Remembering artists today goes beyond the retrospective exhibition or coffee-table monograph. Find out what’s leading the trend in keeping those conversations fresh.
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Sydney Ball; courtesy Sullivan + Strumpf and University of South Australia
In November, there are exhibitions celebrating artists Robert Klippel, Sydney Ball, Brett Whiteley, Tony Tuckson, Robert Dickerson and Clement Meadmore. All passed some time ago, and yet this recent slew of shows begs the question whether our galleries and art museums have got better at “remembering”.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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