Success, Excellence and Iconoclasm

Published December 2000

Wendy Mills in the Mall: The 'Water Table'

Wendy Mills was invited in November 1998 to design an artwork that would engage, intrigue, amuse or challenge but not intentionally outrage members of the public. This article discusses Mills piece On This Auspicious Occasion and the ongoing challenges faced during its creation and thereafter.

Published December 2000

Artrave

Published December 2000

Chiasm; An Enduring Symbol; Objectum; Core

Chiasm - Donna Fulton, Richard Giblet, glamorama, Bevan Honey, Andrew Smith, Ric Spencer

An Enduring Symbol - Mark Hummerston

Objectum - Mark Cypher

Core - Matthew Hunt
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
29 September - 29 October

Published December 2000

Parameters Head: A La Ronde, Sally Smart

Experimental Art Foundation
7  30 September 2000

Published December 2000

Allan Baker, A Survey

Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
University of Western Australia, Perth
8 September to 20 October 2000

Published December 2000

Heroic Scale: Sydney Airport and Homebush Bay

The two most heroic commitments to public art in Australia since Parliament House, Canberra, are for the refurbishment of the Sydney International Airport and the Olympic 2000 Homebush Bay site. These aspirations are eloquently expressed in forms and structures that are surprising , beautiful and of varying quality. The Airport Project features the work of Michael Riley, Robyn Backen, Ron Smith, Kerry Clare, Lindsay Clare, Brook Andrew and Fiona McDonald. Those included in the Homebush Bay Project are Peter Cripps, Terri Bird, Ari Purhonen, Neil Dawson, Paul Carter, Ruark Lewis, Janet Laurence, James Carpenter, Elizabeth Gower and Robert Owen.

Published December 2000

Asher Bilu: Doing Business with the Cosmic

From the beginning, Asher Bilus work has had two loci of concentration: the mystery of matter, its structures, boundaries and possibilities, and Mystery itself, space, sound, reverberations of the invisible, the very universe. Bilu takes on the physical demands of his experiments like a workman, he manipulates them like a technician. This article examines Bilus art practice from his early days as a migrant in Australia and winner of the prestigious Blake Prize to his recent work the Infinity Series.

Published December 2000

Paramor: Lost and found

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, NSW
9 September - 39 October 2000

Published December 2000

Australian Icons : Twenty Artists from the Collection

Art Gallery of NSW
4 August - 3 December

Published December 2000

Ian North: A Public Meditation on Surgery

Adelaides newest art commission has recently been installed in the Department of Surgery at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital: The Intelligence of Blood, a challenging work by Ian North. The painting is large, about six metres wide and almost two metres high and abounds with references to surgery, blood, medicine and much more.

Published December 2000

The Art of Living Dangerously: Victor Meertens

Documents the life and work of Victor Meertens: his journey to Europe where he became inspired by the work of the early Flemish painters and Grunewalds Isenheim Altarpiece (c.1505-1510), his involvement with the Third Australian Sculpture Triennial and the Australian Biennale 1988, his various solo shows and other notable achievements within the contemporary Australian art scene of the late 20th century.

Published December 2000