Visiting Sydney Ball’s bushland retreat
Jan 1st
News that the late colour abstractionist Sydney Ball was to be represented in this year's Sydney Biennale set me thinking about a boiling hot day in November, 2014, when I drove to Glenorie, a rural area 40km northwest of Sydney, to interview the grand old man of art. The interview was to be about Infinex III, Ball's new show ...
Marc Etherington interview
Dec 30th
Today I'm digging out my interview with artist Marc Etherington, done in March this year (2017) at Michael Reid's new gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney. The show was titled Take Me Home, and my story about it was used in the Daily Telegraph and can be read here. Marc subsequently achieved great success, selling 40 artworks at the Sydney ...
Harrie Fasher, Beersheba and Sculpture by the Sea 2017
Dec 28th
This year I had a great interview with rural NSW artist Harrie Fasher about her work for Sculpture by the Sea, titled The Last Charge. The story was for the Daily Telegraph, and you can see it here. For the record, however, here's the interview in full. Elizabeth Fortescue: Harrie, what materials did you use for The Last ...
Ron Mueck discusses his NGV Triennial installation titled Mass
Dec 27th
For those who are travelling to the NGV Triennial at the National Gallery of Victoria (and you won't be disappointed) one of the most ambitious works to enjoy is Ron Mueck's largest installation to date, a new piece commissioned by the NGV for its inaugural NGV Triennial. Titled Mass, the piece is comprised of 100 giant-sized skulls positioned ...
Guo Jian and Ah Xian
Aug 1st
An extraordinary thing happened at the Casula Powerhouse last Friday night. It was the opening night of the new Refugees exhibition, which includes the now Sydney-based Chinese artists Ah Xian and Guo Jian. Cast your mind back to 1989 and the infamous Tiananmen Square massacre of pro-democracy protesters by government armed forces. Ah Xian and Guo Jian were both ...
