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Smaller galleries say they will continue to take an economic hit to participate in the fair because they consider it an important investment in their artists' futures.
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 2 April 2018
Sasha Grishin has written an opinion piece on his blog on the current situation of visual arts in Canberra – many of his thoughts I share.
first story – the Venice Biennale story continues…..
Posted by The Art Museum on Tuesday, 31 October 2017
and there’s more..
can the fakery of Trump get any more bizarre? short answer – yes.
Posted by The Art Museum on Thursday, 19 October 2017
when a museum decides to sell, monetizing, their artworks to fund the administration – maybe it is time to close the…
Posted by The Art Museum on Wednesday, 23 August 2017
Ever wondered about what language some of those art gallery wall texts were written in?
17 August to 15 October 2017
Curated by: Barbara Campbell and Jane Cush Continue reading “Neil Roberts”
A Century of Japanese PrintsAugust 11, 2017—January 28, 2018Saint Louis Art Museum
Posted by The Art Museum on Monday, 14 August 2017
Jonathan Jones on getting rid of tourists rushing through galleries – to bring back slow tourisms – urging people to stop and enjoy the art.
Posted by The Art Museum on Friday, 4 August 2017
Jonathan Jones on getting rid of tourists rushing through galleries – to bring back slow tourisms – urging people to stop and enjoy the art.
Posted by The Art Museum on Friday, 4 August 2017
A wonderful piece by Sasha Grishin – posted to his blog. Worth the read definitely.
Sasha Grishin has been busy again
making modernism – the work of three artists, Margaret Preston, Crace Cossington Smith and Georgia O’Keeffe – until 2 Oct 2017.
The new major exhibition at the state gallery (NGV) is themed Brave New World 1930s.
Time out on a freezing cold morning in Canberra
I plan to offer some comments on this book very soon – meanwhile there’s a post online by Judith that is worth reading. Click here.
While Australia is a great country – it has been a long time since we have experienced a government that was actually committed to its culture.
Exhibition of Regis Lansac’s photographs at Janet Clayton Gallery:
3-28 May 2017
This exhibition at the Gold Museum in Ballarat is good news following the more devastating news on the cancelling of the TV series.
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Sometimes you wander into an exhibition not knowing the artist – and sometimes you are very pleasantly surprised.
Jonathan Jones looks at Christmas cards – click on the image
This story is still hard to believe. Do people really buy art while floating around on a cruise ship?
Click on the image to see the point being made – it’s a good one!
One of my favourite places in the National Gallery of Australia is the seat in front of their Mark Rothko painting.
Two stories that provide an overview of what happens when a local council takes the advice of the latest fashionable corporate consultants.
Click on the image for a 2010 article by Peter Conrad in The Monthly.
The Straits Times reports on a growth in numbers of people who attended national museums and heritage institutions in 2015.
click on the above banner for Jonathan Jones’ views on some very questionable art gallery practices.
click on the image for the story from The Art Newspaper
An update on the move of the Royal Photography Society’s collection to the V&A – and the V&A as a centre for photography. click here.
click on image for the exhibition at Yale University Art Gallery.
click here – for a story on the presence of females amongst the abstract expressionists.
How does the weather affect us?
Have a look at the photograph above – taken from the Canberra Times.
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”
We all wish there were more supporters for public art.
Robert Ekelund, Auburn University
Americans clearly love their museums, particularly in the summer months.
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
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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.
Sasha Grishin, Australian National University
There are about 30,000 professional practicing visual artists in Australia today (see note).
There’s a long story – about what has been going on behind closed doors about the future of Sydney’s art schools. What next?
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.
Click on image for the story of the lack of public statues depicting women in the UK.
One would think that if any Australian employment sector had by now dealt with equity in its ranks – that it surely it would be the arts.
