Issue 21
Issue 21’s cover artist is Sydney Ball – a stalwart of Australian painting, who’ devoted his career to colour and abstraction. On the other end of the colour spectrum is Kevin Lincoln, who paints in the still life mode looking at the darker side of contemporary living. In time for summer-holiday ready, we have essays and review on exhibition and art events from around the country – Kaldor Art Projects in Melbourne; APT7 in Brisbane; and Jeffery Smart in Adelaide and regional Victoria.
Featuring
Sydney Ball
Kevin Lincoln
Also Inside
Fergus Binns
Matt Martin
Jumaadi
Gwyn Hanssen Pigott
John Pule
Luc Tuymens
Max Miller
Plus Essays, Reviews, News
Jeffrey Smart :: by Anne Sanders
Allora & Calzadilla :: by Jillian Grant
Changing Landscapes :: by Steve Lopes + Euan Macleod
Jenny Saville
Peter F. Daly
Vince Vozzo
Toulouse-Lautrec
Alun Rhys Jones
Ella Dreyfus
Gregory Elms
Gregor Kregar :: Fehily Contemporary
Apt7 :: Qagoma
Clarrice Collien :: Damien Minton Gallery
Sarah Park :: Discovery
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