Back issues
Issue 8
apr - jun 1999
FEATURESUndiscovered, UnmaskedOur writers each uncover their candidate for saleroom star of the new millennium:
Lucinda Chambers, John Vella, Darren McDonald, Catherine Truman, Rosella Namok, Guy Benfield, David Hume.
Oz Op: Then & NowA short, crazy trip or an enduring influence on Australian artists? Sally Butler looks at the op art phenomenon, then and now, while Edward Colless identifies op’s legacy at play in modern day Melbourne.Aladdin’s Lamp: Found in an AtticFor the astute fossicker, the Australian saleroom continues to produce handsome arbitrage results on the international market, writes Terry Ingram.COLLECTINGDossier: Fred WilliamsWith works in international collections like the Met and the Tate to remind us, Fred Williams changed the way we look at the landscape. Judith White surveys his life, art and career.ModernismA collector’s guide to Australian modernist artists, their international influences and how they have fared in the auction room. Andrew Frost reports.Artist-Run SpacesIndependent galleries run by artists allow collectors the chance to unearth emerging talent, reports Victoria Hynes.
Indigenous Art AssociationShane Simpson reports on a new association dedicated to the ethical trade of Indigenous art.
PROFILESTHE POWERS THAT BE: Bill WrightIn the first of a series profiling the most influential figures in Australian art today, Susan McCulloch caught the former Sydney Biennale director, now curator at Sherman Galleries, at his outspoken best.
COLLECTOR: Malcolm EnrightAfter 30 years collecting contemporary art, Brisbane creative director Malcolm Enright is putting his entire collection up for auction. Sally Butler asked him why.GALLERIST: Christopher HodgesThe founder of leading commercial gallery Utopia Art talked to Andrew Frost and Michael Hutak about life, art and the politics of representing both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.ARTISTSLouise Hearman: Secrets & SkiesJennifer Spinks admires the art of one of Australia’s most exciting contemporary painters, while Andrew Frost charts the artist’s career and market profile.Elizabeth Day: Art, Object and LivelihoodPatrick Crogan introduces the work of an emerging Sydney artist who would happily give the clothes off her back for her art.