March 2015 Issue 277
1 A broadened perspective: The NGV’s Tony Ellwood in conversation: Michael Fitzgerald
Tony Ellwood with works by Brent Harris; from left: No. 21, No. 9 and No. 26 (The reassembled self), 2011, charcoal and gouache on plywood, 42 x 31cm; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, purchased, Victoria Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2011; © Brent Harris. photo: Selina Ou, NGV Photographic Services
2 Capitalising culture: Horsham Regional Art Gallery’s rural renaissance: Jarrod Rawlins
Horsham Regional Art Gallery (HRAG), Wilson Street elevation, artist’s impression. image courtesy HRAG
3 Echoing across the pond: Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, 1987–2014: Jane Raffan
Christian Thompson, We Bury Our Own, exhibition view, Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne, 2012. image courtesy Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi, Melbourne
4 In your own time: Alicia Frankovich’s Defending Plural Experiences: Ash Kilmartin
Alicia Frankovich, Defending Plural Experiences, 2014, performance views, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2014; live performance, 4 hour duration; images courtesy the artist
The unfinished archive (or the pleasure of looking through other people’s things): Julia Powles
Bianca Hester, Please leave these windows open overnight to enable the fans to draw in cool air during the early hours of the morning, exhibition view, ACCA, Melbourne, 2010. image courtesy the artist and ACCA Archive
6 Inside the circle: A life among artists: Sheridan Palmer
Jean Langley 1958, Heide Museum of Modern Art Archive, Melbourne; photo: John Yule © Estate of John Yule
7 Platforms, prizes and PYTHAGORAS: ‘Singapore Art Week 2015’: Chloé Wolifson
Ho Tzu Nyen, PYTHAGORAS, 2013, video still from installation with 4-channel HD video, 8-channel sound, automated curtain track, fans, lights and show control mechanism, dimensions variable; Singapore Art Museum (SAM) collection. image courtesy the artist and SAM, Singapore
8 Sculpture in the bush: Surveying ‘The McClelland’: Sasha Grishin
Sonia Payes, Re:Generation, 2014, fibreglass, UV stable gelcoat; 3 elements: 500 x 230 x 230cm; 250 x 230 x 230cm; 125 x 230 x 23cm; image courtesy the artist and McClelland Sculpture Park & Gallery, Langwarrin. photo: Mark Ashkanasy
9 Cultural freight: ‘Fashion Icons’ in Adelaide: Sally Gray
Fashion Icons: Masterpieces from the collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, from left: Comme des Garçons, dress, ready-to-wear, Autumn–Winter 2012–13, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile collection, Paris, purchased with the support of Louis Vuitton, 2012; Valentino, evening suit, haute couture, Autumn–Winter 2007–08, Les Arts Décoratifs, Mode et Textile collection, Paris, in association with Valentino, 2008. photo: Thierry Dreyfus for Eyesight Group
10 Seeking resolution: ‘Hito Steyerl: Too Much World’: Ellie Buttrose
Hito Steyerl, Strike, 2010, installation with 46-inch flat screen mounted on two freestanding poles, HD video file, 28sec; image courtesy Wilfried Lentz Rotterdam © Hito Steyerl
11 New beginnings: ‘Pop to popism’: Juliana Engberg
Martha Rosler, Cleaning the Drapes, from the series ‘House Beautiful: Bringing the War Home’, 1967–72, photomontage; courtesy the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York
