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This article was originally published at Aeon and has been republished under Creative Commons.
For Americans who love art by the likes of Hans Holbein, Édouard Manet, Georges Braque and Paul Klee, dark times lie ahead.
Untitled (all), Hans-Jörg Georgi, 2010–15, Courtesy of The Museum of Everything. Moorilla Gallery, Courtesy of Atelier Goldstein and The Museum of Everything (installation by Lutz Pillong), CC BY
There was an earlier comment by Arts Hub on issues around the National Gallery of Australia’s exhibition of Filipino art.
Was it a mistake for arts schools to be amalgamated into universities?
Canberra Grammar School, 40 Monaro Crescent, Red Hill, until Saturday, June 18.
and to add to the heading – being sidelined by conservative governments and their agencies.
Part of Charles Blackman’s The Exchange, 1952, oil on plywood on composition board. 91.7 x 91.7 cm. National Gallery of Victoria © Charles Blackman
A detail from Vincent Van Gogh’s A wheatfield, with cypresses, early September 1889.National Gallery, London. Bought, Courtauld Fund, 1923 (NG3861) © The National Gallery, London
His heading says it all – The National: three galleries and 48 artists adds up to mostly lacklustre affair.
A special room has been constructed downstairs for this video by Pipilotti Rist.
Rodel Tapaya has become ‘a must purchase’ by collectors of contemporary Southeast Asian art.
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Sasha’s review was very cautious – and he seems to have avoided any criticisms. Click here.
Canberra’s The Photography Room continues to provide an amazing array of photography exhibition.
click here for the review – but sit down and prepare yourself as it is a bit of a scorcher!
My reactions? Ernest, many social issues, not much fun, no contemporary photography, installations, some painting, and a feeling that you may have seen much of this before.
Always an enjoyable viewing, managed to see the latest works by Elaine Campaner – recommended.
Curated by Ashley Lumb and Laura McLean – click on image.
This curated group exhibition is a mixed bag of artworks in various media – which is not necessarily a good or bad thing.
11 Mar 2017 – 11 Jun 2017
Celebrating with visual art and music
Here’s a couple of things I hope you enjoy as we celebrate International Women’s Day 2017.
I recommend David Hockney’s extraordinary exhibition in Melbourne – till 13 March 2017.
At Linden in St Kilda (Melbourne) till 8th March 2017.
An exhibition till 4th June 2017, by Brook Andrew at the State Gallery in Victoria (NGV*).
2017 exhibition at Greenaway Art Gallery, Adelaide till 26 March.
Click on image for the story on ArtNews
New Yorkers have reacted positively to the actions by MoMa to change some of the western art on exhibition for art by artists from countries banned by Trump. Click on the image above for the story.
click on the image for the story of how art galleries could make a stand against the Trump actions on equity and immigration.
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Sometimes you wander into an exhibition not knowing the artist – and sometimes you are very pleasantly surprised.
A good review of these Australian works in the London exhibition – click on the image for the link to The Guardian
Two stories that provide an overview of what happens when a local council takes the advice of the latest fashionable corporate consultants.
The 2016 Singapore Biennale, a festival of South East Asian visual art, is now on till 26 February 2017.
A few comments about so called reviews in arts and architectural magazines.
click on the above banner for Jonathan Jones’ views on some very questionable art gallery practices.
Continue reading “The Māori Portraits at Auckland City Gallery”
A reminder that next weekend Canberra’s Public Art Festival, Contour 556, will be staged along the foreshores of the lake and in a few other venues.
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The Tuggeranong Arts Centre Gallery has three exhibitions on till the end of October that make the visit worth while – and more. Continue reading “Tuggeranong Arts, journeys, soul searching, lost souls”
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”
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.
