime ministership to be replaced by Malcolm Turnbull.
Ross Bleckner
Jonathan Jones of The Guardian on Ross Bleckner
A story from The Guardian on Ross Bleckner and how artists rework ideas – producing similar works of art.
NGA: Albert Namatjira exhibition
NGA Highlights: Albert Namatjira
There’a small exhibition of Albert Namatjira’s paintings at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) in Canberra.
visual art hierarchies
How hierarchies happen in contemporary Australian art
Sasha Grishin, Australian National University
There are about 30,000 professional practicing visual artists in Australia today (see note).
Polixeni Papapetrou
Featured artist on the ART MUSEum
Click on the image above for the link to Polixeni’s web site and..
Diane Arbus and more at the NGA
NGA exhibition review
There’s a wonderful exhibition at the NGA till 30th October 2016 – Diane Arbus: American portraits.
art school shenanigans
art schools, universities, national art school, visual arts, education
There’s a long story – about what has been going on behind closed doors about the future of Sydney’s art schools. What next?
the blockbuster
What happened to the blockbuster art exhibition?
Henry Adams, Case Western Reserve University
A blockbuster art exhibition can double the annual attendance of an art museum and pull in significant amounts of money.
Harold Cazneaux at ANMM
Exhibition: Harold Cazneaux at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Photographer Harold Cazneaux (1878-1953) is a giant in the history of Australian photography.
Artlink Art Land
September 2016 issue of Artlink
The September 2016 issue of Artlink is available. Click on image for more
Valerie Sparks
Valerie Sparks wins Bowness
The Monash Gallery of Art has announced that Melbourne artist Valerie Sparks has won the 2016 William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize with her work ‘Prospero’s Island – North East’ featuring one of Australia’s most iconic landscapes.
Click here for a link to the artist’s website.
Click here for the link to Monash Gallery of Art
Polixeni Papapetrou’s Eden
Polixeni Papapetrou’s new series Eden on view at Stills Gallery
Click on the image for the story from ArtDaily on Polixeni Papapetrou’s Eden exhibition on at Stills Gallery in Sydney. Highly recommended.
Photo London 2016 tour
Take a tour of Photo London festival 2016
click on the image to take a virtual tour of the exhibitions at the Photo London festival in London.