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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.
Kawita Vatanajyankur: Work
May 2, 2015 | troublemagAll works Kawita Vatanajyankur, 2015, video still courtesy Stills Gallery. In order of appearance: The Squeezers,The Carrying Pole, The Lift, The Scale. Kawita Vatanajyankur: Work, Stills Gallery, 36 Gosbell Street Paddington (NSW) 6 May – 6 June 2015 – stillsgallery.com.au
New Australian Pavilion in the historic Venice Biennale Gardens
May 2, 2015 | troublemagAt 4pm on Tuesday 5 May (Venice time), the new Denton Corker Marshall designed Australian Pavilion in Venice’s historic Biennale precinct was officially opened by Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts, and welcomed by … Read More
Greetings from Beyond the Pale – Balgo: the second most dangerous town in Australia
May 2, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
After crossing The Great Sandy Desert, we limp into Balgo belching black smoke. The funeral is in full swing. A string of fairy lights dangles from tree to tree. There is much wailing and moaning.
I make … Read More
The Madness of Art: Dog Daze
May 2, 2015 | troublemagSEASON 4 Episode 6: Dog Daze
The gallery goes to the dogs. Jasper Johns and Ruth Adler’s art is featured.
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Rites of Passage
May 2, 2015 | troublemagwords Joe Pirrett pics Chloe Tanner
My first visit to the Royal Exhibition Building was in August 2014, for the launch of the Melbourne Art festival. Its enormous hall was then filled with typical bourgeois types eating canapés and … Read More
Comics Face May 2015
May 2, 2015 | troublemag
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Paper Culture
April 2, 2015 | troublemagThe Paper Culture project was founded to create a platform of cultural exchange between China and Australia, showcasing diversity through art practices in both countries, whilst strengthening links between artists, art organisations and governments through the visual arts.
Paper Culture … Read More
Dawn Csutoros – ELEMENTAL: time, space, presence
April 2, 2015 | troublemagJennifer Choat
“The subject I am traveling toward is space; pure Spirit,”1 stated Yves Klein in 1961. He was seeking to express a space of uninterrupted, full immersion through the art of Pure Colour. This same spirit is again … Read More
Comics Face April 2015
April 2, 2015 | troublemag
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Greetings From Beyond the Pale: The Tanami Track
April 1, 2015 | troublemagBen Laycock
Time to bid a fond farewell to Nyiripi and continue my lonely quest. The Kimberley beckons with the allure of the exotic and the unknown. The bitumen road from Alice Springs to Kununarra is a giant dog-leg … 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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