The Lesser of Two Cities

Sydney thinks of itself as the centre of the country, the only part that matters, but in the lucrative art market, Sydney is subsidiary to the old moneyed city of the south -- Melbourne.

Published September 1994

Sydney from Afar

For 20 years Daniel Thomas lived and worked in Sydney. In the 2 decades since he has left he has remained a frequent visitor, but he still sees Sydney from afar.

Published September 1994

Fay Brauer

Response to the article by Jacques Delaruelle (article no 664) on the nature of art education - a debate which has raged in Sydney in recent years.

Published September 1994

Joan Kerr: Sydney Scholar

Joan Kerr rewrites Australian art history to gain a better understanding of the present. Her ambitious projects question who wrote what, how and about whom. Discussion of 'Heritage: The National Women's Art Book'. Photograph of Joan Kerr in the article.

Published September 1994

Visualising Masculinities - Claremont School of Art

Exhibition review Visualising Masculinities
Claremont School of Art Perth
Western Australia
20 May - 15 June 1994

Published September 1994

A Series of Close Connections

Really the only way to understand the apparently large Sydney art scene is to use diagrams and statistics, all of which were compiled by the author.

Published September 1994

Where Would Sydney be Without its Art Prizes?

The hype, the hysteria, the media and the money. Of all Sydney's art prizes it is the Archibald which arouses the greatest public interest...

Published September 1994

Jacques Delaruelle

In recent years there has been a major debate in Sydney on the nature of art education. Both Jacques Delaruelle and Fay Brauer have been active participants. Plants grow in silence but we (in the art world) vegetate noisily. see also article by Fay Brauer (no 665).

Published September 1994

Youth Art and Mobile Galleries

Nowhere is the art of Sydney's youth more obvious than in the public sphere. Discussion with Linda Forrester a researcher of the creative culture of graffiti, street machining and skate boarding.

Published September 1994

Frank Watters: Sydney art gallery owner

Published 01 September 1994

My Sydney

Editorial by guest editor Joanna Mendelssohn. What after all is different about Sydney? I have tried to give some idea of the debates which are not always expressed in writing - the incestuous nature of the mighty arts organisations; the way that words influence or corrupt understandings of art; and the limits on public debate because of fear of the consequences.

Published September 1994

Here, There Be Dragons

Western Sydney can be seen as another city with another culture. This is not quite accurate, but it is the fasted growing region where the bulk of the younger population of the city live. And it has art.

Published September 1994