REVIEW | The Volcanic Sublime: Werner Herzog’s The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft
In 1991, Maurice and Katia Krafft died during the Mount Unzen eruption on Japan’s island of Kyushu. Herzog’s documentary does meditate on their deaths and the notion of “impending doom,” but his concerns are the Kraffts’ humanity and their mythic imagery. He is not interested in the couple as people per se – their lives […]
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ESSAY | Part 1: Does the demand for accountability really account for art?
Museums and galleries often attempt to decolonise their collections and embrace diversity, equity and accessibility by ditching the elevated status of the artist. Yet artist narratives still reign supreme as we are encouraged to judge the work through the creator’s biography. Suzanne Cotter, the Museum of Contemporary Art director, is quoted as saying, “if you […]
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FILM REVIEW | Ghosts in a Cave: William Kentridge’s Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot
William Kentridge’s Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot opens with the artist pacing back and forth against the backdrop of his studio, with remnants of a sketch barely legible on the wall. The film cuts and the same image is projected on an open sketch book, with Kentridge rendered a phantom on the page. Two hands, Kentridge’s […]
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Sol LeWitt: Affinities and Resonances
The exhibition takes its name from a quote from LeWitt, where he professed “a great affinity” for the works of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, while the “resonances” part of the show refers to live musical performances. Chuck Johnson and JWPATON, a Yuin musician, performed at the John Kaldor Family Hall on Wednesday 31 August at 8:00 […]
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