Gina Fairley
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Is art a commodity?
Speculation, flipping, bid rigging and guarantees all serve to bolster the global art market, but at what cost to transparency?
Drawing on the resoundingly familiar
Lucy Culliton and her travelling menagerie arrive at Mosman Art Gallery for her first survey: 130 paintings both beautiful and…
Legend of Australian abstraction saluted
A Robert Jacks retrospective tracks one of Australia’s great painting careers through 200 paintings at the NGV.
Art Basel endorses Australian Kickstart campaign
4A’s Yangjiang Group project has caught the eye of the world’s hottest fair, one of four international projects to be…
What goes around comes around at Primavera
In its 23rd edition, this MCA exhibition for emerging artists has been curated by one of its first selected, Mikala…
Killing time in a hostile world
As Australian troops return to Iraq, artists tackle the aftermath of conflict in a confronting exhibition at Artspace.
Are auction houses stepping on gallery turf?
Sotheby’s Australia has announced an exclusive agency deal for the sculptures of an Australian artist.
Shelf life: from Venice to Sydney
Simryn Gill's photographs have made the passage from the Venice Biennale to Australian shores in a captivating installation.
Are Australian artists too sceptical for a pension trust?
APT Global, an international trust that secures the future for artists, has just set up base in Australia.
Legends with a 50-year legacy
Watters Gallery has asked for some of their favourites back to mount a celebratory anniversary exhibition.