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1. Nathan Beard, installation view, A Puzzlement, 2022, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), photo_ Bo Wong An installation shot from A Puzzlement, which runs alongside Las Hormigas. A scultpure of tiny golden heads on wire. Complex puzzles at play
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Complex puzzles at play

29 November 2022

Fragmented narratives range from playful to frustrating in a pair of exhibitions at PICA, finds Jaimi Wright.

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Andrew Nicholls and Jingdezhen artisans, Untitled (Cobalt Skull #1), hand-painted cobalt on porcelain, dimensions variable. Cobalt painting by Yu Xuan, 2016. Photography by Bewley Shaylor A white porcelain skull and cross bones decorated with traditional-style chinoiserie A series of uncomfortable events
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A series of uncomfortable events

31 August 2022

‘A Gentle Misinterpretation’ interrogates the problematic history of chinoiserie but Belinda Hermawan still feels uneasy.

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Colin Smith, Bloodletting, 2020, painted false walls (MDF, timber), oil paintings (oil on ply board), air-dry clay, enamel paint, gold foil alphabet stickers, gold foil contact sheeting, hip chair, muslin, metal curtain rods, fake tree, chairs, water cooling dispenser, clock, scrap paper bin, installation dimensions vary. Photograph: Bo Wong.  A 20 year wait for a queer take
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A 20 year wait for a queer take

21 October 2020

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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Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio