Desmond Lazaro’s exhibition ‘Point and Line to Plane’, installation view Art Gallery of NSW. Photo: ArtsHub.
A lot has changed in museological and curatorial circles over the last decade – good changes that have raised questions about the traditional notions of authority and inclusion, gender equality and the ethical responsibility of collections.
At the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), its Kandinsky exhibition is partnered with an exhibition of works by pre-Kandinsky abstractionist, British medium Georgiana Houghton, through which visitors pass before entering the “main event.”
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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