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 ...
Mike Parr turns blowtorch on global warming
Jun 27th
Anyone at Sydney's Carriageworks at 6pm on Thursday March 17, 2016, would have witnessed an extraordinary event at the centre of which was the well-known experimental artist Mike Parr. In the performance, Parr and several assistants doused petrol on $500,000 worth of Parr's beautiful etchings. Parr, without flinching, then tossed a flame on to the etchings which were ...
Snow Monkey: a review of George Gittoes’ new film at its Sydney premiere
Nov 11th
I’ve just been getting to know some of the street kids in the roughest parts of Jalalabad. This is Afghanistan’s second largest city, and reportedly the most dangerous city on earth. I met wide-eyed, gorgeous little Gul Mina, aged about five, who collects discarded cans in hessian bags and sells them for a few rupees to ...
