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Youth Pulse beats bright

27 June 2023

The breadth of talent on display in this year’s exhibition of Year 12 graduate work leaves Jaimi Wright assured that the future of WA art is in safe hands.

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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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Cream of the crop 2022
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Cream of the crop 2022

15 December 2022

Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
Jon Campbell, 'Your application was unsuccessful' 2022, synthetic polymer on linen, 167.5 x 243. 5 cm, The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, 
© Jon Campbell A brightly coloured painting of the words 'YOUR APPLICATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL', part of
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Colourful conversations

6 October 2022

Artists Nadia Hernández and Jon Campbell bring written and pictorial language into vibrantly-hued life in ‘Speech Patterns’, writes Belinda Hermawan.

Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
Heavens Spot_AGWA Installation View_Rift Photography (18) A picture of a gallery space with grafffited walls. Taking it from the streets
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Taking it from the streets

21 September 2022

Can the havoc and exhilaration of graffiti survive relocation into a gallery? Kim Kirkman heads to the Art Gallery of Western Australia to find out.

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Show me the other money

1 July 2022

The pressure on the arts community to wean itself off mining and fossil fuel money has been amplified by the outcome of the Federal election. But are there realistic alternatives to an industry that looms so large over all aspects of West Australian business and culture? Mark Naglazas reports.

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Tracks We Share Contemporary Art of the Pilbara Exhibition, Ngundamurri (detail) by Juluwarlu Art Group.jpg A group of sticks, some topped with stylised masks, and all decorated with puffs of what look like dried flowers stands in front of a screen, on which is projected a view of the sky. There are silhouettes of trees and people; it looks like it's been captured between frames and the people look a little ghostly. Walking through Country together
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Walking through Country together

1 June 2022

“Tracks We Share” takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey through stories of the First Peoples of the Pilbara, discovers Craig McKeough.

Reading time • 8 minutesVisual Art
MC_Freakley_For You, Danielle Freakley, detail: For You, 2019-2022. Volcanic rock, water clear polyurethane, ink. Dimensions variable. Danielle Freakley's 'For You' looks like a crashing wave made of glass. Danielle Freakley peels back the layers
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Danielle Freakley peels back the layers

18 May 2022

A local artist with an international reputation, Danielle Freakley seems driven by a desire to find out what we really want to say to each other. And ahead of her exhibition at Moore Contemporary, she tells Nina Levy what she really wants to say.

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An artists impression of a treelined avenue with waterways and people walking through Government reveals plan for  Perth’s ‘beating cultural heart’
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Government reveals plan for Perth’s ‘beating cultural heart’

18 May 2022

The McGowan Government has announced extra funding for the Perth Cultural Centre redevelopment. But can infrastructure investment alone resuscitate an arts and culture sector still struggling with the challenges of COVID and ongoing budget cuts?

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