Gina Fairley

Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina

Gina Fairley's Latest Articles

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Against self-censorship and political correctness

Over-sensitive political correctness is damaging freedom of expression, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas was told.

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Barefoot in the Park

A play from the 1960s can reveal a great deal about contemporary relationships, if we are prepared to look beyond…

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No such thing as a good book

When everyone's a critic, aesthetic hierarchies no longer rule. But we still have to decide what to read.

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An art school is not greyhound racing

Handing on the torch can come with challenges. We speak with the National Art School directors about strategic succession.

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How artists use social media effectively

Social media can be a vital career-building platform or vanity publishing that gets in the way of your real work.

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New scholarship recognises curating as PhD research

UNSW Art & Design and the Museum of Contemporary Art have partnered to offer a PhD scholarship that places research…

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Up close and personal: body ethics and risk

From Eve to the Kardashians, the body has always garnered reaction but Australian laws leave us with a grey area…

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Tate Modern director on risk and gender

ArtsHub speaks with Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern on managing risk, gender bias, funding constraints and partnerships with Australia.

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Museums are the new border control

Mythbuster: Museums are not just repositories for "dead stuff". They can avert air crashes and stop wildlife traffickers.

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Dissident demi-gods rock the ceramic world

At just 27, Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran has taken over the National Gallery with an exhibition that questions the face of…

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