Tag Archives: Exhibitions

The Bruise Beneath the Skin

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Will

One of the most popular paintings in the Crossing Cultures exhibition, judging by the comments I heard and the number of people standing with their phones and cameras pointed at it, was Samantha Hobson’s beautiful canvas, Wave Break at Night … Continue reading →

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Papunya Tula Trifecta

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Will

Each November, Papunya Tula Artists hosts their annual in-house blockbuster exhibition in the Todd Mall gallery, and this year, while no exception, was truly exceptional.  Not one, but three shows were mounted: a general selection of recent works from the … Continue reading →

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Vivid Histories, Living Memories

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Will

The latest in a stunning series of international exhibitions of Indigenous Australia art opened on Octover 16, 2013 at the Musée d’Acquitaine in the French city of Bordeaux.  It is called Mémoires Vives: une histoire de l’art aborigène.  In the … Continue reading →

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There’s an App for That

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Will

I bought my iPad about two and a half years ago, not long before my last trip to Australia.  It was the perfect solution to hauling half a dozen cheap paperbacks across the globe and discarding them in a series … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Academy

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Will

I’m beginning to wonder if naming something “Australia” is a bad idea.  I’m not quibbling about the continent and country.  But there was that Baz Luhrmann film that attracted a lot of flack.  And now there’s this show over in … Continue reading →

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Gamechanger

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Will

It’s been a decade now since Buku-Larrnggay Mulka and Bill Gregory presented Buwayak: Invisibility at the Annandale Galleries in Sydney, an exhibition that heralded an extraordinary new direction in painting from Yirrkala.  If you look at Yolngu painting from just a few … Continue reading →

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Rakuny ga Walnga

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Will

Undeniably, the best part of writing a blog, every week for eight years now (I’m astonished to realize), are the introductions it affords me to people around the world, virtually, and especially when I land on the ground in Australia. … Continue reading →

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Country, Life, and History at GoMA

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Will

The massive exhibition, My Country: I Still Call Australia Home: Contemporary Art from Black Australia, closes at Brisbane’s Gallery of Modern Art on October 7.  Thanks to a friend in Brissie, I was able to post photographs of the show … Continue reading →

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It’s Da Bomb

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Will

On my last trip to Europe, years ago, I got to check out the Pintupi show at Hamilton Gallery in London, attend the opening ceremonies at the Musée du quai Branly, view Gabrielle Pizzi’s astounding collection, and meet George Petitjean, … Continue reading →

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Desert Mob Update

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Will

Thanks once more to Stephen Williamson for sending me a link to Desart’s online presentation of the works in this year’s Desert Mob exhibition.  To my knowledge this is a first: the chance to see the entire show, with prices, … Continue reading →

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