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

The SALA Festival

South Australia: metro and regional
2  11 August 2002

Published December 2002

Ti Parks recent work at Pinacotheca

Melbourne
2 31 August 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

21st Century Chairs

Curator: Kirsten Fitzpatrick
Brisbane City Gallery
16 August - 13 October 2002

Published December 2002

Christina Waterson: Recent

Palace Gallery
Brisbane
15 - 31 August

Published December 2002

Uncertain Terrain

Modern physics suggests we are living within an expanding universe. We are, it seems, still moving away from our point of origin (the singularity of the Big Bang). The intersection of new physics and Buddhism provides pathways into Julia Ciccarones landscape paintings (exhibited at Niagara Galleries in Melbourne in early 2002), elucidating the narratives and suggesting relationships between the metaphors and symbols she uses.

Published December 2002

Lawrence Daws: From Mandala to Full Circle

Australian artist Lawrence Daws speaks of seven phases of his work, based on specific themes that have guided his development as an artist. There has been a gradual trend in his work from themes of archetypal symbolism and exotic portent towards the more local and personal.

Published December 2002

Museums For the 21st Century: Entertainments or Big Challenging Ideas?

Museums both reinforce ones views and challenge them, encouraging innovative connections we hadnt thought of before, driving us on to expanded understandings. Griffin addresses some of the controversies surrounding museums in the age of technology.

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

Arid Arcadia: art of the Flinders Ranges

curated by Alisa Bunbury
Art Gallery of South Australia
30 August  3 November 2002

Published December 2002

A New Catch-Up - Report of the Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Inquiry

Published December 2002