Usually I try to weave a story for you, gentle reader, about the art that is out there during the week. This week it’s been hard to find the thread to pull it all together. So what follows is more a long piece of string, marking the trail of where I’ve been and what I’ve […]

This week’s blog is from elsewhere. Not where everyone else has gone this week. It isn’t from the HK Art Fair! This is a postcard from Gymea – in the Shire. I went to the Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre on the Kingsway (can’t miss it – it is the main drag) in Gymea. I saw some […]

I ventured into a different world this week. I went to the University of Sydney and discovered a couple of gems: the University Gallery and the Macleay Museum. www.sydney.edu.au/museums  The attraction was the late German artist and activist, Josef Beuys. There was a pre-opening (mini) symposium last Saturday and then I returned on Monday during […]

Usually when you are seeking those fabulous Australian works from the 50s, 60s and 70s, you generally start at the secondary market and seek out the reputable auction houses or dealers who’ve been around forever. Peter Pinson Gallery in Woollahra is a relatively new commercial gallery which specialises in this era and which mostly represents living artists, […]