Indholdsfortegnelse for November/December 2024 i Art Guide Australia

Earlier this year, I remember listening to Archie Moore speak about the old English roots of the phrase kith and kin. The acclaimed Kamilaroi and Bigambul artist had discovered that these words, which now refer to ‘friends and relatives’, once evoked a relationship with one’s country. This speaks to a First Nations understanding of kinship in which family ties are part of a constellation of connections—with trees and rivers, stars and galaxies. In her cover essay for this issue, Lardil and Yangkaal writer and curator Maya Hodge reflects on the significance of seeing Moore present this work, which won the Golden Lion at the 60th Venice Biennale. “To speak about the importance of kinship on such an international stage is monumental especially after the pain our communities endured with the…

On Scale Australian National Capital Artists Inc (ANCA) 20 November—8 December On Scale, an exhibition co-curated by Bruce Reynolds and Ruth Waller, asks 12 artists to explore scale: from the miniature to the monumental. The exhibition, which spans painting, drawing, textiles, sculpture and installation, addresses varied considerations particular to each artist’s practice. It also explores the relationship of these works to each other and the gallery space. The show highlights the characteristics of weight and lightness, density and tension and the contemplation of scale as it shifts from the physical to the metaphysical and beyond. The responses range from engagement with the organic and ecological such as in the case of Dan Power’s intricate drawings and David Helmers’ sculpture, to systems of geometry in Emma Beer’s and Katrina Barter’s abstract paintings,…

Jack Ball’s practice, eternally grounded in the object of the photographic print, has slowly begun peeling itself from the walls. Drawing on collage as queer methodology, Ball explores trans experience, queer intimacy and desire through colour, photographs and installation. Ball’s use of collage aligns with queer theorist Jack Halberstam’s “conceptualisations of trans bodies as made through a process of “continuous building and unbuilding”. Ball has consistently used the collage process to build and unbuild reflections of self. As the artist explains, “my practice was very architectural, structural. I was working with formal abstraction and making sets in the studio. In 2015 I made a shift. My early work was still very bodily, but much more contained and formal. Now the objects are coming in.” The work Ball has developed for…

In late 2003, artist Lily Hibberd was at an exhibition opening in a long-gone artist-run space when a friend opined about the hopeless situation of ever getting press coverage of their shows. “The complaint of my artist friend at the opening was in fact one in a series of conversations I’d had over several months, but it was definitely the final one,” Hibberd says. “I went home that night and decided that we’d just have to start one.” Two decades later, that publication is still thriving: un Magazine. Back then, says Hibberd, the artist-run scene was blossoming with new and exciting spaces, but the local publishing landscape was bare, having seen a series of experimental art magazines rise and fall, including Arts Melbourne (1976-77), Lip (1976-84), Art and Text (1981-2000),…

Artspace Mackay artspacemackay.com.au Civic Precinct, corner Gordon and Macalister Streets, Yuwi Country, Mackay, QLD 4740 [Map 14] 07 4961 9722 Tue to Fri 10am–5pm, Sat & Sun 10am–3pm. Free admission. See our website for latest information. 18 October—15 December Jemima Wyman: Crisis Patterns 11 October—15 December Kate Harding: Bidjara 18 October—15 December Mandy Quadrio: Croattee kanne menyenner/tales of 60,000 years Brisbane Powerhouse brisbanepowerhouse.org Yagara Country, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm, QLD 4005 [Map 15] 07 3358 8622 Open daily, 9am—late. P.S. Powerhouse Store. Open Mon–Sat or visit online at powerhousestore.com.au Curated gifts with a creative touch. This festive season, discover the perfect gift at P.S. Powerhouse Store, where art and design meet for one-of-a-kind presents. Located within Brisbane Powerhouse, the store offers a carefully curated collection of unique items, from locally…

Adelaide Contemporary Experimental ace.gallery Kaurna Yarta, Lion Arts Centre, North Terrace (West End), Adelaide, SA 5000 [Map 18] 08 8211 7505 Tue to Sat 11am–4pm. See our website for latest information. 9 November—14 December Studios: 2024 Carly Tarkari Dodd, Abbey Murdoch, Marian Sandberg, Katey Smoker, Emmaline Zanelli Art Images Gallery artimagesgallery.com.au Kaurna Country, 32 The Parade, Norwood, SA 5067 [Map 18] 08 8363 0806 Mon to Fri 9am–5pm, Sat 10am–5pm, Sun 2pm–5pm. 15 November—24 December Christmas Exhibition Art Images Gallery Christmas Exhibition is the biggest of the year, with over 50 artists on display! Showcasing a diverse range of paintings, prints, sculpture, glass, ceramics, and jewellery! Visit the gallery or shop online and support local by choosing unique hand-made gifts this year. Opening night, 15 November, 6pm–8pm. 1 November—24 December…

Araluen Arts Centre, Mparntwe araluenartscentre.nt.gov.au 61 Larapinta Drive, Mparntwe/Alice Springs, NT 0870 08 8951 1122 Summer hours, Tue to Sat, 10am–4pm, Sun 10am–2pm, closed Mondays. See our website for latest information. 2 November—27 January 2025 Two Girls From Amoonguna Featuring new work by Arrernte and Southern Luritja artist Sally M Nangala Mulda and Western Arrarnta artist Marlene Rubuntja. It recounts their intertwining stories of friendship and resilience in the Central Desert. Encompassing video, soft sculptures, and paintings, the centerpiece animation, Arrkutja Tharra, Kungka Kutjara, Two Girls, was made in collaboration with Ludo Studio (Bluey, Robin Hood, and The Strange Chores). Sally and Marlene’s practice is representative of Mparntwe (Alice Springs), where they live. Playful, self-referential, and humorous, their work embodies the politics, history, and culture of Mparntwe and its surrounding…

“kith and kin creates dialogue and space that enables our communities to envision a world where our existence is acknowledged.”—MAYA HODGE, WRITER Art Guide Australia is proudly published on an environmentally responsible paper using Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) pulp, sourced from certified, well managed forests. Sumo Offset Laser is FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) mixed sources certified. Copyright © 2024 Print Ideas Pty Ltd. All rights reserved. The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher. Material may not be reproduced in any form without permission. Information in this publication was correct at the time of going to press. Whilst every care has been taken neither the publisher nor the galleries/artists accept responsibility for errors or omissions. ISSN 1443-3001 ABN 95 091 091 593.…

GISELLE AU-NHIEN NGUYEN is a Vietnamese-Australian writer and critic based in Naarm/Melbourne. STEVE DOW is a Melbourne-born, Sydney-based arts writer, whose profiles, essays, previews and reviews range across the visual arts, theatre, film and television for The Saturday Paper, Guardian Australia, The Monthly, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Sunday Life, Limelight and VAULT. BRIONY DOWNES is an arts writer based in Hobart. She has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years as a writer, actor, gallery assistant, art theory tutor and fine art framer. Most recently, she spent time studying art history through Oxford University. SALLY GEARON works across writing, publishing and contemporary art. Based in Naarm/Melbourne, she has a background in art history and book publishing. She is the assistant editor at Art Guide Australia. MAYA…

ACAE Gallery acaearts.com.au Wurundjeri Country, Australasian Cultural Arts Exchange, 82A Wellington Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066 [Map 3] 0406 711 378 Tue to Sun 10am–5pm. See our website for latest information. ACAE Gallery is a cultural venture presenting artworks and exhibitions by contemporary Australian and Asian artists. Our bilingual service, delivered in English and Mandarin, offers access to a range of artworks and public programs. Alcaston Gallery alcastongallery.com.au 84 William Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 [Map 2] 03 8849 9668 Thu 12pm–6pm or by appointment. See our website for latest information. Established in 1989, Alcaston Gallery is based in Melbourne with a national and international focus and exhibition schedule. The gallery represents contemporary artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific Region and is renowned for representing and exhibiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait…

Aarwun Gallery aarwungallery.com.au Ngunnawal Country, 11 Federation Square, Gold Creek, Nicholls, ACT 2913 [Map 16] 0499 107 887 Daily 10am–4.30pm and by appointment in the evening. See our website for latest information. 25 October–17 November Sacred Realm Kris Ancog Australian National Capital Artists (ANCA) Gallery anca.net.au 1 Rosevear Place, (corner Antill street), Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country, Dickson, ACT 2602 [Map 16] 02 6247 8736 Wed to Sun 12pm–5pm, closed public holidays. The gallery will be closed from 12 December, reopening on Wednesday 29 January 2025. See our website for latest information. ANCA Gallery is a not-for-profit artist-run initiative. The Gallery presents a professional program of art exhibitions and events, supporting critical approaches to contemporary arts practice. 30 October–17 November Poetry of Place Julia Charles Poetry of Place is a collection of photographic…

Rob McHaffie: We Are Family Bendigo Art Gallery On now—27 January 2025 Melbourne-born figurative artist and ceramicist Rob McHaffie takes a global view of human idiosyncrasy. His biggest exhibition to date, We Are Family, mostly covers the 46-year-old’s past 10 years of painting; the street life of commuters, dog walkers and hipsters in his adopted tree-change home in Castlemaine, in central Victoria, where he lives with his wife, Nartchanok (“Nok”), who is a chef, and their two young children. There are some earlier works, too: a Henri Rousseau-inspired 2012 piece called The Night We Met Was Wild, featuring Nartchanok in a jungle, hangs next to Nok in the Street in Carnegie, from 2018, depicting her against a brick wall with a child after the couple had eaten dumplings in the…

this time last year Emma Phillips ReadingRoom 9 November—February 2025 Emma Phillips’s forthcoming exhibition at ReadingRoom will shine a light on the breadth of her practice. This will be her first exhibition with ReadingRoom since 2019, amalgamating several projects from the last decade. Phillips explains, “my work is one huge series, a continuation that builds. Like the ‘beach’ pictures from 2016—they are linked to the indoor portraits I make now, which are linked back to ‘dreamscape’ images I made when I started photography.” Taking over both rooms of ReadingRoom, the exhibition will consist of several iterations, with installed works changed throughout the exhibition period. The first iteration will incorporate approximately 50 risograph printed snapshots from the summer of 2015-2016 and drawings, a new medium for Phillips that she employs, here,…

Mirrored galaxies that unfurl in all directions. Polka dots that seem to dance mid-air. Pumpkins rendered in Crayola colours that touch on something childlike in our consciousness. The work of singular Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama is remarkable for its ability to transcend language and reflect what it means to be human. In her art, darkness coexists with a capacity for joy and play and wonder. This December, the National Gallery of Victoria will premiere Yayoi Kusama, the largest-ever presentation of the artist’s work in Australia, featuring 180 works including the artist’s latest Infinity Room and a newly staged version of her legendary 1966 installation Narcissus Garden. Ahead of the show, Art Guide invited four artists to respond to the influence of Kusama on their own practice—and meditate on what her…

Annandale Galleries annandalegalleries.com.au 110 Trafalgar Street, Annandale, Sydney, NSW 2038 [Map 7] 02 9552 1699 Wed to Sat 11am–4pm. See our website for latest information. Through varying styles and contexts the aim of Annandale Galleries is to show the best of Australian and international contemporary art. Recent exhibitions have included a range of artists recognised and revered the world over. Artbank Sydney artbank.gov.au 222 Young Street, Waterloo, NSW 2017 [Map 9] 02 9697 6000 Tue to Thu 12pm–4pm or by appointment. See our website for latest information. Artbank is part of the Australian Government Office for the Arts, in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts. For 40 years Artbank has supported Australia’s contemporary art sector. 21 November—7 February 2025 (De)Nature Morte: Still Life from the…

Bett Gallery bettgallery.com.au Nipaluna Country, Level 1, 65 Murray Street, Hobart, TAS 7000 [Map 17] 03 6231 6511 Mon to Fri 10am–5.30pm, Sat 10am–4pm. See our website for latest information. 25 October—16 November Amanda Davies 25 October—16 November Irene Briant 22 November—14 December Helen Wright 22 November—14 December Sue Lovegrove Contemporary Art Tasmania contemporaryarttasmania.org Nuenonne Country, 27 Tasma Street, North Hobart, TAS 7000 [Map 17] 03 6231 0445 Wed to Sat, noon–5pm. See our website for latest information. 11 October—29 November Apologue Isle A project by Andy Hutson in collaboration with Rob Braslin, Robert O’Connor, Merinda Sainty, Theresa Sainty, Kartanya Maynard, Nunami Sculthorpe-Green, Andy Hutson, Ben Yardley, Aaron Everett, Nala Mansell, Kulai Sculthorpe, Erin Hortle, Gabbee Stolp, Mat Ward, Laura Imbruglia, Tom O’Hern, Andrew Hawley, Ethan Rawlins, Kim Jaeger, Sylvie…

Art Collective WA artcollectivewa.com.au Whadjuk Country, 2/565 Hay Street, Cathedral Square, Perth, WA 6000 [Map 19] 08 9325 7237 Wed to Fri 11am–4pm, Sat 12pm–4pm, or by appointment. 2 November—30 November Touch Pool Andre Lipscombe This new exhibition features assemblages of tactile, hand-held painted forms alongside expansive paintings that envelop the walls and floor of the gallery. Meticulously developed over years, Lipscombe’s paintings explore and reflect upon the qualities of domestic, natural and corporeal vulnerabilities. The works not only resemble but also embody the fragility and resilience found in everyday life, inviting viewers to engage both physically and emotionally with their layered meanings. 2 November—30 November Colour and Material Matters Jurek Wybraniec A recent collection of works exploring conditions of painting defined by materiality, colour and spatial relationships. In this…

MAP 1 VICTORIA 1 Ararat Gallery TAMA 2 Art Gallery of Ballarat 3 Artpuff 4 Arts Space Wodonga 5 Benalla Art Gallery 6 Bendigo Art Gallery 7 Bendigo Visitor Centre 8 Cascade Art Gallery 9 Castlemaine Art Gallery 10 Central Goldfields Art Gallery 11 The Convent Daylesford 12 Cusack & Cusack 13 East Gippsland Art Gallery 14 Everywhen Art at Whistlewood 15 Geelong Art Space 16 Geelong Gallery 17 Gippsland Art Gallery 18 Hamilton Art Gallery 19 The Hive Gallery 20 Horsham Regional Gallery 21 Latrobe Regional Gallery 22 La Trobe Art Institute 23 Maffra Exhibition Space 24 Mildura Arts Centre 25 Platform Arts 26 QDOS Art Gallery 27 Post Office Gallery Art Academy 28 Pt. Leo Estate 29 RACV Goldfields Resort 30 Ross Creek Gallery 31 Salt Contemporary Art…