Australian artists based in Kyiv during the Russian invasion
Mar 24th
The Australian artists George Gittoes and Hellen Rose left for Ukraine last Friday (18 March) and are now in the capital city, Kyiv. As the whole world knows, Kyiv is under siege by Russian forces who have been ordered in by Vladimir Putin. I spoke to George Gittoes the day before he and his wife Hellen left ...
Euan Macleod’s Figure in a Dissolving Landscape: a studio interview
Sep 19th
I was walking my dogs to the dog park a couple of months ago when I saw Euan Macleod and Susan Jarvis coming towards me along the path. I love the way Euan walks along with his shoulders a little stooped and his head in the clouds, a bit like a man from one of ...
Noel McKenna: a dive into the archives as the artist’s new show starts
Jul 24th
Having noticed that the wonderful Noel McKenna is having a new exhibition (The night is doubtful, Darren Knight Gallery, Sydney, 25 July to 22 August, 2020), I thought I would dig into my archive and pull out my 2016 interview with Noel about the exhibition he was about to have back then. In that show, Noel ...
Memories of Ria Murch
Apr 12th
Easter Sunday, 2020, during coronavirus lockdown. It’s the perfect day to have driven north to visit Ria Murch at Avalon Beach. A crystalline Autumn morning, with Summer not letting go and the leaves on my plane tree clinging on, still green and luscious. Every inch of the road to Ria’s place carries me back not only to her, ...
