People in the art world would not normally consider themselves to be political. That is, they may have strong views about politics, but the majority of art that is made is not concerned with political issues of the day. There

Media Release After showing work by over 400 hundred local, interstate and internationalartists over the past three years, Phatspace is closing its doors for the lasttime on 16 December 2005. As a site, Phatspace has been host to performances, exhibitions,

Speaking in a clipped, Austrian accent, sculptor Erwin Wurm is talking very seriously about fun. “Germans have this big philosopher [Theodor] Adorno, who said art is nothing to do with lightness or fun-ness or joy, art is something serious,” he

Each week when we send out our emails we like to finish off with a little tag line for people who read to the end – a little Easter egg surprise for the committed Art Life reader. Last week our

The best thing about of this time of year are the commercial galleries who are bringing out some of their best shows for the penultimate spot in their exhibiting calendars. Esa Jaske has a corker of a double header opening

Writing our piece on the National Art School/UNSW College of Fine Arts stoush [see below] has been like throwing a hand grenade. The heat coming off those comments is red hot and, as you can see by the poll at

The results are in and the good news is that when something is different, we fear and loathe it! When something is different it is… Communism 34% 20 Exactly the bloody same 29% 17 Somewhat different 10% 6 A tribute

Julian Opie, You Are Driving A Volvo, 1996. Due to industrial action, the next update of The Art Life will be next Monday, November 21. We apologise for any inconvenience. In the meantime, please feel free to look at these