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trouble was grass roots arts publishing at its best, made by artists for artists, and was dedicated to reflecting the best of the contemporary Australian art scene and the creatives who make it.
Comics Face February 2018
February 4, 2018 | troublemagP.I. Face This comic first appeared in Trouble February 2014 Want more? See all of the Comics Face we’ve run to date.
Finding the Art in Phuket
February 4, 2018 | troublemagThe Art of Keeping it Safe
Anthony S Cameron
Regular readers of my tropical ramblings (I know you’re out there, even if I don’t know what you look like) may argue that I circumvent the predominant art practise that … Read More
SALON February 2018
February 4, 2018 | troublemag1. Giles ALEXANDER, I’m gonna break right into heaven, I can’t wait anymore 2015. Courtesy the artist, NKN Gallery, Melbourne. Imagine, Gippsland Art Gallery, 70 Foster Street Sale (VIC), until 18 March 2018 – gippslandartgallery.com 2. Tanya … Read More
The Future Is Clear
February 4, 2018 | troublemagBlak-Queer Futurism at Blak Dot Gallery
by Robert Ruckus
It is a beautiful occurrence to stand about and see people of all backgrounds come together, be happy and feel safe. Vibrant colours adorn the bodies of many who attend this … Read More
Cy GORMAN & Jazmine GEIS Augmented Organism
February 4, 2018 | troublemagAugmented Organism is a stunning collaborative transnational art and design project between Melbourne based Cy Gorman and Hawaiian based Jazmyne Geis that brings together filmmaking, contemporary dance, technology and environmental activism, combining them with world wisdom traditions and myths. Augmented … Read More
Restless : Leo Sayer
February 2, 2018 | troublemaginterview by Inga Walton
The road to global pop music stardom rarely runs smooth, as evidenced by the countless scandals, addictions, melt-downs and bizarre behaviour, court appearances and career train-wrecks gleefully chronicled by the media, often as vicarious public … Read More
SALON Dec 17 – Jan 18
December 11, 2017 | troublemagCOVER: Tony Albert, Kieran Lawson and David Collins, Warakurna Superhero #1 2017, C-type print, 100 x 150 cm. Image courtesy of the artists, Sullivan+Strumpf and Warakurna Artists. In Cahoots: artists collaborate across Country, Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty St, … Read More
Triple Zero
December 11, 2017 | troublemagTo A Dead End Heartbeat
Robert Ruckus
The sirens sound down the dimly lit city streets. I lay wondering how we got here while the skaters rush by flipping tricks through the midnight hours. The grinding on concrete planter boxes … Read More
A Visit to Carrick Hill
December 11, 2017 | troublemagInga Walton
On 12 February, 1935 in a quiet ceremony at St Peter’s College Chapel Edward (Bill) Waterfield Hayward (1903-83) married Ursula Barr Smith (1907-70), thus uniting two of South Australia’s most socially prominent families.
Hayward was the younger … Read More
Finding the Art in Phuket
December 11, 2017 | troublemagThe Art of Not Getting Deported
Anthony S Cameron
Phuket wakes up to the sound of roosters crowing, the Muslim call to prayer and the thwack of a thousand hammer drills making their first mark in the concrete for … Read More
ACTease April 2014
April 2, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What is your favourite children’s book? No matter how hard I try, I can’t choose one. Now that my eldest daughter is nearly two, I have to confess that I’m enjoying rediscovering my old favourite … Read More
ACTease March 2014
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
The things that inspire artists constantly amaze and excite me. It could be a word, a feeling, their home or local environment and surroundings that trigger the greatest creative sparks. The beauty of these humble … Read More
ADEloud February 2014
February 8, 2014 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Well, Santa may have come and gone and I didn’t get what I wanted, but the silly season is still rife in Adelaide, with a giant cockroach recently being erected in Rundle Mall. Must the … Read More
ACTease February 2014
February 4, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
“I ain’t no saint, but I’ve tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God … I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. … Read More
Conversations with the Black Square
December 16, 2013 | troublemag
Revisiting the art and theory of Kazimir Malevich through the sculpture of Gill Gatfield
by Jennifer Choat
“I HAVE fished myself out of the rubbishy slough of academic art,” Kazimir Malevich announced in 1915. The Russian artist … Read More
AdeLOUD Dec2013 / Jan2014
December 15, 2013 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Do you still believe in Santa? I used to. In fact, I used to visit the big man with the long, white beard every year since I turned 21, inform him of my good behaviour … Read More
ACTease December 2013 / January 2014
December 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What are the best art exhibitions and shows you’ve seen this year? The last year has been a very special one for Canberra, with 2013 marking the centenary of this extraordinary city. Whilst I’ve enjoyed … Read More
ACTease November 2013
November 1, 2013 | troublemag
Courtney Symes
One of my favourite excursions on a sunny weekend in Canberra is a stroll around Lake Burley Griffin, followed by a wander through the NGA and National Portrait Gallery (and a sneaky coffee stop at one … Read More
ACTease October 2013
October 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
I’m not a camper, So I can empathise with the shock that Belconnen artists Carolyn Fitzpatrick and Carole Osmotherly would have experienced as they reluctantly left the comfort of their Canberra homes to venture on … Read More
ACTease September 2013
September 3, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
September is one of my favourite months in Canberra. The show-stopper event of the month is Floriade (think one million flowers in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park attracting more than 400,000 visitors), which starts on 14 September, then … Read More
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Dressing the Movies Part One by Inga Walton
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