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Never doubt the sincerity of an artist. Even when it seems like it might be a joke, a pisstake, some sort of ironic double play [indeed, especially when it seems so] there is nearly always a serious intent behind the
Roger Boreham’s Dad, what a smile. More Archibald 2008 finalists here.
From Isobel Johnston… January is generally regarded as a time when most galleries are closed – everyone’s on holidays and nothing much happens. The gallery year really gears up in February, when Sydneysiders all return to work. While the Sydney
From Ian Houston in Sydney… I’m not ashamed to admit that I love abstract painting. I love the grid, monochromes, gestural works (within reason), hard edge, The New York school I adore De Stijl, and would consider crime to own
UK born and Sydney-based artist Ash Hempsall is a long time friend of The Art Life and is an occasional contributor. Now resident in Shanghai he’s started his own bilingual blog The Viewing Experience. Since Blogger is banned by the
Ian Houston reports from parts unknown… After their kind invitation to visit the egalitarian suburb of Woolahara, The Art Life team have upped the ante somewhat and decided to send me to “The Rocks”, home of “the personality gallery”. I’m
Art Life contributor Ian Houston reports from our second art strip – Queen Street, Paddington – an assignment he took up with gusto… Welcome readers. Today finds us in the heart of the Wentworth electorate, a blue ribbon Liberal seat,
From Isobel Johnston… Fare’s Fair, or the confessions of… While the debate rages in arts magazines and at art institutions on the value, benefit, critical appraisal and proliferation of art fairs around the world, I took what I must confess
The Art Life begins it’s end of year special with a walk down one of Sydney’s art precinct thoroughfares, Glenmore Road in Paddington. It’s meant to be a two-way street but the traffic is viciously one way, get out of
Ian Houston writes from Sydney… Neo Rauch’s Mazernacht. I have seen the future of painting and his name is Neo Rauch. The Art Gallery of NSW has recently hung two works by the East German painter Neo Rauch, Gebot and