Just Not Australian! How artists are rethinking nationhood in turbulent times

A new exhibition at Artspace Sydney calls it straight when it comes to the origins and implications of contemporary Australian nationhood.
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Installation view, Just Not Australian at Artspace, Sydney (2019). Front, Tony Schwensen, and rear, Jon Campbell. Photo credit: ArtsHub.

Recently, the exhibition Just Not Australian was unveiled at Artspace in Sydney – a show that brings together 19 cross-generational artists ‘to deal with the origins and implications of contemporary Australia nationhood’.

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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. Instagram: fairleygina