Issue 26
| June 2, 2014
Fiona Lowry’s contemporary landscape paintings are portraits of Australia’s history and its collective psyche. We hear about her latest work to be shown in the Adelaide Biennial of Australia Art. Also, an exclusive interview with the Biennale of Sydney’s Artistic Director reveals what’s on offer when the exhibition opens this month.
Biennale of Sydney Special Edition
Featuring
Fiona Lowry
Mike Parr
Tv Moore
Rhonda Dee
Penny Coss + Penny Bovell
Guo Jian
Tim Allen
Vipoo Srivilasa
Also Inside
Louise Hearman on Influence
Melbourne Now
George Johnson
Plus Essays, Reviews, News
Around the Grounds by Glenn Barkley
Bell Brown: Wanderlust by Laura Fisher
A Creative Mind by Trevor Weekes
Juliana Engberg in Conversation by Jillian Grant
Helen Gory
Alexander James
Zadok Ben-David
Bern Emmerichs
Tommy Watson
Robert Malherbe :: by Aj Edwards
Adelaide Biennial :: by Owen Craven
Ian Strange :: by Melissa Pesa
Camille Serisier :: Discovery


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