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WHAT'S ON

JUMAADI

Jumaadi's show at Mosman Art Gallery is partly inspired by the true story of about 1200 anti-colonial political prisoners and their families, mostly Javanese, who in 1926 were exiled by the Dutch colonial powers to Boven Digul prison camp in Irian Jaya, now West Papua. In this hostile, remote place, they were given building materials, including nails, to construct their own shelter. Instead, they melted the metal down to make a gamelan, their national musical instrument, using other scavenged materials such as wooden crates, cooking pots, sardine tins and animal skins.

KARLA DICKENS

'There is a growing rebellion over the silence and inactivity of our country’s powerbrokers and general populace regarding climate change. We are living in a time when this rebellion is being portrayed as an inconvenience and calls for protest to only take place through established means. Lismore-based Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens has long been involved in green politics – she started with Greenpeace some thirty years ago. The same arguments and discussions keep being repeated over and over, year in and year out. For Dickens it has all been said and no-one is listening – so now it is about taking time to listen to the land itself and to build a deeper understanding of Country' – Kevin Wilson writes about Karla Dickens' new series in Issue 49.

ISSUE 49

PATRICIA PICCININI

''So many of the world’s problems come from separating things into the ‘pure’ and excluding anything that is deemed other. That’s pretty much the definition of racism. Hybridity is an acknowledgement there is no ‘pure’, that we all exist on a continuum. When you do that it is far more difficult to exclude or malign. It is easier to destroy an environment from which we feel separate. My interest in hybrid forms comes from a belief that there is no ‘pure’, that we are part of a complex and diverse world. In fact, I would say there never was a ‘pure’ in the first place. It’s a false dichotomy...'' – Patricia Piccinini in Issue 40.

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INTRODUCING ISSUE 50

With iconic duo Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro gracing the cover, shot on film by Saskia Wilson, our fiftieth issue profiles Robin White, John Conomos, Rosina Gunjarrwanga, Kat Shapiro Wood, Peter Booth, Kate Baker, Brendan Huntley, Stelarc, Madeleine Kelly, Zoë Croggon, Peter Kingston, Anna Carey, Laurie Nilsen and more. Essays explore Australia’s homophobic history and consider what the next 50 years of art looks like, and we preview / review some of the most interesting shows around the country. Get your copy from all good bookstores, galleries and newsagents.

To celebrate out fiftieth issue, we''re offering an original limited edition relief print by Mai Nguyen-Long to the first 100 people to take out a 2 year subscription to Artist Profile!

NIRIN: SYDNEY BIENNALE

''This month, the much anticipated 22nd Biennale of Sydney (BoS) opens its doors at several venues across the city. It will be a significant moment in the Biennale’s forty-seven-year history. Extraordinary as it may seem, for the first time the Biennale had appointed an Indigenous Australian as its artistic director, a welcome sign that change was coming to the Biennale. The Wiradjuri heritage multi-disciplinary artist Brook Andrew assumed the role two years ago with an unwritten remit from the BoS board, to do ‘something a bit different''.’ – Michael Young

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We''re excited to launch our new digital Archive! Now you can revisit over a decade of Artist Profile magazines, search for your favourite artist and peruse the work of our esteemed writers and photographers. The Artist Profile Archive is an incredible resource for students and art lovers alike, accessed by the click of a button. 

WHAT''S ON

OSCAR PERRY

''I gravitate towards materials that can keep me guessing. I like the studio to be chaotic – it keeps you unsteady, or keeps your painting unpredictable. I think you quickly fall back into stuff you know. I don’t hone in on a kind of precision of painting, and so they’re all just tactics to try to keep painting fresh...'' 

ISSUE 52

Artist Profile and Munro Arts & Events are excited to present a series of special ‘behind the scenes’ experiences, taking art lovers into the studios and homes of renowned Australian artists and collectors...

Behind the Scenes: Artist Studio – Alex Seton
Saturday 21 November, 12–3pm

Join us for a special behind-the-scenes studio visit and solo exhibition preview tour with Alex Seton. Renowned for his mastery of marble, Alex opens the doors to his Sydney studio for Artist Profile, sharing with us the processes behind his unique sculptural practice – which involves repurposing the loaded cultural heritage and conventions of classical statuary. We will also be previewing Alex''s forthcoming solo show at Sullivan+Strumpf, ahead of its opening. 

Date: Saturday 21 November, gallery preview 12pm–12:45pm; studio visit 1pm–3pm

Location: Gallery: Sullivan+Strumpf, Zetland, Studio: Newtown (exact address advised upon booking).

Refreshments: Enjoy refreshments and a glass of organic wine by WINONA while touring the studio.

Price: $70 non-subscribers and $50 subscribers  (see here for cancellation policy)
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Private Collection Tour: Max and Gaibrielle Germanos Collection
Saturday 12 December, 1–3pm

Max and Gaibrielle Germanos, avid art collectors and founders of 3:33 Art Projects, open their beautiful home to showcase their extensive art collection along with some very special guests – renowned Australian artists in their collection David Griggs, Euan Macleod, Jasper Knight, Clara Adolphs, Reg Mombassa and Telly Tu''u. 

Places are limited so do not miss this exclusive opportunity to view one of the country''s most established art collections in the presence of six celebrated Australian artists.

Date: Saturday 12 December, 1–3pm

Location: North Shore, Sydney (exact address advised upon booking).

Refreshments: Enjoy refreshments and a glass of organic wine by WINONA while touring the studio.

Price: $70 non-subscribers and $50 subscribers  (see here for cancellation policy)
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Behind the scenes: Artist Studio – Nicole Ellis
Saturday 30 January 2021, 1–3pm

Nicole Ellis opens her studio exclusively for Artist Profile and takes us through the creative process behind her practice, which includes painting, sculpture, installation, books and video. Her working method involves collage and assemblage with an interest in issues of culture and history in relation to materiality, archaeology, architecture and abstraction.

Date: Saturday 30 January 2021, 1pm–3pm

Location: Marrickville; exact address advised upon booking.

Refreshments: Enjoy refreshments and a glass of organic wine by WINONA while touring the studio.

Price: $70 non-subscribers and $50 subscribers  (see here for cancellation policy)
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Read about Alex Seton and Nicole Ellis in our current issue!

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WHAT''S ON ... ISOLATION READING + VIEWING

LISA REIHANA

''The beauty of video is that it breathes life into history, making it more alive and real. I’m interested in the contrast of European law with Maori culture and morality. What could it have been like to be the first European woman to live amongst Maori? Why would a Maori Chief welcome a fugitive into his tribal homelands? These women are from very different worlds – Puhi will defend her rights, and those of her people without hesitation and Charlotte is a survivor who lives by her wits.'' – Lisa Reihana speaks to Emma-Kate Wilson about her Sydney Biennale work Nomads of the Sea.

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INTRODUCING ISSUE 53

Welcome to Issue 53! Starring the incredible Teelah George on our cover – written by Elli Walsh and photographed by Mia Mala McDonald – this issue looks at the perseverance of artists in times of flux. Bulging at the seams, it features Newell Harry, Yhonnie Scarce, Alex Seton, Nicole Ellis, Timothy Cook, Dhambit Mununggurr, Arryn Snowball, Stephen Little, A. D. Mather, Nathan Hawkes, Micheila Petersfield and more. Musician, filmmaker and composer Troy Russell pays tribute to his mother, the late Elaine Russell, while we unpack important issues such as the tragedy of the Juukan Gorge blast. Also read about some of the best shows around the country. Available at all good newsagents, bookstores and galleries; or subscribe online.

WHAT''S ON IN NOVEMBER

GARY CARSLEY

''They said the Internet would enable everyone to be an author, but many of those positions just led to a lot of hate chat rooms. I am a little worried by the upside of this. It is so easy to crowd out positive things with aggression. To have a subversive practice you really do need detachment and discipline, and a kind of coldness that at this present moment is very difficult because everyone is angry.'' – Gary Carsley

KEN UNSWORTH

''At eighty-nine, Unsworth himself views his output with bemused ambivalence. ‘I am not nostalgic. Though threads of ideas permeate through bodies of work I would rather shatter my themes rather than continually revive them. The absorption and the focus dwells in the execution of current work. I am always moving onto the next one.’ Mortality is the subject, not the literal obstacle.'' – Anna Johnson writes about the inspiring life and work of Ken Unsworth in Issue 45.

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WHAT''S ON IN DECEMBER

KHALED SABSABI

''Sabsabi’s asking of questions and inviting the viewer to provide answers creates a contemplative middle space where each of the six artworks in ‘A Promise’ develops Sabsabi’s poetic arrangement of the idea of acceptance. To understand ‘A Promise’ it’s very important to question what is and isn’t acceptable.'' – Kon Gouriotis

Private Collection Tour: Max and Gaibrielle Germanos Collection
Saturday 12 December, 1–3pm

Renowned Australian artists David Griggs, Euan Macleod, Jasper Knight, Clara Adolphs, Reg Mombassa and Telly Tu''u will join Max and Gaibrielle Germanos, avid art collectors and founders of 3:33 Art Projects, in their beautiful home to showcase their extensive art collection along with the invited artists in their collection.

Date: Saturday 12 December, 1–3pm

Location: North Shore, Sydney (exact address advised upon booking).

Refreshments: Enjoy refreshments and a glass of organic wine by WINONA while touring the studio.

Price: $70 non-subscribers and $50 subscribers  (see here for cancellation policy)
**IF YOU ARE A SUBSCRIBER, PLEASE CALL (02) 82276400 TO BOOK

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ISSUE 53

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WHAT''S ON ... ISOLATION READING + VIEWING

CONTACT US

''Of late, we have been forced into an acute awareness of our bodies – as they brush against others, cautiously inhale, and perhaps betray their owners with coughs and sneezes. In the context of this heightened consciousness, ‘Contact Us’ presented by Cement Fondu is an uncannily pertinent grouping of newly commissioned works by Emma Finneran, Tom Polo and Campbell Patterson ... In a time of social distancing, ‘Contact Us’ positions us to acknowledge the everyday politics of co-existing, and to appreciate humour as an antidote to despair.''
– Pippa Mott reviews ''Contact Us'' at Cement Fondu, showing now by appointment

To celebrate out fiftieth issue, we''re offering an original limited edition relief print by Mai Nguyen-Long to the first 100 people to take out a 2 year subscription to Artist Profile! Just a few artworks left!

INTRODUCING ISSUE 51

ISSUE 51!! In this issue of Artist Profile – which celebrates on the cover renowned painter Prudence Flint shot by Mia Mala McDonald, written by Saskia Beudel – there are many stories tracing the impact of COVID-19 on artists’ lives and work. Profiles, photoshoots and features include Laure Prouvost, Destiny Deacon & Virginia Fraser, Clifford How, Helen Eager, Nick Santoro, Toby Cedar, Laurie Steer, Amber Hearn and Al Poulet. Sonia Legge chronicles ceramicist Steve Harrison''s tragic confrontation with the recent bushfires, Jeremy Eccles pays tribute to the late great Mavis Ngallametta, and we review key shows around the country – including the Biennale of Sydney in its physical & digital iterations. This issue also includes a playful suite of mini interviews (and drawings…) by 18 past AP cover artists to celebrate the launch of our new DIGITAL ARCHIVE! How do we fit it all on the pages? Magic. Get your copy today.

SAM FIELD

''Sam Field’s paintings humbly tackle the complex puzzle of Australian cultural identity, traversing history, landscapes, folklore, popular culture and politics with heartfelt integrity. Describing his work as ‘neo-history paintings’, Field deftly navigates the space left vacant by the Australian dream.’ – Pippa Mott