Artist and writer Stephanie Radok reviews three big new books that point towards new histories of art in the Southern hemisphere - Art in Oceania: A New History; Hotsprings: the Northern Territory and contemporary Australian artists and Mapping South: journeys in South-South Cultural Relations.
Reko Rennie is an interdisciplinary artist who explores his Aboriginal identity through contemporary mediums. He explores his artistic beginnings and early influences such as the work of Howard Arkley.
Nish Cash is a graffiti artist based in Melbourne. She talks about how she got started writing graffiti and about the support offered by Ladie Killerz, (a national female graffiti event that happens annually with a wall jam, exhibitions, and performances).