Catherine Baxendale
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Arthur Boyd: Agony and Ecstasy
As an observer of the human condition, Arthur Boyd’s gaze is utterly unflinching.

Arcadia: Sounds of the Sea
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, surfing came to represent an all-encompassing lifestyle, rather than a mere pastime.

Tabaimo: Mekurumeku
Tabaimo’s commuters seem to engage in a kind of practised obliviousness by way of adapting to the vagaries of urban…

Kensuke Todo: A Survey
Todo’s works present a paradox: though obviously informed by man-made structures, his sculptures are bereft of human presence.

Reality in Flames: modern Australian art and the Second World War
Greater academic rigour is needed if the War Memorial is to be taken seriously as an art institution.

Promo - Portraits from Prime Time
Beyond all the frothy banality there are works of genuine aesthetic interest here.

Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen
The scrupulousness with which Wolfhagen goes about his creative practice results in finished works of great technical complexity.