Gina Fairley
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Who is public sculpture really for?
From colonial statues and monuments for healing to heavy metal abstractions, a discussion at the Sydney Sculpture Conference questioned public…
Pipilotti Rist: Sip my Ocean
Swiss artist Pipilotti Rist permits us to dream and lose ourselves in her immersive video works, but is it all…
Shifting models – funding sculpture organisations
Finding new ways to fund sculpture organisations has become a blend of the for profit and not for profit space.
Is a building worth more or less with public art?
The City of Sydney has announced that it plans to paint over Reko Rennie’s iconic Indigenous design on a city…
How to write your artist bio
It's one of the most miswritten, most confused tools in the artist's kit of skills, and getting it right is…
Australian artists respond where history forgot
With this week's centenary of The Battle of Beersheba, we look at three exhibitions that explore its other less told…
Regions are beyond sticky – they're hotspots
From resilience indicators to regional hotspots, research underpinned successes at the recent Creative Regions Summit in Canberra.
Trial by social media: Australia Council vs the donors
Social media is abuzz with commentary about the Venice Biennale following reports of disgruntled donors. We summarise some of the…
You can impact legislation on fake Indigenous art
Be part of changing legislation and send a message to those fake boomerangs to bugger off. Submissions close this week.
Don’t think outside the box; smash it to pieces
REMIX Sydney lifts the lid on the trends that are changing the face of culture, and invites you to be…