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Issue 28
apr - jun 2004
Deal me inCharles Nodrum: Appreciates abstraction How collectable is Australian abstract art? Michael Hutak interviews Melbourne dealer and abstract expert, Charles Nodrum.BooksFelicity Fenner reviews Yvonne Audette: Paintings and Drawings 1949-2003 by Christopher Heathcote, Bruce Adams, Gerard Vaughan and Kirsty Grant.Travel: Art guide ParisEdward Colless plugs you into Paris’s buzzing contemporary art scene.FeaturesUndiscovered artistsAustralian Art Collector’s art writers and critics reveal some of the country’s freshest talent:
Chantal Faust, Darma Yeomans, Anthony Duwan Lee, Ash Hempsell, Jane Naylor, Fatima Kileen, Kate McMillan, Michaela Gleave, Alasdair Macintyre, Vivienne Miller.
Rod Moss’ royal portraitsCan a white artist paint Aboriginal people today? Rex Butler outlines Rod Moss’ ingenious solution.Strike a poseGlamour is Polixeni Papapetrou’s true subject, according to Adrian Martin.ShadowlandsAshley Crawford shines light on photographer Jane Burton’s nudes and landscapes.Collector’s dossierLarger than lifeSusan McCulloch traces the life and work of Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri.The next generationAmongst our younger artists video art has takenoff. Andrew Frost finds out what it’s about and who’s producing it.Who’s running the show?Carmel Dwyer examines the acquisitions policies and procedures of Australia’s major public museums and asks how they impact on the art market.Gallerists and their artistsAshley Crawford examines the new guidelines for this central art world relationship.Photography: The art market’s new paintingTerry Ingram charts the rise of photography in the art market.Judgment dazeThe way we once made aesthetic judgments has been challenged on every front. Carrie Lumby explores how we respond to contemporary art.
The widening gapWill dealer prices move up or salesroom prices move down? John Kavanagh reports.PROFILESArtist: David Rosetzky - Trouble in paradiseThe work of Melbourne artist David Rosetzky meticulously mimics the world that mirrors ours. His soundtrack commentaries disturb both, writes Andrew Frost.
Dealers: Frank Watters and Geoffrey Legge - Gentle men of artFrank Watters and Geoffrey Legge have remained consistent to their ideals throughout 40 years at the high end of art dealing. Story by Carmel Dwyer.Collectors: Jilly and Mike Gibson - Consumed by passion
Jilly and Mike Gibson opened their house and lives to contemporary art. Now it's taking over writes Carmel Dwyer.