GORDON BENNETT: IAN MCLEAN ON BENNETT'S LIFE AND ART
ABC Arts online has published Professor Ian McLean's obituary on the life and art of Gordon Bennett. 'Gordon Bennett, an artist who scaled the heights of the art world', recalls McLean's first interactions with Bennett's work and his core position within Australian art history.
Raquel Ormella and Khaled Sabsabi in the Basil Sellers Art Prize
Raquel Ormella and Khaled Sabsabi have been selected as finalists in this years Basil Sellers Art Prize.
http://www.sellersartprize.com.au/artists-and-exhibition/2014/
Richard Bell in 'The Working Life' at the IMA
Richard Bell's Scratch an Aussie 2008 is currently being exhibited as part of the 'The Working Life' exhibition at the IMA. Curated by new directors Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh, the exhibition runs until 26 July.
http://www.ima.org.au/the-working-life-2/
Vernon Ah Kee in 'Subject to Ruin' at Casula Powerhouse
Vernon Ah Kee's work is currently exhibited in 'Subject to Ruin' at Casula Powerhouse. The exhibition runs until 6 July.
http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/exhibitions/subject-to-ruin.aspx
Judy Watson in East Coast Encounter at the Australian National Maritime Museum
Judy Watson is exhibiting in 'East Coast Encounter: re-imagining the 1770 encounter' at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Runs until 24 August.
http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2230
Tom Nicholson at MUMA
Tom Nicholson is currently exhibiting Comparative Monument (Palestine) 2012 in the exhibition 'Concrete' at MUMA. The exhibition is curated by Geraldine Kirrihi Barlow and explores monuments and materiality. More information can be found here:
/muma/exhibitions/2014/concrete.html
GARETH SANSOM: LIMINAL NARRATIVES
New work by Gareth Sansom is featured in an upcoming group exhibition 'Liminal_Narratives' at The Gallery, Bayside Arts & Cultural Centre in Brighton, Victoria. Curated by Frances Lindsay AM, the exhibition explores narrative in contemporary art. Read more.
BONITA ELY: DAVID ROBERTS ART FOUNDATION, LONDON
Continuing their ongoing Curators' Series, the David Roberts Art Foundation (London) presents 'A Special Arrow Was Shot In The Neck', an exhibition curated by Vivian Ziherl (b. 1982, Australia) and Natasha Ginwala (b. 1985, India). The exhibition features the work of Bonita Ely and runs until 2 August.
TRIBUTES TO GORDON BENNETT
A selection of tributes to the art and life of Gordon Bennett have been recently published.
ROSS MANNING: DARK MOFO
Dark Mofo, the Museum of Old and New Art's winter arts festival has officially opened in Hobart. Running until 22 June 2014, the program includes work by Ross Manning in a series of subterranean spaces across the historic city. Manning presents Dichroic filter piece 2013-14 in the Town Hall Underground and Sad Magick 2009 in the Prince of Wales Battery. The full program is available via the Dark Mofo website.