Art & Australia
Encyclopedia
Art & Australia is an international, contemporary, art magazine from Australia
. The magazine is published four times a year and is based in Sydney
, Australia. As well as substantial essays, in-depth interviews
, and analysis of contemporary art issues, the magazine
features exhibition and book reviews, tributes, and commissioned artist projects.
Since its beginning Art & Australia has had a number of distinguished editorial advisers, including James Gleeson, Ursula Hoff and Daniel Thomas. The current Art & Australia advisory board comprises Gregory Burke, Rex Butler, Joanna Capon, Max Delany, Brian Ladd, Paula Latos-Valier, Victoria Lynn, Justin Paton, Gene Sherman and Anna Waldmann.
Over the last decade, Art & Australia has also established a number of programs to help support emerging artists and art writers, including the Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award , and the Gertrude Contemporary / Art & Australia Emerging Writers Program.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The magazine is published four times a year and is based in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia. As well as substantial essays, in-depth interviews
Interviews
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, and analysis of contemporary art issues, the magazine
Magazine
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features exhibition and book reviews, tributes, and commissioned artist projects.
History
The region’s longest-running art journal, Art & Australia is dedicated to the ongoing presentation of contemporary art and its historical context. Sam Ure Smith published Art & Australia in 1963. The magazine was the successor to an earlier magazine, Art in Australia, which was published by Sydney Ure Smith, Sam's father, between 1916 and 1942.. In the early 1990s, Art & Australia was purchased by international publishers Gordon & Breach. In 2001, Art & Australia returned to Australian ownership, and in 2003 it was acquired by Eleonora Triguboff, who is now Publisher/Editor.Editors
Mervyn Horton was founding editor of Art and Australia from 1963–83, followed by Elwyn Lynn (1983–87), Jennifer Phipps and Leon Paroissien (1987–92), Dinah Dysart (1993–96), Hannah Fink (1996–97), Laura Murray Cree (1997–2003), Claire Armstrong with Eleonora Triguboff (2003–06), and Katrina Schwarz with Eleonora Triguboff (2006–08). Michael Fitzgerald is the current Managing Editor. Recent guest editors have included Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Charlotte Day and Sarah Tutton, and John Kaldor. Contributing Editors are Sarah Tutton (Melbourne), Justin Paton (New Zealand) and Katrina Schwarz (London).Contributors and Advisers
Recent and past contributors comprise of a range of writers including John Armstrong, Murray Bail, Tim Bonyhady, Lily Brett, Brian Castro, Nick Cave, Robyn Davidson, Luke Davies, Rosemary Dobson, Richard Flanagan, Sia Figiel, Gwen Harwood, Robert Hughes, Siri Hustvedt, Ivor Indyk, Linda Jaivin, Nicholas Jose, Evelyn Juers, Alex Miller, Drusilla Modjeska, Louis Nowra, Mandy Sayer, Barry Schwabsky, Thomas Shapcott, Sebastian Smee and Alexis Wright.Since its beginning Art & Australia has had a number of distinguished editorial advisers, including James Gleeson, Ursula Hoff and Daniel Thomas. The current Art & Australia advisory board comprises Gregory Burke, Rex Butler, Joanna Capon, Max Delany, Brian Ladd, Paula Latos-Valier, Victoria Lynn, Justin Paton, Gene Sherman and Anna Waldmann.
Collaborations and commissions
In recent years Art & Australia has worked with artists such as Brook Andrew, John Baldessari, Del Kathryn Barton, Matt Coyle, William Kentridge, Noel McKenna, Nell, Vanila Netto, Susan Norrie, Romance Was Born and Louise Weaver to create new work published in its pages and on the cover. Art & Australia has also commissioned new work from artists such as Benjamin Armstrong, Stephen Bush, Rosemary Laing, the Mataso Weavers, Ben Quilty and Rohan Wealleans in an ongoing series of Artist Editions.Over the last decade, Art & Australia has also established a number of programs to help support emerging artists and art writers, including the Art & Australia / Credit Suisse Private Banking Contemporary Art Award , and the Gertrude Contemporary / Art & Australia Emerging Writers Program.