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Art Guide Australia
Issue 164 Contributors
Previews • A roundup of essential exhibitions, handpicked by our editors.
Hobart/nipaluna
Sydney/Gadigal Country
Darwin/Larrakia Country
Melbourne/Naarm
Hobart/nipaluna
Toogoolawah
Perth/Boorloo
Canberra/Ngambri Country
COLLECTIVE STRENGTH • For the collective Pitcha Makin Fellas, art making is a way to create connection, heal and advocate. The group’s first major institutional survey exhibition is a significant moment, bringing together past and present members to collaborate on characteristically vibrant work.
Finding the Good • Made alongside her work as a sixth-generation livestock farmer in rural Western Australia, the art of Anna Louise Richardson brings a fresh lens to the humble, often overlooked aspects of country life.
Paula do Prado
Cultural Source Code • The hand-dyed textile works of Sangeeta Sandrasegar are the most recent layers in a 25-year practice that considers the complexities of cultural connection.
EVERYDAY STRANGE • In the works of Michelle Nikou, quotidian objects made from unexpected materials prompt new associations, and pose open-ended questions.
The Gleaner • The bright, joyful sculptures and installations of Rox De Luca are underpinned with urgent environmental concerns.
20 QUESTIONS WITH Henry Jock Walker • Interdisciplinary artist and surfer, Henry Jock Walker is in sync with the world around him—its waves, its materials and its people. Ahead of his solo show Salt Fruit at The Riddoch in Mount Gambier, Walker shares his typical workday, his love of neoprene and why we should all ‘follow our froth’.
Star Gazing • The works of Atong Atem, currently on view in the artist’s first major institutional survey exhibition, trace threads of memory, history and geography—from the body to the skies.
Back Story • From mythology to modernism, the works of Michael Georgetti draw from the narratives of history—and now, from personal experience as well—to evoke psychological spaces.
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS • At Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the Paris-based artist and exhibition-maker Philippe Parreno invites visitors to slow down and enter a world of experimentation, collaboration and chance.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Melbourne and regional Victoria throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Sydney and regional New South Wales throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Brisbane and regional Queensland throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Canberra and regional Australian Capital Territory throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Hobart and regional Tasmania throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Adelaide and regional South Australia throughout November and December.
A–Z Exhibition Listings • What to see in Perth and regional Western Australia throughout November and December.
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