October 2012 Issue 254
1 Things made and not made Documenta 13: DAVID CORBET
Attia Kader, The Repair from Occident to Extra-Occidental Cultures, 2012, ‘The Repair’: slide show projection and genuine artifac ts from Africa; ‘Repair as cultural anthropophagy and resistance’: video films, vitrines, artifacts from Africa and Europe, medical and military eleme nts from World War I; ‘Relecture’: life-size sculptures in wood and marble, plinths, dimensions variable; commissioned and produced by Documenta 13 with the support and courtesy of Galleria Continua, San Gimignano/Beijing/Le Moulin; Galerie Christian Nagel Berlin/Cologne/Antwerp; Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna; further support by Fondation nationale des arts graphiques et plastique s, France; Aarc – Algerian Ministry of Culture; photo: Roman MКrz
2 Jenny Watson: Here, there and everywhere
Jenny Watson, Australian artist in a bar in New York in the year 2016 ,1986, synthetic polymer paint, colour pigments, gouache and c ollage on cotton, 161.6 x 256.4cm; Collection: The University of Melbourne Art Collection; purchased with funds from the Visual Arts Board, Australia Council, 1987. Image courtesy the artist
3 Spinifex People, Spinifex Art: ALAN R. DODGE
Kathleen Donegan, Unbun, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 118 x 138 cm. Image courtesy the artists and Spinifex Arts Project
4 Peter Tilley and the Garden of Death: HELEN HOPCROFT
Peter Tilley, Only the Dream is Real, 2011, reclaimed timber, cast iron, 42 x 73 x 17cm. Image courtesy the artist and BRENDA MAY GALLERY, SYDNEY
5 Thinking big The 2012 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize
Naomi Ullman, Dreams are Made Of This, snow dome with recycled credit cards, distilled water, glitter, enamel paint, plastic, 9 x 7cm
6 Controversy @ Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery: EUGENE BARILO von REISBERG
Lisa Roet, Mother and Child, 2004, limestone, stained glass and bronze; Collection: Maitland Regional Art Gallery
7 Ella Dreyfus: ‘Aesthetics of Intimacy’: MAURICE O’RIORDAN
Ella Dreyfus, No. 1, 2012, from the series Under Twelve Under Twenty, 2012, pigment prints, 46 x 96.5cm; image courtesy the artist and Stills Gallery, Sydney
8 Digging Deep Excavation, The Armory Exhibition 2012: ADAM GECZY
Gary Deirmendjian, strata – newington armory, 2012, sitespecific installation; discarded household items and rubbish (including whitegoods, toys, electrical equipment and consumables), earth, turf and other dimensions variable; image courtesy the artist
9 Burning Issues: Value and Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Art: JANE RAFFAN
Sydney-based performer Bjorn Stewart plays Bungaree at the open ing of the exhibition Bungaree, The First Australian, curated by Djon Mundine for Mosman Art Gallery, and showing there from 1 September to 25 November 2012, before setting of on a two-year national tour. Image courtesy Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
10 Yvonne East: Stratum: JANE HYLTON
Yvonne East, Stratum Figure (1 - 8), 2012, charcoal on Paper, 400 x 150cm; photo: Richard Hodges, IMAGE COURTESY THE ARTIST
11 Perilous paths Life in Your Hands: Art from Solastalgia & Janet Laurence: After: Eden ANNE KIRKER
Janet Laurence, After Eden (detail), 2012, multimedia installation; commissioned by Sherm an Contemporary Art Foundation; photo: Bonnie Elliott
12 Oz East Ender: ERICA SECCOMBE
Revelers at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, Thames side, Lo ndon, 3 June 2012
13 Love letter to a critic, from an artist: KIM ANDERSON
Kim Anderson, Me, 2012, Copic liner on Japanese washi, 186 x 92cm; image courtesy the artist