Issue 31
This issue breaks from convention as we feature two artists – Guy Maestri and Luke Sciberras. These two artists are not collaborators, but the very best of mates. Other features include an interview with landmark South African photographer, Roger Ballenm, as well as features on Louisa Chircop, Leslie Rice and Angus Mcdonald. New York based writer Paul Flynn rounds up exhibitions on the East Coast, USA, and Trevor Weekes writes on the longevity of art works. Look forward to extended book reviews, previews, and whats on around the country in View Australia.
NEWS
The highlights of Art Month this March
BLUT + BODEN – Gunter Christmann
UPFRONT
Signs of the times by Lucy Stranger
COVER FEATURE
LUKE SCIBERRAS & GUY MAESTRI by Elizabeth Fortescue, photography by Daniel Shipp
PROFILES
LOUISA CHIRCOP by Lucy Stranger
VERA MÖLLER by Jane O’Sullivan
ROGER BALLEN by Bridget Macleod
KYLIE STILLMAN by Owen Craven
STIEG PERSSON by Kent Wilson
ANGUS MCDONALD by Katy Preston
LESLIE RICE by Anna Madeleine
PREVIEW
Should artworks last forever? by Trevor Weekes
Madness, poetry and portraits by Paul Flynn
ART-maker, patron, lover by Owen Craven
Steal like an artist by AJ Edwards
33 artists in 3 acts by Charles P Patton
Process: Anh Do
Process: Jessica B Watson
Process: Hayden Fowler
Subscriptions
Preview: David Lynch
Preview: Imagining Ned Kelly
Preview: James Turrell
Preview: Go East
View Australia
Discovery: Jasmine Targett
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