Summer 2013 Issue 266

1 Suspended Histories, Museum Van Loon: SIOBHAN CAMPBELLNewell Harry, The Natives Are Restless, 2006/2013, neon sculpture; image courtesy the artist, photo: Thijs Wolzak

1 Suspended Histories, Museum Van Loon: SIOBHAN CAMPBELL

Newell Harry, The Natives Are Restless, 2006/2013, neon sculpture; image courtesy the artist, photo: Thijs Wolzak

2 Insurgence at the Museum of Democracy: An Interview ADAM GECZY, MEGAN COPE, RICHARD BELL: JENNY MCFARLANE & TONY ALBERTVernon Ah Kee, austracism, 2013, and thisfouldeed, 2013, vinyl text installation on the windows of Old Parliament House, ima…

2 Insurgence at the Museum of Democracy: An Interview ADAM GECZY, MEGAN COPE, RICHARD BELL: JENNY MCFARLANE & TONY ALBERT

Vernon Ah Kee, austracism, 2013, and thisfouldeed, 2013, vinyl text installation on the windows of Old Parliament House, image courtesy the artist and Milani Gallery, Brisbane. photo: Rob Little

3 Visual Literacy in Bark Paintings: Narrative, Figurative and Stylistic Vocabularies: GRETCHEN STOLTEYuwunyuwun Marruwarr, Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent, 1974, natural ochres on bark, 73 x 48cm. Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra; ima…

3 Visual Literacy in Bark Paintings: Narrative, Figurative and Stylistic Vocabularies: GRETCHEN STOLTE

Yuwunyuwun Marruwarr, Ngalyod the Rainbow Serpent, 1974, natural ochres on bark, 73 x 48cm. Collection: National Museum of Australia, Canberra; image courtesy and © the artist or the artist’s estate. licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency 2013

4 Love City Jalalabad: George Gittoes in Afghanistan: ROD PATTENDENMovie Poster, Love City Jalalabad, 2013

4 Love City Jalalabad: George Gittoes in Afghanistan: ROD PATTENDEN

Movie Poster, Love City Jalalabad, 2013

5 It�s Complicated � When Ad Designs Turn Art?: HIRAM TOEmpire Theatre, North Point, Hong Kong, c.1953, photographer unknown

5 IT'S COMPLICATED ... WHEN AD DESIGNS TURN ART? HIRAM TO

Empire Theatre, North Point, Hong Kong, c.1953, photographer unknown

6 Frank’s View: Photography from the (Mildura) studio of Frank ‘Francesco’ Zaetta (1908-1993): ELIZABETH GERTSAKISFrank’s View, installation view (detail), Stefano’s Gallery 25, Mildura, 2012-13; photo courtesy Stefano’s Gallery 25; photo: Krystal S…

6 Frank’s View: Photography from the (Mildura) studio of Frank ‘Francesco’ Zaetta (1908-1993): ELIZABETH GERTSAKIS

Frank’s View, installation view (detail), Stefano’s Gallery 25, Mildura, 2012-13; photo courtesy Stefano’s Gallery 25; photo: Krystal Seigerman

7 Australia, Royal Academy of Arts: SASHA GRISHINJohn Olsen, Sydney Sun, 1965, oil on three plywood panels, overall: 307 x 412.5 x 40cm. Collection: National Gallery of Australia

7 Australia, Royal Academy of Arts: SASHA GRISHIN

John Olsen, Sydney Sun, 1965, oil on three plywood panels, overall: 307 x 412.5 x 40cm. Collection: National Gallery of Australia

8 Pukumani: CHRIS RAJAPukumani poles at Pirlangimpi Front Beach: photo: Sabrina Talarico, Munupi Arts

8 Pukumani: CHRIS RAJA

Pukumani poles at Pirlangimpi Front Beach: photo: Sabrina Talarico, Munupi Arts

9 Tracks, play it again: MAURICE O’RIORDANAnnette Simpson and Jack Randell, Collar, 2012, collage, ink on board, 60 x 60cm

9 Tracks, play it again: MAURICE O’RIORDAN

Annette Simpson and Jack Randell, Collar, 2012, collage, ink on board, 60 x 60cm

10 Challenging Conspiracies of Silence with Art: Waralungku Arts, Borroloola, Northern Territory: SEÁN KERINSStewart Hoosan, Mayawagu —Freedom Fighter, 2013, acrylic on linen, 88 x 120cm; image courtesy the artist and Art Centre, Borroloola, NT

10 Challenging Conspiracies of Silence with Art: Waralungku Arts, Borroloola, Northern Territory: SEÁN KERINS

Stewart Hoosan, Mayawagu —Freedom Fighter, 2013, acrylic on linen, 88 x 120cm; image courtesy the artist and Art Centre, Borroloola, NT

11 Muslim women artists to the fore: JAN JONESShirin Aliabadi, Hybrid Girl 4, 2008; Lambda print mounted on aluminium, 100 x 78cm; image courtesy the artist and New Albion Gallery; shown in Contemporary Iranian Art, New Albion Gallery, Sydney, 2012

11 Muslim women artists to the fore: JAN JONES

Shirin Aliabadi, Hybrid Girl 4, 2008; Lambda print mounted on aluminium, 100 x 78cm; image courtesy the artist and New Albion Gallery; shown in Contemporary Iranian Art, New Albion Gallery, Sydney, 2012

12 Mollie in Negativeland: Two Installations About Photography: ANN FINEGANJohn Conomos, ‘Jon Conomos interrogating an elephant’; photograph as part of his The Spiral of Time installation, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, 2013

12 Mollie in Negativeland: Two Installations About Photography: ANN FINEGAN

John Conomos, ‘Jon Conomos interrogating an elephant’; photograph as part of his The Spiral of Time installation, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, 2013

13 Down the Rabbit Hole: reorienting contemporary art practice: BETH JACKSONAddis (Adis) Fejzić, Bosnian Triumphal Gate, 2013, polystyrene, adhesives, sand, plaster, 25 x 24 x 60cm; installation view, Down the Rabbit Hole, 2013; image courtesy the a…

13 Down the Rabbit Hole: reorienting contemporary art practice: BETH JACKSON

Addis (Adis) Fejzić, Bosnian Triumphal Gate, 2013, polystyrene, adhesives, sand, plaster, 25 x 24 x 60cm; installation view, Down the Rabbit Hole, 2013; image courtesy the artist

14 Art witnessing & making: Riel Hilario in interviewRiel Hilario, Cut Me Down I Will Still Bloom, 2013, re-carved-faux-antique; from his solo exhibition Possible Full Body Apparitions, The Drawing Room, Singapore, 2013; image courtesy the artis…

14 Art witnessing & making: Riel Hilario in interview

Riel Hilario, Cut Me Down I Will Still Bloom, 2013, re-carved-faux-antique; from his solo exhibition Possible Full Body Apparitions, The Drawing Room, Singapore, 2013; image courtesy the artist and The Drawing Room, Singapore

15 Biennale & beyond: Kochi-Muziris, South India: ROMAIN MAITRARobert Montgomery, LED-lit text-based work on the wall of Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi, as part of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2012/13; image courtesy the artist; photo by Romain Maitra

15 Biennale & beyond: Kochi-Muziris, South India: ROMAIN MAITRA

Robert Montgomery, LED-lit text-based work on the wall of Aspinwall House, Fort Kochi, as part of Kochi-Muziris Biennale, 2012/13; image courtesy the artist; photo by Romain Maitra