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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PROFILE: The Acts of Katy B. Plummer
After winning the Fishers Ghost Open Art Award last year for her epic video installation Margaret and the Grey Mare, 2023, opportunities across the theatre, opera and art world are opening for Katy B. Plummer. She has also begun a new major work that integrates these three spheres of practice, deconstructing and reconfiguring them with […]
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Issue 72
EDITOR’S NOTE In a time when visual culture is saturated with content—both profound and disposable—Artist Profile is exploring one of the most foundational yet misunderstood aspects of art: judgement. Judgement in the visual arts isn’t just about critique or elitism. It’s about discernment—the ability to evaluate technique, context, intention and innovation across all its genres. […]
