Sydney Biennale Part 1

On the 15th March Justine and I spent 3 days at the Vernissage of the 2016 Sydney Biennale. We spent hours and hours each day walking and looking at artworks which was both exhausting and exhilarating. I’ve divided our viewing into 2 posts which just feature a few of the works I enjoyed the most. I’m not…

Artists must be able to contextualise their work

Modern vs Contemporary Art at the Armory | Art Guides This video is from The Creators project and is a short look at reporter Kathleen Flood’s visit to the 2016 Armory Show in New York. Kathleen wants to find out what the difference between ‘modern’ and ‘contemporary’ art is. She is unable to get a…

Local/Global Part 1

I find my mum a great source of fodder for thinking about art and the contemporary art world. She is a very intelligent person – she teaches calculus at AUT – she also has no connection to the art world, but comes to see the work produced by us MFA students at Whitecliffe and also the occasional…