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Fiona Gavino (WA) uses basket weaving techniques to create sculptural installations in Bahalana: Journey of an Empty Cup. The large-scale forms are woven by the artist from fibres commonly found in the Philippines, using traditional Filipino techniques of twining, plaiting and rattan furniture making. Exploring post-colonial identity is at the heart of Gavino’s practice. Embarking…
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Indian textiles are world-famous for being exquisite, handmade and finely crafted. They represent a compelling aesthetic with deep roots and profound cultural meaning. Unfolding: New Indian Textiles is an elegant exhibition which highlights the supreme craftsmanship and beauty of work by contemporary Indian fashion designers and textile artists, drawing on these traditions. Featuring saris, uncut…
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John Gollings is Australia’s most celebrated architectural photographer, documenting every iconic new building in Australia over the last forty years. Although best-known for his images of the built environment, he has also undertaken a number of landscape projects throughout his career, photographing lost cities and areas of destruction. Aftermath features stunning aerial landscapes taken after…
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quiet moments showcases the work of some of the premier photographers from the UK, Europe and Australia. Poetic photography is distinctive for cutting juxtaposition and languid beauty, offering many possible meanings in stark contrast to the majority of advertising and online imagery saturating today’s media. Curated by Susan Hill, the works presented feature strange scenes,…
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Exhibition Ran Mon 4 May – Sun 17 May Sandcastle Building | Mon 4 May – Sun 10 May | Free Artist Talk & Performance | Tues 12 May | 6:30-8pm Waterland explored our connection to the ocean, reflecting upon the relationship between humans and their environment. Asialink Artist in Residence Yenting Hsu (Taiwan) brought…
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In Gallipoli: Earth & Sky WA artists Paul Uhlmann and Lev Vykopal transport audiences back to the battle of Gallipoli, depicting the earth and sky that soldiers from both sides would have witnessed on the peninsula. Vykopal’s cold-cast bronze models of key topographical features across the Gallipoli Peninsula are exhibited alongside Uhlmann’s paintings of the…
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One hundred years after the historic battle on its shores, Gallipoli ‘the beautiful city’ reflects upon Gallipoli’s contrasting history as a site of beauty, horror and for Australians, legend. Gallipoli, derived from the Greek ‘kalli-pollis’ meaning ‘beautiful city’, has been a thoroughfare for conflicting civilizations from the Ancient Greeks right up to the ANZACs. Valued…
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Breaking Cover is an exhibition of artworks by artists who served with the military in times of war. Rather than a pictorial record of wartime subjects, this exhibition draws together artworks from across the City of Fremantle Art Collection created in peacetime, uncovering the intrinsic role that art making played in restoration of the artists’…
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Critically lauded and named one of the “ten exhibitions that will define 2015” by artshub, The End showcases celebrated Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s acumen in music, film and performance as part of the 2015 Perth International Arts Festival. Filmed against the stark, snow-laden Canadian landscape, The End – Rocky Mountains is a five channel music…
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From frozen spheres of marine rubbish to a performance art voyage in two tiny ancient boats – Horizon: Exploring the West Coast with The Clipperton Project promises to make you rethink WA’s coastline. Inspired by international organisation The Clipperton Project, Fremantle Arts Centre will exhibit the work of 17 artists who have responded to the WA coastline,…
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