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dot, dot, dot: Artist: Lisa Radford, Sam George & friends Kati Rule, Richard Lewer, Greatest Hits, Masato Takasaka, Kenny Pittock,
Date: 27 Jun 2009 - 18 Jul 2009
Gallery: Hell Gallery,
5a Railway Place, Richmond (behind Coles Supermarket on Swan St)., Richmond
Ph:
http://hellgallery.blogspot.com/; Hell Gallery was founded by artists Jess Johnson and Jordan Marani, who both work installing other peoples art for money. Hell was built on the ground... More
She has a Hot Ass: The Demystification of Art and its incorporation into the Practice of Everyday Life Could Only be Achieved Through the Deliberate L: Artist: Manuel Ocampo,
Date: 26 Jun 2009 - 18 Jul 2009
Gallery: Gertrude Contemporary Art Space,
200 Gertrude St, Fitzroy
Ph:
http://www.gertrude.org.au; GCAS is pleased to present a new performance installation work by internationally acclaimed Philippine painter Manuel Ocampo. In this new work create... More
South of Now: Artist: Sharon Goodwin,
Date: 18 Jun 2009 - 11 Jul 2009
Gallery: Uplands Gallery,
247 High Street Prahran, Melbourne
Ph:
http://www.uplandsgallery.com; Sharon Goodwin's fine graphic works in gouache and ink depict a hybrid world of chaotic architecture and medieval madness. Check out what happens when... More
Smoke and Mirrors: Artist: Giles Alexander,
Date: 07 Jul 2009 - 01 Aug 2009
Gallery: Kristian Pithie,
27 Gipps Street, Richmond
Ph: 03 9428 2020
http://kristianpithiegallery.com.au; "The monuments are supposed to commemorate kings and religions, heroes, dogmas, but in the end, the man they commemorate is the builder." J. Bronowski... More
Gareth Sansom: Artist: Gareth Sansom,
Date: 17 Jun 2009 - 04 Jul 2009
Gallery: John Buckley Gallery,
8 Albert Street, Richmond
Ph: 03 9428 8554
http://www.johnbuckley.com.au; Gareth Sansom, cult hero and one of Melbourne's painters painter. Death, sex, religion, erections, UFOs, graffiti, alchemy, the Crucifix, time, S&M, g... More
Scanned and Drawn: Artist: Various,
Date: 23 May 2009 - 19 Jul 2009
Gallery: Gippsland Art Gallery,
68-70 Foster Street, Sale
Ph: 03 5142 3372; Victoria's regional galleries can offer some great shows. This one touring from the CCP gives a glimpse at contemporary photography and the use of sca... More
A Natural World: Artist: Various,
Date: 11 Jun 2009 - 05 Jul 2009
Gallery: Glen Eira City Council Gallery,
Cnr Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield, Melbourne
Ph: 03 954 3214
http://www.gleneira.vic.gov.au; This thematic exhibition will investigate how contemporary artists engage with and portray the natural world. Our thinking about nature — or the nat... More
the non grand: Artist: Various,
Date: 22 May 2009 - 12 Jul 2009
Gallery: Wollongong City Gallery,
Cnr Kembla & Burelli Streets, Wollongong
Ph: 02 4228 7500; This exhibition offers somewhat of an antidote to the grand theories and gestures of the cultural statement. It is about something personal; squinting... More

Articles

Reversal of Graffiti Subversive: by Ya-Ji Huang; March 18, 2009; Recently, there have been several news stories related to artists and graffiti. Japanese contemporary artist Nara Yoshitomo was....; Read
The Taiwan Art Market Now: by Ya-Ji Huang; February 13, 2009; Despite the worldwide economic recession, art galleries are booming in Taiwan. In the past half year, 5 contemporary galleries opened in Taipei City and several in other areas. Last week, one of the most established Indian galleries, Sakshi, opened in Taipei City as well. It is their first branch outside...; Read

Opinion

Tacita Dean at ACCA: by Tony Lloyd; June 18, 2009; I have had a background interest in Tacita Dean’s work for a number of years now, from the first time I saw her mesmerising films....; Read
ROSE NOLAN -"ANOTHER HOMEWORK EXPERIMENT ": by Brenton Lochert; May 31, 2009; “…Rose Nolan’s “detail, My Scrap/Note Collection” and “It’s Okay To Be Alright” look like a quick attempt to come up with a spoof of a Barbara Kruger work, but...; Read
DENISE GREEN: EVANESCENCE: by Sussi Ross; May 20, 2009; Recently, my sister and I decided to take a drive up to Kinglake and the Yarra Valley for the first time since Black Saturday. As you...; Read
My Plastic Everything-Jackson Slattery: by Sam Leach; May 15, 2009; lattery is certainly one of the most interesting painters working in Melbourne. This show is a rare opportunity to see a major body of his work in....; Read
Nick Devlin :Portrait series #4: 33 1/3: by Andrew Gaynor; May 7, 2009; Was it strategy or was it circumstance? Hard to say, but last Friday’s opening at Hell Gallery was over-run by tribes of screaming kids. In the scheme of things, this was quite apt as the gallery’s owners (Jess’n’Jordy) were....; Read
Plant life: by David O'Halloran; April 22, 2009; "A Secret life of plants" on show at Linden, St Kilda until 17 May is in the end a rather odd show. The standout artists of this show Starlie Geikie and Jane Burton rise above the work provided by Luke Pither,......; Read

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