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ON THE COVER: Fiona Roberts, The Commandment (detail), 2024. MDF, resin, fixings, 240 x 160cm variable. COURTESY: THE ARTIST AND HUGO MICHELL GALLERY, TARNTANYA/ ADELAIDE.
U P F R O N T
Previews
The notable exhibitions to be staged this quarter across the region.
Artworld Analysis
This issue we’re looking at: The growing pains of the developing regional art world, the rise of Generation Z collectors and what it means for the future, and the latest commission at the Art Gallery of Ballarat.
Art Fair Report
The art fairs and biennales to take note of in the coming quarter.
The Test of Time
Gallerist Stuart Purvis and artist John Wolseley tell us the single most important thing about their relationship that has given it longevity.
On the Couch
Jerry Saltz speaks about collecting in the age of the $4 million squiggle, and why young artists give him hope for the future.
50 THINGS COLLECTORS SHOULD KNOW
Cool Hunted
The artists we’re keeping an eye on.
Curator’s Radar
These artists have recently garnered significant attention from curators.
Notable Accolades
These artists took out major prizes during the year.
Debutantes
Premier gallerists have recently thrown their weight behind these artists by staging their debut
exhibitions.
Collector’s Love
With sell-out or near sell-out shows in 2023, these artists were collector favourites.
New Directions
These artists have recently taken their practice somewhere notably different.
Sad Farewells
The 2024 art world losses we’re lamenting.
Standout Shows
The most talked about exhibitions last year.
Remarkable Collectors
Collectors and philanthropists carving their own path.
Agenda Setters
The artists, curators and directors set to influence the art world in 2025.
Tastemakers
The curators and professionals to put on your watch-list.
New Galleries
Meet the latest additions to the gallery landscape.
Zeitgeist
The art world trend we’ve noted.
REGULAR FEATURE
Seen, Heard, Read
The book, podcast and film you might like to know about.
C O N T R I B U T O R S
Sam Armstrong is a Warrane/ Sydney-based photographer.
Sam Beard lives on Whadjuk country, Boorloo/ Perth and is the co-founder of Dispatch Review.
Dr Joseph Brennan is a media academic and Lambda Literary Award-nominated author based in Tropical North Queensland.
Lara Chapman is a Warrane/ Sydney-based writer, editor and curator who writes about design, architecture, technology and exhibitions.
Abby Cunnane is a writer and curator based in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa.
Nick De Lorenzo is a Warrane/Sydney-based photographer.
Nikita Holcombe is an independent writer, curator and researcher living and working on Wurundjeri land.
Darren Jorgensen lectures in art history at the University of Western Australia. His most recent book is The Dead C’s Clyma Est Mort.
Duro Jovicic is a writer currently completing his Associate Degree in Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT, Narrm/ Melbourne.
Courtney Kidd has specialised in visual arts writing for more than 30 years. She is also an art consultant with Artbank. Althea Kuzman holds the position of Public Programs Officer at Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney.
Barnaby Smith is a critic, poet and musician currently living on Bundjalung country Simon Strong is a photographer and artist based in Narrm/ Melbourne.
Camilla Wagstaff is a journalist and writer based in Warrane/ Sydney. She specialises in arts, culture, interiors and travel writing.
Emma-Kate Wilson is an arts writer who has been published in Art Monthly and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Andrew Wood is a writer, poet, critic, art historian, educator, curator and translator based in Otautahi/ Christchurch. Bianca Woolhouse is a Boorloo/ Perth-based photographer.
Victoria Laurie works as a journalist and author.
Eloise Lindeback currently works as Manly Art Gallery & Museum Business Coordinator. She has held positions at Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation and Papunya Tjupi Arts.
Emil McAvoy works as an artist, art writer, educator, gallery professional and consultant.
Zali Morgan is an emerging artist, writer and curator, currently working at The Art Gallery of Western Australia as assistant curator of Indigenous Art. She is of Ballardong, Wilman and Whadjuk descent.
Emma O’Neill is an arts manager, writer and curator based in Warrane/ Sydney.
Ingrid Periz works out of New York as a critic and curator.
Jenna Price is a prolific arts journalist and current Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University, Canberra. She has been a columnist at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Canberra Times for 25 years.
Emily Riches is a writer and editor from Mullumbimby. She now lives and works in Warrane/ Sydney. She founded Aniko Press in 2020.
Russell Shakespeare is a photographer working in digital and analogue, based on the Gold Coast, Australia.
Kirsty Sier is a Warrane/ Sydney based writer and communications professional.