April 2012 Issue 248
1 Magicians of the Artworld: DONALD BROOK
Lorene Taurerewa, Ringmaster (detail), charcoal on paper, 150cm x 177.8cm; image courtesy the artist; see p. 32 for full image and related article on Taurerewa’s drawings
2 U-Ram Choe at John Curtin University Gallery, Perth: JOHN MATEER
U-Ram Choe, Una Lumino Ortus (scientific name: Anmopispl avearium cirripedia URAM, 2009, metallic material, motor, LED, custom CPU board, Polycarbonate , 143 x 130 x 47cm. Image courtesy the artist and John Curtin Gallery, Perth
3 Stelarc: ASHLEY CRAWFORD
Stelarc, Ear on Arm, 2011, installation view Lorne Sculpture 2011. Image courtesy the artist and Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne
4 Room to breathe: A Way of Calling, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne: JAN BRYANT
Sheila and Nicholas Pye, A Life of Errors, 2006, video still, courtesy the artist and the Curator’s Office, Washington DC
5 Lady Sheila Cruthers (1925–2011): JOHN CRUTHERS
Lady Cruthers giving a talk on women's art in New York in about 1987, reading from Janine Burke's book Australian women artists 1840-1940
6 Syntax of fetish & fashion: Love Lace, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney: ADAM GECZY
Richard Nylon, String Pictures with Lenses, 2010, aluminium, rubber, white elastic, steel spring and plastic magnifier lenses, 90 x 106cm. Image courtesy the artists; photo by Powerhouse Museum
7 Fred Williams – The Poetry of Paint: ALAN R. DODGE
Weipa III, 1977, gouache on paper. Collection: National Gallery of Austra lia, Canberra. All works this article of work by Fred Williams; all images © e state of Fred Williams
8 Spaced: out West: REBECCA COATES
Sohan Ariel Hayes & Michael Woodley, Birndi Wirndi – Worlds Apart, 2010, dual channel HD video, PAL. with 2-channel audio, stereo, 14 mins duration archival vi deo, images, text, architectural model (foamcore and inkjet print), 8 x 3.5m; installation view, Spaced: art out of place, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, 2012; image courtesy the artists
9 The Dealer's Hand: Traditions of Representation in Drawings by Lorene Taurerewa 2008 – 2010: WARWICK McLEOD
Lorene Taurerewa, Master of Ceremonies (detail), 2010, charcoal on paper, 149.86 x 203.3cm. Image courtesy the artist
10 Negotiating Home, History and Nation, Singapore Art Museum: MICHELLE ANTOINETTE
Yee I-Lann, Sulu Stories, 2005, digital print, 13 pieces, variable dimensions. Collection: Singapore Art Museum
11 Mildura Palimpsest #8: Collaborators and Saboteurs: MERRYN GATES
Ken + Julia Yonetani, Still Life: The Food Bowl, Murray River salt, Rio Vista House; image courtesy the artists, photo: Shayne Hill
12 Remembering Tomorrow, As Modern as Tomorrow: Photographers in Postwar Melbourne: CHRISTOPHER HEATHCOTE
Helmut Newton, Workmen putting the finishing touches to rear of amenities block, c. 1951–54, gelatin silver photograph, gift of the Shell Company of Australia, 2005
13 Elan at Benalla Art Gallery: JAN JONES
View of Benalla Art Gallery, on the banks of the Broken River, Benalla; gallery designed by Melbourne architects Philip Sargent and Colin Munro
14 Surface tension: Brendan Van Hek's light travels: JOHN BARRETT-LENNARD
Brendan Van Hek, Maze 4, 2011. Image courtesy the artist and Galerie Düsseldorf, Perth
15 Clifton Dolliver: Eye Box 2, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork: JONELLE MANION
Clifton Dolliver, 'Linkeage', Eye Box 2, 2011, diorama installation; installation view, Sirius Arts Centre, Cork. Image courtesy the artist
16 Close to Zero: ADRIAN CLEMENT
Carl André, The way north, south and west, (uncarved blocks), 1975, Western red cedar, 4 units: 30.5 x 30.5 x 91.5cm each, 91.5 x 1 22 x 152.5cm overall; copyright Carl Andrew, John Kaldor Family Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW
17 The Spectacle of Deconstruction: Christian Capurro, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Debra Phillips: ALTAIR ROELANTS
Christian Capurro, Agatha Gothe-Snape, Debra Phillips, installation view, BREENSPACE,
Sydney, 2011. Image courtesy the artists and BREENSPACE, Sydney