Art Monthly Australasia-Issue 262 August 2013

Issue 262 August 2013

1 Bungaree, the First Australian interrupted: VIRGINIA FRASERPeter McKenzie, After Rodius, 2011, graphite on paper, 30 x 24cm; image courtesy the artist — **1 Bungaree, the First Australian interrupted: VIRGINIA FRASER**
Peter McKenzie, *After Rodius*, 2011, graphite on paper, 30 x 24cm; image courtesy the artist

2 Afterword: Looking back to Sakahan: GREG HILLKent Monkman, Boudoir de Berdashe, 2007, mixed media installation, dimensions variable; installation view, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; photo Â© NGC — **2 Afterword: Looking back to Sakahan: GREG HILL**
Kent Monkman, *Boudoir de Berdashe*, 2007, mixed media installation, dimensions variable; installation view, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; photo Â© NGC

3 Heartland: Contemporary Art from South Australia: MARGOT OSBORNEInstallation view HEARTLAND: Contemporary Art from South Australia featuring the work of artists from Tjala Arts, Amata, APY Lands, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2013 — **3 Heartland: Contemporary Art from South Australia: MARGOT OSBORNE**
Installation view *HEARTLAND: Contemporary Art from South Australia* featuring the work of artists from Tjala Arts, Amata, APY Lands, Art Gallery of South Australia, 2013

4 Relaxed and comfortable: Cold Blooded: eX de Medici JENNY MCFARLANEeX de Medici, Real Estate, 2012-13, watercolour on paper, 113.5 x 512.5cm; image courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney — **4 Relaxed and comfortable: Cold Blooded, eX de Medici: JENNY MCFARLANE**
eX de Medici, Real Estate, 2012-13, watercolour on paper, 113.5 x 512.5cm; image courtesy the artist and Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney

5 Fons et Origo, or, Trompe l'Oreille Fountain, Hany Armanious: DAVID HANSENHany Armanious, Fountain, 2012, marble, polyurethane resin, bronze, 213 x 183 x 271cm (irregular); installation view, Loti Smorgon Sculpture Terrace, Museum of Contemporary … — **5 Fons et Origo, or, Trompe l'Oreille Fountain, Hany Armanious: DAVID HANSEN**
Hany Armanious, *Fountain*, 2012, marble, polyurethane resin, bronze, 213 x 183 x 271cm (irregular); installation view, Loti Smorgon Sculpture Terrace, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; image courtesy the artist and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney

6 City of Trees: Jyll Bradley: SARA-JAYNE PARSONSJyll Bradley, Printer proof [detail], City of Trees publication, part of a display of â€˜scatter-proofâ€™ prints in the exhibition; image courtesy the artist — **6 City of Trees: Jyll Bradley: SARA-JAYNE PARSONS**
Jyll Bradley, Printer proof [detail], *City of Trees* publication, part of a display of â€˜scatter-proofâ€™ prints in the exhibition; image courtesy the artist

7 Build me a city I Cry me a river: LISA HARMSKirsten Coehlo, foreground: oil can, cup, funnel, bottle, bowl, 2012, porcelain objects, dimensions variable (tallest 28cm); background: Dreams of Leaving, 2012; four photographs on photographic paper of… — **7 Build me a city I Cry me a river: LISA HARMS**
Kirsten Coehlo, foreground: *oil can, cup, funnel, bottle, bowl*, 2012, porcelain objects, dimensions variable (tallest 28cm); background: *Dreams of Leaving*, 2012; four photographs on photographic paper of ceramic shards from new Royal Adelaide Hospital site, North Terrace; SA Museum collection; 80 x 60cm each; image courtesy the artist, Helen Gory Gallery, Melbourne, and BMGArt, Adelaide

8 Titanium White Knights: Helsinki ERIC ROSSIEric Rossi, View from studio on Suomenlinna, 2012, digital snapshot; image courtesy the artist — **8 Titanium White Knights: Helsinki ERIC ROSSI**
Eric Rossi, View from studio on *Suomenlinna*, 2012, digital snapshot; image courtesy the artist

9 Jon Cattapan: Staying Afloat: RHONDA DREDGEImagine a Raft: Hard Rubbish No. 12, 2012, oil on linen, 180 x 180cm — **9 Jon Cattapan: Staying Afloat: RHONDA DREDGE**
*Imagine a Raft: Hard Rubbish No. 12*, 2012, oil on linen, 180 x 180cm

10 In the background a crow squawks: Henri van Noordenburg & Eryn Begley: GORDON CRAIGHenri van Noordenburg, Composition IX, 2011, hand-carved archival matt print, 106 x 106cm — **10 In the background a crow squawks: Henri van Noordenburg & Eryn Begley: GORDON CRAIG**
Henri van Noordenburg, *Composition IX*, 2011, hand-carved archival matt print, 106 x 106cm

11 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award: a case study in competitions: LEIGH SUMMERSJohn R Walker, Brush fetish, 2009, archival oil on canvas, 91.9 x 192cm, EMSLA Winner 2009; image courtesy the artist — **11 Eutick Memorial Still Life Award: a case study in competitions: LEIGH SUMMERS**
John R Walker, *Brush fetish*, 2009, archival oil on canvas, 91.9 x 192cm, EMSLA Winner 2009; image courtesy the artist

12 tribute: Eubena Nampitjin, c. 1923-2013: ERICA IZETTKinyu, 2007, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 180 x 150cm — **12 tribute: Eubena Nampitjin, c. 1923-2013: ERICA IZETT**
*Kinyu*, 2007, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 180 x 150cm

13 ARTBOOKS: POWER + COLOUR: NEW PAINTING FROM THE CORRIGAN COLLECTION OF 21ST CENTURY ABORIGINAL ART: MAURICE O'RIORDANJANE RAFFAN POWER AND COLOUR: NEW PAINTING FROM THE CORRIGAN COLLECTION OF 21ST CENTURY ABORIGINAL ART, MACMILLAN ART PUBLISHING,… — **13 ARTBOOKS: POWER + COLOUR: NEW PAINTING FROM THE CORRIGAN COLLECTION OF 21ST CENTURY ABORIGINAL ART: MAURICE O'RIORDAN**
JANE RAFFAN
*POWER AND COLOUR: NEW PAINTING FROM THE CORRIGAN COLLECTION OF 21ST CENTURY ABORIGINAL ART*, MACMILLAN ART PUBLISHING, VICTORIA, 2012, 368PP, RRP$125: ISBN: 9781921394744
*POWER + COLOUR* COULD WELL BE DESCRIBED A 'COFFEE-TABLE' PUBLICATION; THIS IS NOT A PUT-DOWN BUT RECOGNITION OF THE BOOK'S SUMPTUOUS PRODUCTION VALUES. IT IS ABOVE ALL A BOOK FILLED WITH HIGH-QUALITY REPRODUCTION IMAGES OF LARGELY HIGH-KEY CHROMATIC PAINTINGS; A BOOK TO LOOK AT, AND VISUALLY SAVOUR. THE BOOK'S COLOUR-CHARGED MANDATE IS CONVEYED NOT ONLY THROUGH THE PAINTINGS DEPICTED BUT ALSO THROUGH NUANCES OF DESIGN: THE CHANGING KALEIDOSCOPE OF BACKGROUND COLOURS FOR THE TITLE-PAGES ADJOINING EACH FULL OR DOUBLE-PAGE IMAGE, OR THE MULTICOLOURED HEADINGS SUCH AS 'THE PAINTINGS / THE PAINTINGS / THE PAINTINGS' WHICH ANNOUNCES THIS SECTION AND, YES, THE WORDS ARE IN TRIPLICATE, CONJURING A SENSE OF BARELY CONTAINED EXCITEMENT

14 Affairs of the art: love, loss and power in the art world: KATRINA CHAPMANThe decade preceding the global financial crisis saw one of the most exciting eras in the Australian art market. Australian contemporary art prices rose exponentially with … — **14 Affairs of the art: love, loss and power in the art world: KATRINA CHAPMAN**
The decade preceding the global financial crisis saw one of the most exciting eras in the Australian art market. Australian contemporary art prices rose exponentially with commercial dealers, auction houses and public cultural institutions all playing an important role. Pivotal too were the custodians of many artist's estates. The potential for them to influence a late artist's reputation and how this manifested during this remarkable time in Australian art history is the subject of Katrina Strickland's book *Affairs of the art*
Katrina Strickland, Melbourne University Press, 2013; rrp$34.99; 242pp; ISBN: 9780522858624 (pbk); 9780522864083 (ebook)

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