Salon May 2016






COVER: Ecosexual Bathhouse, photo by Matt Sav, courtesy of Pony Express. Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne (VIC), 6 – 14 May 2016. Part of the Next Wave Festival – nextwave.org.au

Photograph: Lucy Alcorn Art Direction: Vanessa Marian Dancers: Amrita Hepi and Jahra Wasasala, ‘PASSING’, Northcote Town Hall, High Street Northcote (VIC), 17 – 21 May 2016. Part of the Next Wave Festival.

Rafaella McDonald (VIC) & Natasha Gabriella Tontey (IDN), ‘Angkot Alien’, A secret CBD location – meeting point provided upon booking, Melbourne (VIC), 7 – 22 May 2016. Part of the Next Wave Festival.

Lisa Bellear, ‘Black GST Protest, Camp Sovereignty’ 2006, colour photograph, Lisa Bellear Collection Koorie Heritage Trust (detail). ‘Close to You: The Lisa Bellear Picture Show’, the Koorie Heritage Trust, Level 1 Gallery, Yarra Building, Federation Square, Melbourne (VIC), 21 May – 17 June 2016

Lorrie Graham, ‘Mandawuy Yunupingu (detail) 1991, gelatin silver photograph. Collection: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. ‘Awesome Achievers: Stories from Australians of the Year’, Manningham Art Gallery, Manningham City Square (MC²), 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster (VIC), until 14 May

Cindy Sherman, ‘Untitled #466’ 2008. Image courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York © The artist. QUAGOMA, Stanley Place, South Bank Brisbane (QLD), 28 May – 3 October 2016

Robert ROONEY, ‘Maria Kozic and Philip Brophy 1’ 1981 from the series ‘Robert Rooney – Portrait Photographs 1978 – 1987’, digital photographic print from the original 35mm slide, edition of 15, 20 x 30.5 cm. Image courtesy the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne. ‘Beyond a Likeness: portraits from our community’, Horsham Regional Art Gallery 21 Roberts Ave, Horsham (VIC), 6 May – 10 July 2016

Tamara Dean, ‘Luca & Aki’ 2016, pure pigment print on cotton rag, 75 x 100cm. ‘About Face: Are you a boy or a girl?’ Presented by Contemporaries, Sydney (NSW), SPECIAL VIP EVENT Thursday 5 May 2016, other viewing times by appointment.

Stephen Collins, ‘The Gigantic Beard that was Evil’ 2014, pencil on paper (20 drawings comprising 23 sheets), 42 x 60 cm. Collection the artist © Stephen Collins. ‘Comic Tragics: The Exploding Language of Contemporary Comic Art’, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth Cultural Centre (WA), until 25 July 2016
RELEVANT SITES
– nextwave.org.au
– koorieheritagetrust.com
– manningham.vic.gov.au/gallery
– qagoma.qld.gov.au
– horshamtownhall.com.au
– tamaradean.com.au
– contemporaries.com.au
– artgallery.wa.gov.au
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