Issue 36
| November 9, 2016
Issue 36’s cover artist is Reg Mombassa, one of Australia’s most popular and idiosyncratic artists. We speak with the talented creative force about a life lived well in the arts. Our writers also explore 19 other talented artists’ across Australasia including Kerrie Hughes, Ross Laurie, Paul Boston, Catherine O’Donnell and Karen Mills.
ISSUE
LETTER by Ben Quilty
COVER FEATURE
REG MOMBASSA by Steve Lopes, photography by Tony Lopes
PROFILES
KERRIE HUGHES by Bridget Macleod
JUSTINE VARGA by Anna Johnson
BRUCE ARMSTRONG by Ashley Crawford
KAREN MILLS by Sara Sweet
ROSS LAURIE by Joe Frost
CATHERINE O’DONNELL by Lucy Stranger
PAUL BOSTON by Kon Gouriotis
DANELLE BERGSTROM by Chloe Mandryk
NICK MOURTZAKIS by Owen Craven
PREVIEW
Review: Miriam Stannage, by Laetitia Wilson
Archive: Paul Partos, by Guy Stuart
Essay: SAM, by Joe Kinsela
Process: Evan Salmon
Process: Stephen Armstrong
Process: Naomi Hobson
Book Review: Ngarra, by Lucy Stranger
Preview: Visons of Utopia, by Kon Gouriotis
View Australia
Discovery: Adam Stone
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