ABC Arts: Megan Cope is building a living, breathing artwork on Minjerribah

Earlier this year, I travelled to Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) for several days with ABC Arts colleague producer Richard Mockler, to cover the next step in the latest project by acclaimed artist and Quandamooka woman Megan Cope.

Megan Cope planting oyster poles on Minjerribah in May 2022.

These three days, being on Country with Megan, talking with the other artists and subject matter experts collaborating with her to realise kinyingarra kuwinyamba, was a profoundly special experience - one I will never forget.

My article about Megan and her project, and the experience of being there, has just been published by ABC Arts here.

The story also ran on ABC TV’s Art Works this last week (available on iview) and is viewable via ABC Arts YouTube below.


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Exhibition essay: Topographies of painting - Gregory Hodge, Sullivan + Strumpf

Several months ago, Paris-based, Australian painter Gregory Hodge commissioned me to write an essay responding to his latest body of work, which features in his new exhibition Figures, Lights and Landscapes, which has just opened at Sullivan + Strumpf in Sydney.

The invitation - and opportunity - to respond instinctively, creatively and historically to the many layers of meaning in his work was such a (terrifying) gift.

You can read my essay here.

And on Saturday 30 July I’ll be in conversation with Greg at the Sullivan + Strumpf for the opening, alongside artist Julia Gutman and curator Elyse Goldfinch.


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ABC Arts: Richard Bell at documenta fifteen

Richard Bell’s Tent Embassy in front of Kassel’s Friedericianum as part of documenta fifteen, 2022.

Last month I travelled to Kassel, Germany to attend documenta fifteen. Curated by Indonesian collective ruangrupa, this iteration of the major quinquennial exhibition features the work of acclaimed Aboriginal artist Richard Bell.

I had the extraordinary privilege to speak with Richard while I was in Kassel and to write about my experience for ABC Arts.

You can read the article here.

SOME DOCUMENTA HIGHLIGHTS:


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