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Bolivian Weave: Artist: Paul Zika,
Date: 03 Dec 2008 - 20 Dec 2008
Gallery: Stephen McLaughlan Gallery,
Level 8, Room 16, Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Ph: 0407 317 323; Tasmanian artist Paul Zika has explored geometric patterns and their meanings for many years now. His work explores pattern across time and cultures. ... More
Watched and Watching: Artist: Dagmar Cyrulla,
Date: 13 Nov 2008 - 06 Dec 2008
Gallery: James Makin Gallery,
716 High Street, Armadale
Ph: 03 9509 5032
http://www.jamesmakingallery.com; Much of the work shown at James Makin Gallery is far too concerned with the craft of painting and not the art of it. However if the invite to the late... More
Cathy Blanchflower: Artist: Cathy Blanchflower,
Date: 12 Nov 2008 - 06 Dec 2008
Gallery: Karen Woodbury Gallery,
4 Albert Street, Richmond
Ph: 03 9421 2500
http://www.kwgallery.com; Op Art was arguably arrived at a dead end when it was continually seen as eye candy disconnected from 'content'. In some ways, Blanchflower updates an... More
Andreas Gursky: Artist: Andreas Gursky,
Date: 20 Nov 2008 - 22 Feb 2009
Gallery: NGV - International,
180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
Ph:
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au; One of the giants of contemporary photography, Andreas Gursky shows at the NGV. Known for his photos of spectacles, empty theatres as well as grand vi... More

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Opinion

Double Voyage: by Tony Lloyd; August 19, 2008; I really enjoy going to Anna Schwartz gallery when the lights are out. The space is so cavernous and the shoes I was wearing last Friday created a satisfying click-clunk that echoed nicely as I walked back and forth....; Read
There are more things: by Sam Leach; August 15, 2008; "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that....; Read
Graham Day Guerra at Wardlow Studio: by Sam Leach; July 12, 2008; Guerra uses software to create 3d models of conglomerate figures resumbling some combination of a Bellmer doll and a Chapman brothers' sculpture. These models form the basis for skillfully executed...; Read
An OK Biennale: by David O'Halloran; July 8, 2008; The Biennale of Sydney is a very important show for Australians who like contemporary art. Many of us take a bi-annual trip to see the latest and sometimes the fashionable in contemporary art. Australia still suffers from...; Read
Darkness Matters: by Tony Lloyd; June 7, 2008; Imagine a museum display from another planet, or imagine what the early seventies thought the future of art would look like and now imagine them getting it right. If you can't do either of these things then check out Giles Ryder's latest show, Dark Matter. Ryder's grey matter must be.....; Read
Turner to Monet: the triumph of landscape painting: by Andrew Gaynor; April 29, 2008; Ah, the blockbuster, staple of a gallery’s financial diet. They’re a phenomenon that exists, pure and simple, so there’s no point...; Read

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