Art Guide Australia

EDITOR–IN–CHIEF AND PODCAST PRODUCER Tiarney Miekus WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR Minna Gilligan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jack Loel ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Caitlin Shearer CONTRIBUTORS ISSUE #141 Timmah Ball, Andy Butler, Steve Dow, Briony Downes, Ti

ANDY BUTLER is an artist, writer and curator based in Naarm/Melbourne. His arts criticism has appeared in The Saturday Paper, The Monthly, and Frieze. TIMMAH BALL is a writer of Ballardong Noongar heritage who is influenced by studying and working in

Swelter Caboolture Regional Art Gallery Until 4 March Kenny Pittock’s arresting sculptures of melting icecreams are especially evocative of Australia’s extreme hot weather. With ‘punny’ titles like It’s way too sunny, boy, the realist but slightly of

Work from Home Zoe Freney Newmarch Gallery 24 February—25 March “Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework…” wrote French feminist philosopher Simone de Beauvoir. “The clean becomes soiled, the soiled is made clean, over and over

Representation in art—from who is depicted, to who exhibits, to who holds positions of power—is central to this moment. Arrernte and Kalkadoon artist Thea Anamara Perkins captures this through her beguiling, thoughtful landscapes and portraits. For a

In Equilibrium Barbara Hepworth Heide Museum of Modern Art Until 13 March Considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century, British artist Barbara Hepworth is also one of the few women artists to achieve international recognition duri

Ochre Painters of the Kimberley Japingka Aboriginal Art 24 February—22 March Ochre is a natural formation of clay deposits and sediments collected from the earth, varying across white, yellow, orange, red and pink pigments. For tens of thousands of y

Shuo Shu White Rabbit Gallery 22 December 2022—May The art of storytelling has been integral to Chinese culture and history for thousands of years. From engraved oracle bones to calligraphy on tortoise shells, stories have been passed down through ge

Unpopular Powerhouse Museum Until 3 June “I didn’t want this to just be some retrospective memorabilia show,” says Stephen Pavlovich about Unpopular, an exhibition that delves into the veteran music entrepreneur and promoter’s vast archives. Unpopula

Too Little, Too Much Niloufar Lovegrove Artspace Mackay Until 5 February The works of printmaker Niloufar Lovegrove in Too Little, Too Much represent a deft fusion of cultures that not only allows profound new perspectives on environmental crises, bu

Mandy Martin: A Persistent Vision Geelong Gallery Until 5 February Mandy Martin was an uncompromising and deeply committed artist. Born in 1952, and passing away in 2021, her work spans vast territory. The new retrospective A Persistent Vision makes

A Colourful Life Robyn Bischoff Bunbury Regional Art Gallery Until 26 February West Australian artist Robyn Bischoff moves between mediums with ease—from drawing and painting to ceramics and sculpture. Creating work that possesses lyrical application

Data Relations Australian Centre for Contemporary Art Until 19 March For better or worse, data is intrinsic to modern life. In recent months with various data breach scandals, Australians have been reminded of its omnipresence—and in Data Relations,

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acmi.net.au Fed Square, Melbourne, VIC 3000 [Map 2] 03 8663 2200 Open daily 10am–5pm. See our website for latest information. ACMI is your museum of screen culture. Navigate the universe of film, TV, videogames and art with us. Located in the heart o

bettgallery.com.au Level 1, 65 Murray Street, Hobart, 7000, TAS 03 6231 6511 Mon to Fri 10am–5.30pm, Sat 10am–4pm. Tree Change Caroline Rannersberger Kanalaritja tunapri: The New Generation 15 palawa shell necklace stringers contemporaryarttasmania.o

ace.gallery Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace (West End) Kaurna Yarta, Adelaide, SA 5000 [Map 18] 08 8211 7505 Tue to Sat 11am–4pm. See our website for latest information. A river that flows both ways Imhathai Suwatthanasilp (Thailand), Aluaiy Kaumakan

artcollectivewa.com.au 2/565 Hay Street, Cathedral Square, Perth, WA 6000 [Map 19] 08 9325 7237 Wed to Fri 11am–4pm, Sat 12noon–4pm, or by appointment. Scarp Merrick Belyea New paintings by Merrick Belyea continue his concentration on the outer edges