Striking Contrasts

 

Australian society reflects two distinctive and often contradictory cultural expressions. One is brought about by the profoundly beautiful emptiness that fills the centre of the country. The other, providing a striking contrast, emerges out of the multi-cultural, highly technologised and globalised cities dotting the periphery of the vast, silent landscape. More

 

Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan: In-Habit: Project Another Country

 

Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan: In-Habit: Project Another Country is the much-anticipated fourteenth commissioned project by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation. The husband-and-wife team, Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan, create works that use the processes of collecting and collaborating to express ideas of migration, family and memory. More

 

Archibald Prize 2013

 

The Art Gallery of NSW (AGNSW) Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious art awards. Since its inception in 1921 the prize has been awarded to some of Australia’s most important artists. The Archibald continues to attract record audiences with the exhibition’s regional tour booked out years in advance, making it a fantastic event for regional gallery audience development. More

- In-Habit: Project Another Country


In-Habit: Project Another Country
2012
Used transport cardboard boxes, packing tape, handcrafted cardboard houses, makeshift drums and sound, single channel video projection plus 5 LCD scre
Installation view, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney. Photo: Jacob Ring. Commissioned by Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation 2012. Image courtesy the artists.