Isolation no obstacle for artists
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Isolation no obstacle for artists

24 August 2023

Over the last three years the Mycelium project has presented 12 exhibitions, one in every region of WA. The culmination of this project, Open Borders, celebrates the creative energy of our regional artists, says Craig McKeough.

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Take a trip down memory lane
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Take a trip down memory lane

16 August 2023

You’ll find plenty to spark memories of your own in Placemarks, an exhibition that sees artists explore far flung places from childhood, former homes and old haunts in the suburbs.

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Aub Melrose / Tony Humphry collectionLinde Ivemey - Syndicate 5 + 1 Survey Untold secrets and imagined landscapes
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Untold secrets and imagined landscapes

29 June 2023

Linde Ivimey’s captivating sculptures and Susan Roux’s striking large scale paper works make for a rich and rewarding experience at Art Collective WA, discovers Craig McKeough.

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'Heart Foods' by Erin Coates A work from Bread of Bone which depicts a heart connected to a cooked prawn, insect and chicken by its arteries. Food for thought in tantalising exhibition
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Food for thought in tantalising exhibition

3 April 2023

Bread of Bone is a little gem of an exhibition that elevates the skill of drawing while chewing on the highly charged subject of food, writes Craig McKeough.

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Yoshitomo Nara, ‘Mini drawing’ 2016, coloured pencil and ballpoint pen on paper, 11.5 x 9.7 cm. On loan from the Artist, courtesy Pace Gallery, ©YOSHITOMO NARA, 2016  A cartoon image of a young person holding a spray can. They have a large peace sign on their back. Pop star artist makes powerful plea for peace
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Pop star artist makes powerful plea for peace

27 March 2023

Yoshitomo Nara’s pop culture aesthetic may appear whimsical at first but there’s an urgent call for change embedded in his work, writes Craig McKeough.

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Robert Andrew, Held within a word, installation view, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), 2023, photo: Miles Noel Pieces of bark and natural materials tied by wires and displayed on a wall. As they move they leave marks on the white wall. Power of language written on the walls
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Power of language written on the walls

7 March 2023

Artist Robert Andrew takes back control of First Nations languages whilst undermining the words of the oppressors, in an exhibition that Craig McKeough finds compelling and satisfying.

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Jacobus Capone, 'Untitled (Huagabreen)', 2022 Courtesy the artist and Moore Contemporary, Perth An image from Falling From Earth, showing Jacobus Capone kneeling amidst an icy landscape. Braving the elements for extreme art
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Braving the elements for extreme art

14 February 2023

Like an athlete, artist Jacobus Capone puts himself through physically and psychologically gruelling challenges in a remarkable art project which brings a small piece of the mountains of Norway to Perth.

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Lieko Shiga, Untitled 7 from the series Blind Date, 2009, digital print, 60x90cm, Courtesy of the artist, © Lieko Shiga a black and white photograph of a young Asian man and woman - we can't see the motorbike but can infer that they are sitting on one from their posture; she rests her head against his neck. Have you done what you should in love?
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Have you done what you should in love?

19 December 2022

The first exhibition of contemporary Asian art at AGWA under a new cultural exchange offers universal insights into how we live and how we love, writes Craig McKeough.

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Sophie G Nixon, Fieldwork, video (still) 2022 Foraging in the Wastestream: A girl dances at the side of a road, surrounded by what looks like landfill. Transforming trash into treasure
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Transforming trash into treasure

24 November 2022

Six artists find treasure in trash and encourage us all to question what we are adding to the wastestream, writes Craig McKeough.

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Pip Lewi's work for Out of Bounds. Photo: Miles Noel Photography Out of Bounds Humour and lightness at PICA amid pandemic gloom
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Humour and lightness at PICA amid pandemic gloom

29 August 2022

There’s much that’s relatable in a collection of works created by artists who were confined to WA by the COVID border restrictions, and Craig McKeough finds it surprisingly but pleasantly light-hearted.

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Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio