July 23, 2008

New Art from Australia

In this issue of Artkrush, we survey the contemporary art scene of an entire continent with guidance from the 2008 Biennale of Sydney, a multi-venue event that balances 20th-century masters with present-day Australian practitioners. From the wide range of talent found Down Under, we spotlight Claire Healy & Sean Cordeiro, whose collaborative installations bind together and disassemble all manner of objects, from books to mobile homes, and Artkrush editor Paul Laster talks with Tracey Moffatt, one of Australia's most acclaimed contemporary artists, about her artistic motives. For our media pick, we tip our hat to innovative design with Australian Architecture: Living the Modern. Turning our attention to the gallery world, we review Cary Kwok's titillating, colored-pencil drawings at Miami's Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin and TARANTULA, a rotating public screening of films and videos by 15 artists in Milan's Piazza del Duomo.