Art Guide Australia

08/12/2025

Thai artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul, in collaboration with Rueangrith Suntisuk and Pornpan Arayaveerasid, presents 'A Conversation with the Sun (Afterimage)' at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

Thai artist Apichatpong Weerasethakul, in collaboration with Rueangrith Suntisuk and Pornpan Arayaveerasid, presents A Conversation with the Sun (Afterimage) at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA).

07/12/2025

In a post-referendum nation where hope and healing can feel out of reach, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial, 'After the Rain' at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (NGA) grounds audiences in Country, community and storytelling.

In a post-referendum nation where hope and healing can feel out of reach, the 5th National Indigenous Art Triennial, After the Rain at the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) grounds audiences in Country, community and storytelling.

04/12/2025

The recent anthology 'Let’s Go Outside: Art in Public' brings home how artists are leading critical shifts in public art—and how difficult that work really is. But as Jane O’Sullivan discovers in her review, the intense pressures on artists are producing some very, very different ideas about what makes a successful public artwork.

In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light.

03/12/2025

To coincide with 'Women Photographers 1900-1975: A Legacy of Light', a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria that brings together the work of 80 artists, acclaimed photographer Ponch Hawkes meditates on the work of Sue Ford, the feminist image-maker who portrayed everyday subjects with a rare emotional honesty—and made ordinary people worthy of art.

To coincide with Women Photographers 1900-1975: A Legacy of Light, a new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria that brings together the work of 80 artists, acclaimed photographer Ponch Hawkes meditates on the work of Sue Ford, the feminist image-maker who portrayed everyday subjects with a....

02/12/2025

Wollongong Art Gallery’s latest show 'Set States', co-curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Louise Brand, features video works by Kate Mitchell connected to the gallery’s collection.

Wollongong Art Gallery’s latest show Set States, co-curated by Daniel Mudie Cunningham and Louise Brand, features video works by Kate Mitchell connected to the gallery’s collection.

01/12/2025

Working as a painting conservator by day, Tasmanian artist Effie Pryer spends most of her time caring for the intricate details of large-scale artworks. Inspired by a recent experience working with religious iconography, Pryer’s 'Closet Dramas' presents six new miniature oil paintings demonstrating how minor modern inconveniences are often overexaggerated.

Working as a painting conservator by day, Tasmanian artist Effie Pryer spends most of her time caring for the intricate details of large-scale artworks. Inspired by a recent experience working with religious iconography, Pryer’s Closet Dramas presents six new miniature oil paintings demonstrating ...

30/11/2025

'Gabriella Bisetto: Skin Deep', on display at Canberra Glassworks, explores the human body and its evolving form.

Gabriella Bisetto: Skin Deep, on display at Canberra Glassworks, explores the human body and its evolving form.

26/11/2025

Thomas Demand’s ambitious architectural intervention, 'The Object Lesson', is simultaneously the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project (and Demand’s second), and a showcase of some of the many works John Kaldor donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Thomas Demand’s ambitious architectural intervention, The Object Lesson, is simultaneously the 38th Kaldor Public Art Project (and Demand’s second), and a showcase of some of the many works John Kaldor donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

25/11/2025

What do borders really protect—or confine? Turkish artist Hale Tenger’s first museum survey at The Art Gallery of Western Australia - AGWA probes the fragile lines between power, violence and freedom.

What do borders really protect—or confine? Turkish artist Hale Tenger’s first museum survey at the Art Gallery of Western Australia probes the fragile lines between power, violence and freedom.

24/11/2025

HOSSEI’s installations, sculptures, costumes and performances brim with colour and spectacle. Yet beneath the riot lies a quiet ethos of care and togetherness, on display in his solo show 'HOSSEI: ESSSENSSSE', at Yarrila Arts and Museum in Coffs Harbour.

HOSSEI’s installations, sculptures, costumes and performances brim with colour and spectacle. Yet beneath the riot lies a quiet ethos of care and togetherness, on display in his solo show HOSSEI: ESSSENSSSE, at Yarrila Arts and Museum in Coffs Harbour.

23/11/2025

'Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnarthi' at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) celebrates a decade of community-led Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

Too Deadly: Ten Years of Tarnarthi at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) celebrates a decade of community-led Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art.

20/11/2025

Zanny Begg honours the legacy of her late friend, the artist and dancer Jiva Parthipan, whose internationally acclaimed work challenged cultural perceptions and put communities centre stage.