Tag: Australia

25th Biennale of Sydney – Rememory

Central to this biennale are First Nations voices and the diverse diasporas that shape contemporary Australia, but there is one canvas in particular that is worth travelling across the world to see
Mike Parr – interview: ‘I was a performance artist with one arm. The problem of visibility, the visual, was loaded completely differently’

One of Australia’s most influential artists, Parr talks about his extreme performance art, how the death of his brother has affected his work, and why Joseph Beuys’s drawings have been a constant touchstone
Who Are You: Australian Portraiture

This inspiring show includes some of Australia’s best artists, past and present, and marks a shift in society regarding the impact of waves of immigration on its Indigenous people
Biennale of Sydney 2022: Rīvus

With rivers and wetlands at its thematic centre and Australia’s First People key, the 2022 biennale asserts that sustainability must no longer be a theme, but an action. This is art that packs a powerful political punch
Philip Hughes – interview: ‘Drawing captures the memory of a place like a diary’

Philip Hughes talks about his practice and what informed his new book, Painting the Ancient Land of Australia, which includes work he has created over the past 50 years
Craig Gough – interview: ‘Improvisation in painting is a lot like jazz’

Now in his 80s, Gough continues to paint his vast abstract canvases. He talks about his long career and, in particular, the influence John Walker had on him
Sydney Biennale 2020: Nirin

Forced to close because of the Covid pandemic, the biennale has reopened for an extended period. As its first Australian Indigenous curator, Brook Andrew hopes to challenge the dominant narrative and shine a light on environments in shadow
Ann Thomson – interview: ‘Art is a means of renewing culture’

Now in her late-80s, the Australian artist discusses how her love of Aboriginal art was sparked as a child, being influenced by the Scottish-born artist Ian Fairweather along with American, French and Chinese art, and being compared to Cy Twombly
Ken Done – interview: ‘We white blokes could learn from collaboration in Aboriginal art’

Now 80, Done says you should be fearless as you age and take more risks. Here he talks about why a good work is like a long-term relationship, collaborating on art with his grandchildren – and swimming with sharks
Hilarie Mais – interview: ‘I draw what I am working on as a way of understanding and observing the work’

The artist talks about her abstract constructions, which lie partway between painting and sculpture, and how her art was shaped by life in New York in the 1970s followed by her move to Australia nearly 40 years ago