Shell Fremantle Print Award

Fremantle Arts Centre
31 August  6 October 2002

Published December 2002

Artrave

Published December 2002

The Possibility Forum - Institutional Change and Modest Proposals

This text takes up some of the broader concerns of Tony Bonds initial questions to an Australian panel at ARCO 2002 Madrid, particularly can there be a benign global capitalism? and how do we address the value of exchanges between artists?.

Published December 2002

The Art of Gift Giving...

The magnificent donations made to museums, galleries and libraries in the last 12 months were made possible by the Commonwealth's Cultural Gifts Program, an initiative that encourages Australian patronageof the arts by offering attractive tax incentives to donors. Wallace here presents a short expression of appreciation.

Published December 2002

Fashion Infiltrates the Galleries

Even if one's first reaction upon hearing the sound of the words 'Melbourne Fashion Festival' is not to reach for one's gun, but to condemn the dumbing down of 'culture' into Madonna or Barbie 101, bemoan the melting of the abstract expressionist/tachiste snows of yesteryear, it has unquestionably enriched the city's art experience.

Published December 2002

Scaling Up at ACCA

Opening in mid October 2002, the new ACCA is a purpose built complex designed by Melbourne- based architects Wood Marsh. An architectural marvel and simultaneously a contemporary art space, at last the ACCA is moving to a building that lives up to the portent of its name. Haley spoke to the new Creative Director Juliana Engberg in August of 2002.

Published December 2002

Marine Nature in Porcelain: The Recent Work of Robin Best

Ceramic artist Robin Best became fascinated by a complex marine world which included sea-invertebrates/filter feeders like bryozoans, sea sponges and ascidians (sea squirts) during walks on the beach in her seaside suburn of Semaphore. Here Walker discusses some of Best's recent work and conceptual concerns.

Published December 2002

Asia Pacific Triennial 2002 - Starry Night

When talking about non-Indo-European cultures, we are taking on board profound differences in how we arrange our worlds. The 2002 Asia Pacific Triennial endeavours to present art from these cultures through various treatments of time and space relations.

Published December 2002

Long Arm Drawing 1992-2002: Jan Senbergs

14 August  15 September
Faculty Gallery, Faculty of Art and Design
Caulfield Campus, Monash University

Published December 2002

The Generosity of a Light Touch

For the more than 15 years that the Australian organisation Experimenta Media Arts has metamorphosed through various ideological, aesthetic and technological identities, its one constant has been a passionate involvement with and championing of the new and experimental. Prototype, exhibited in Melbourne in 2002, carried on this tradition, more than living up to the title.

Published December 2002

Singapore Opens Up to the World - Site + Sight: First Major International Show

Using Singapore as the first 'site' for the exhibition, Site + Sight: Translating Cultures from 7 June to 26 July 2002 brought together 26 international artists from 11 countries to discuss and present artworks relating to the theme of globalisation and its cultural impact on the world.

Published December 2002

Arte Povera: Art from Italy 1967 - 2002

Museum of Contemporary Art
23 August  10 November 2002

Published December 2002