Review
Hedonist or intellectual? The MCA’s new exhibition will sort you out
In A World Undone, Nicholas Mangan tackles the big issues of our time with a formidable intelligence but with a dry sense of aesthetics.
- by John McDonald
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These two art exhibitions take contrary approaches to depicting history
Where the works of William Kentridge only asks questions, the Sydney Biennale provides ready-made answers.
- by John McDonald
This exhibition from Australia’s most ambitious regional gallery is a Francophile’s dream
Bendigo Art Gallery’s collaboration with the Musee Carnavalet embraces the romance of Paris’ Belle Epoque.
- by John McDonald
The art that’s opening up one of the world’s most forbidding places
Saudi Arabia’s second Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale features more than 170 works by 92 artists from 43 countries.
- by John McDonald
What would a city that housed the entire population of the world look like?
Australian architect and multimedia artist Liam Young presents a visionary scheme for a city which would allow the rest of earth to regenerate.
- by John McDonald
Our critic’s take on the must-sees and misses of this year’s Biennale of Sydney
There’s a celebratory atmosphere about much of the work, particularly at the new venue of White Bay Power Station.
- by John McDonald
Giant trees and sugar thrones: Inside the dark world of fairy tales
Fairy Tales in Art and Film opens up a vast, problematic box of toys.
- by John McDonald
Eclectic ambassador’s Chinese collection pushes boundaries
Australia’s ambassador to China from 2007-2011, Geoff Raby has built a collection of Chinese art that reflects a philosophy rather than a life plan.
- by John McDonald
Robotic dogs, taped bananas and frozen flowers – this exhibition has it all
It’s the quality and variety of work that sets this exhibition apart from most of the world’s large-scale contemporary art festivals.
- by John McDonald
Risks and rewards in two impressive new exhibitions to see this weekend
The work of local artists Ann Thomson and the late Ian Gentle are on show in stirring Sydney exhibitions.
- by John McDonald
MCA’s summer show reveals a rare artist who defies classification
Tacita Dean’s work is diverse and cerebral, caught up with moments of experience and the vagaries of recollection, both public and private.
- by John McDonald