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What do Asian Australian artists want to see in place of OzAsia? (opens the original)
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Taiwanese Australian, London-based pianist and composer Belle Chen was part of the OzAsia Festival 2021, where she performed her work Destinations. Photo: Billie Tun. OzAsia’s final festival opens next week, and after 20 years of annual programming supported by Adelaide Festival Centre, it has a lot to be proud of. Since 2007 OzAsia has been showcasing theatre, dance, music, literature and artist conversations by Asian and Asian-Australian artists, and in doing so, it has created a platform wher
The 2026 Lyon Biennale features a record number Australian artists – why now? (opens the original)
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Australian artist Mikala Dwyer’s The Divisions, Subtractions and Additions: Séance for the Spiderworms, 2026. Installation view, 2026 Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art. Photo: Blandine Soulage. Courtesy: the artist, 1301SW, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and ADAGP. Now in its 18th edition, the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art is an esteemed European visual art event, and this year it feels especially resonant to the Australian arts sector, given its Australian-born, Berlin-based curator Catherine Nichol
Arts Centre Melbourne workers announce fresh action after first strike shuts down major concert (opens the original)
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Will more shows have to cancel due to Art Centre Melbourne workers’ second round of workplace action? Photo: Daka / Pexels. Last week, on 11 September, several hundred Arts Centre Melbourne arts workers staged a 24-hour stop work strike to highlight what they see as below-inflation pay offers currently being offered in their employer’s new enterprise agreement negotiations. This workers’ strike disrupted three major Art Centre shows. Two were cancelled (Shake & Stir Theatre’s production of Grimm
As gallery costs shoot up, these curators are finding inventive exhibition platforms (opens the original)
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Anna Louise Richardson, presented by Aster + Asha Gallery. Installation view, Lawson Flats, Perth/ Boorloo. Photo: Aaron Claringbold. Courtesy: the artist. It’s a sentiment often expressed that without commercial gallery representation, artists’ options to exhibit in professional and affordable ways are narrowing in an increasingly cost-heavy environment. Yet for some independent curators, the past few years of tough conditions have seen them pursue alternative exhibition models to allow artists
Khaled Sabsabi's Between Suns reveals the depths of the artist's spiritual practice (opens the original)
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Khaled Sabsabi: Between Suns, curated by Mikala Tai. Installation view, Vessel Contemporary. Photo: ArtsHub. Khaled Sabsabi is one of the most talked about artists in Australia today. However his artworks – much like the man himself – often reveal quieter journeys that are refined and restrained in their power. In many ways, the artist’s latest solo show fits that bill perfectly through its graceful presence and elegant (though sparsely organised) energies. Interestingly, the development of this
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