Billy Apple®, The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else, 1985/2009. Installation view, Sydney Contemporary 2026, Carriageworks. Photo: Gina Fairley. Courtesy: the artist and 1301SW STARKWHITE.
As punters arrive at this year’s Sydney Contemporary art fair, the first artwork they encounter is a billboard-sized declaration across the industrial façade of Carriageworks: THE ARTIST HAS TO LIVE LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
This year Sabbia continues its successful split-booth model, pairing two mini-exhibitions: First Nations Adelaide ceramicist Alfred Lowe on one side and Canberra glass artists Annette Blair and Kirstie Rea on the other.
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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