Friday 07 July 2023

“…I made a point that if I do a work of art, a picture, a painting, or whatever it is, and I look at it and it makes me feel less than what I actually am, then that work will never leave the studio, or I would never, ever do that work.” – Gordon Hookey, 2023 ‘What does it mean to be a contemporary urban Aboriginal artist in Australia today? What changes have art institutions made in the past 20 …

Wednesday 28 June 2023

“The First Peoples collective proppaNOW is making a splash in Sydney” ‘NAS Director and chief executive Steven Alderton said: “It’s an honour to present this important exhibition with such a powerful vision of Australian contemporary art… It comes at a crucial time to critique the influence of media around First Nations issues in Australia, the response to truth-telling, who is allowed to speak …

Tuesday 20 June 2023

“The National Art School (NAS) is welcoming a provocative exhibition that challenges representations of First Nations affairs in the media. Ocurrent Affair is the brainchild of seven Meanjin artists, including Vernon Ah Kee, Tony Albert, Richard Bell, Megan Cope, Jennifer Herd, Gordon Hookey and the late Laurie Nilsen who, together, form the proppaNow art collective.” Time Out writer Caitlyn Tod…

Wednesday 14 June 2023

“A way to understand Deirmendjian’s distinctive and quietly radical work is as a collection of deliberately small and fragmentary insights that fully embrace a pervasive condition of cultural disorientation and attempt to bring moments of perception into a world dulled by routine, noise and consumerist amnesia” Christopher Allen, Art Critic, writes for The Australian reviewing NAS Alumnus Gary D…

Monday 05 June 2023

“God’s not telling, but one thing is certain: it all begins with that first mark that delimits infinite space. It’s the same process repeated by every artist who takes a pencil, a pen, a brush or a piece of charcoal, and draws a line on a virgin sheet of paper. From that primal mark, the most minimal or elaborate drawing may grow.” John McDonald, Art Critic, writes for the Sydney Morning Herald …