Thomas J Price, ‘Ancient Feelings’ (2025), detail, Museum of Contemporary Art. Photo: Anna Kucera.
Two major new sculpture commissions in Sydney have been unveiled this past week, and collectively they say a lot about the way audiences engage with public art, and who pays for it.
Walking between the Art Gallery of NSW’s (AGNSW) two buildings – Naala Badu (north) and Naala Nura (south) – you may be observant enough to notice a new outdoor piece by Korean artist Lee Ufan. It is an understatement to say it is subtle.
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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