Gina Fairley
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Artists who use the politicised body in their art
A recent panel discussion at Sydney Contemporary unpacked the ideas around how the performed body can either uphold or defy…
Metamorphosis: How a visual artist became an opera designer
Artist-come-designer Mark Thompson has created the sets and costumes for Opera Australia’s new production ‘Metamorphosis’, based on Kafka’s iconic novel
Australia Council delivers $6.3 million to Australian artists
Female artists lead the way in the latest Australia Council grants, with female artists receiving more than half the project…
Review: National Art – Part One, at NAS Gallery
Building upon a teaching and touring archive, 50 artists have gifted significant artworks to the National Art School Collection. Those…
Cracking the US market: Art Money’s Paul Becker on changing the culture of collecting
An Australian art business takes on the toughest art market in the world – and it’s making waves.
Gender parity questioned as 7 major exhibitions announced
Is it just uncanny timing, or does the recent two weeks of announcements of major exhibitions at top drawer institutions…
Jan Müller on how a sound and film archive can be relevant
A year in, ArtsHub speaks with the National Sound and Film Archive’s new CEO on how exhibitions and digitisation are…
Review: American Masters 1940-1980, NGA
The National Gallery of Australia had one of the largest acquisition budgets in the world in the 70s. A new…
An art fair is more than just selling art
From a kitty-inspired kids project to talks that tap into a global zeitgeist, site-responsive installations and videos to rival box…
Small town ARIs don't have a problem with small town thinking
ArtsHub spoke with artist run spaces to ascertain whether smaller towns are more receptive to ARIs, and whether it’s a…