Focusing on the perspectives of queer West Australian artists, this year’s ‘HERE&NOW’ exhibition at Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery is both stylish and thought-provoking says Jenny Scott.
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Giving new meaning to DIY
26 May 2020
Looking for a post-lockdown dose of art? With its focus on the ways we occupy our living spaces, Mark Parfitt’s playful exhibition ‘Overhouse’ feels apt, writes Jenny Scott.
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Exploring alienation in suburbia
4 March 2020
Jenny Scott says watching the strange ‘machinima’ film, Hudson Valley Ruins is compelling at times, and unsettling at others.
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Rhythms of life
3 March 2020
Jenny Scott finds much to contemplate in the three video works by Tina Havelock Stevens that make up ‘Thunderhead’.
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Circus takes the twist
3 February 2020
While YUCK Circus falls short of delivering a feminist manifesto, it still has a subversive edge and is lots of fun, Jenny Scott finds.
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An exuberant return
7 October 2020
As Djuki Mala returned to tour WA this month we are re-posting Jenny Scott’s review of their 2018 performance at Fringe World.
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Brave and heartfelt
21 January 2020
Surveying the ways in which young people are navigating the world today, WAYTCo’s ‘Body Rights’ is guaranteed to sell out, writes Jenny Scott.
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A project for the climate crisis
22 November 2019
Sete Tele and Lisa Hirmer, ‘Drinking Water’ · Moores Building · Review by Jenny Scott · “Drinking Water”, a project by Australian dance artist Sete Tele …
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A gothic approach to our coast
14 November 2019
Ron Nyisztor (curator), ‘Western Current’ · Fremantle Arts Centre · Review by Jenny Scott · A compact show exploring Western Australia’s coast as the borderline before …
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A dreamy exploration of emotion and the ocean
12 November 2019
Penny Coss, ‘The Twist of the Sea’ · Moores Building · Review by Jenny Scott · Commissioned for “UNDERCURRENT 19”, the second edition of the Fremantle …
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