Art Monthly Australasia-Issue 188 April 2006

Issue 188 April 2006

**1 Evaluating the Visual Arts and Crafts Strategy: DEBORAH CLARK**

2 The artist, the thief, the flag and sedition: ADAM GECZYPhoto Wayne Taylor © John Fairfax Publications — **2 The artist, the thief, the flag and sedition: ADAM GECZY**
Photo Wayne Taylor © John Fairfax Publications

3 2006 Contemporary Commonwealth: KAREN BURNSYinka Shonibare, still from Un ballo in maschera (A masked ball), 2004 colour video, sound, 32 min. edition of 6. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York. © Yinka Shonibare, co… — **3 2006 Contemporary Commonwealth: KAREN BURNS**
Yinka Shonibare, still from Un ballo in maschera (A masked ball), 2004 colour video, sound, 32 min. edition of 6. Collection of the artist. Courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York. © Yinka Shonibare, courtesy of James Cohan Gallery, New York

4 People of the cedar: First nations art from the northwest coast of Canada: MELINDA HINKSONFred Modeste, First nation: Coast Salish, Sxwaixwe mask, c. 1975, wood, paint. Courtesy of the High Commission of Canada, Australia — **4 People of the cedar: First nations art from the northwest coast of Canada: MELINDA HINKSON**
Fred Modeste, First nation: Coast Salish, Sxwaixwe mask, c. 1975, wood, paint. Courtesy of the High Commission of Canada, Australia

5 Koorah Coolingah – Children long ago: The lost paintings of the Carrolup School: JOHN MATEERReynold Hart, Spirit figures and possum, Carrolup, 1948, pastel on paper. Courtesy of the University of Western Australia’s Berndt Museum of Anthropology — **5 Koorah Coolingah – Children long ago: The lost paintings of the Carrolup School: JOHN MATEER**
Reynold Hart, Spirit figures and possum, Carrolup, 1948, pastel on paper. Courtesy of the University of Western Australia’s Berndt Museum of Anthropology

6 Miriam Stannage: Sensations: JOHN MATEERMiriam Stannage, Missing (detail), 1991, triptych, mixed media on canvas. Collection of the artist — **6 Miriam Stannage: Sensations: JOHN MATEER**
Miriam Stannage, Missing (detail), 1991, triptych, mixed media on canvas. Collection of the artist

7 Pelt: Modern aesthetics in the moving image: ANN FINEGANVirginia Hilyard, frame still: Cyprus hedge maze, Super 8 film from In the depths, 2005. Courtesy of the artist. Photo Virginia Hilyard — **7 Pelt: Modern aesthetics in the moving image: ANN FINEGAN**
Virginia Hilyard, frame still: Cyprus hedge maze, Super 8 film from In the depths, 2005. Courtesy of the artist. Photo Virginia Hilyard

8 On being (almost) invisible: PETER TIMMSInstallation by Anne Mestitz at Friendly Beaches Lodge, February 2006. Photo Simon Cuthbert — **8 On being (almost) invisible: PETER TIMMS**
Installation by Anne Mestitz at Friendly Beaches Lodge, February 2006. Photo Simon Cuthbert

9 How art can change the world: art, life and modernity in Western Arnhem Land: IAN MCLEANJohn Mawurndjul, Mardayin design, 2006. Courtesy Maningrida Arts & Culture. © John Mawurndjul — **9 How art can change the world: art, life and modernity in Western Arnhem Land: IAN MCLEAN**
John Mawurndjul, Mardayin design, 2006.
Courtesy Maningrida Arts & Culture. © John Mawurndjul

10 Obituary: The public life of Harry Seidler, CRAIG BREMNERArchitect Harry Seidler, a driving force in Sydney’s reach for the sky, with models of his Australia Square building. It was completed in 1967 and was at the time the world’s tallest lightw… — **10 Obituary: The public life of Harry Seidler, CRAIG BREMNER**
Architect Harry Seidler, a driving force in Sydney’s reach for the sky, with models of his Australia Square building. It was completed in 1967 and was at the time the world’s tallest lightweight concrete building, 15 August 1964. Photo Stuart MacGladerie. © John Fairfax Publications

12 On looking at looking: The art and politics of Ian Burn, Ann Stephen: REX BUTLERREX BUTLER & Ann Stephen, On looking at looking: The art and politics of Ian Burn, The Miegunyah Press, 2006 251 pp. RRP $54.95 — **12 *On looking at looking: The art and politics of Ian Burn*, Ann Stephen: REX BUTLER**
REX BUTLER & Ann Stephen, *On looking at looking: The art and politics of Ian Burn*, The Miegunyah Press, 2006 251 pp. RRP $54.95

13 Art beyond representation: The performative power of the image, Barbara Bolt: CHRISTINE NICHOLLSCHRISTINE NICHOLLS & Barbara Bolt, Art beyond representation: The performative power of the image, IB Taurus, 2004 256 pp. $46 RRP — **13 *Art beyond representation: The performative power of the image*, Barbara Bolt: CHRISTINE NICHOLLS**
CHRISTINE NICHOLLS & Barbara Bolt, *Art beyond representation: The performative power of the image,*
IB Taurus, 2004 256 pp. $46 RRP

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