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  • Clay-Chase-Injured-heart-2022-photography-and-textiles-90-x-190-x-3-cm-Perth-Modern-School-Photo-Rebecca-Mansell.jpg A young person lies on the floor, draped in soft sculptured yellow hearts. Youth Pulse beats bright
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    Youth Pulse beats bright

    27 June 2023

    The breadth of talent on display in this year’s exhibition of Year 12 graduate work leaves Jaimi Wright assured that the future of WA art is in safe hands.

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  • Yoshitomo Nara, ‘Mini drawing’ 2016, coloured pencil and ballpoint pen on paper, 11.5 x 9.7 cm. On loan from the Artist, courtesy Pace Gallery, ©YOSHITOMO NARA, 2016  A cartoon image of a young person holding a spray can. They have a large peace sign on their back. Pop star artist makes powerful plea for peace
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    Pop star artist makes powerful plea for peace

    27 March 2023

    Yoshitomo Nara’s pop culture aesthetic may appear whimsical at first but there’s an urgent call for change embedded in his work, writes Craig McKeough.

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  • Cream of the crop 2022
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    Cream of the crop 2022

    15 December 2022

    Which shows were Seesaw Mag’s favourites this year? We ask our writers to reflect on the year that was… and the year that will be.

    Reading time • 10 minutesMulti-arts
  • Jon Campbell, 'Your application was unsuccessful' 2022, synthetic polymer on linen, 167.5 x 243. 5 cm, The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia, 
© Jon Campbell A brightly coloured painting of the words 'YOUR APPLICATION WAS UNSUCCESSFUL', part of
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    Colourful conversations

    6 October 2022

    Artists Nadia Hernández and Jon Campbell bring written and pictorial language into vibrantly-hued life in ‘Speech Patterns’, writes Belinda Hermawan.

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  • Heavens Spot_AGWA Installation View_Rift Photography (18) A picture of a gallery space with grafffited walls. Taking it from the streets
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    Taking it from the streets

    21 September 2022

    Can the havoc and exhilaration of graffiti survive relocation into a gallery? Kim Kirkman heads to the Art Gallery of Western Australia to find out.

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  • AGWA Rooftop, Art Gallery Of Western Australia, Australia, Ever Present Family Day, Northbridge, Venue, Western Australia Arts sponsorship. Perth city skyline at twilight with a group of people gathered on a rooftop dance party in the foreground Show me the other money
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    Show me the other money

    1 July 2022

    The pressure on the arts community to wean itself off mining and fossil fuel money has been amplified by the outcome of the Federal election. But are there realistic alternatives to an industry that looms so large over all aspects of West Australian business and culture? Mark Naglazas reports.

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  • Tracks We Share Contemporary Art of the Pilbara Exhibition, Ngundamurri (detail) by Juluwarlu Art Group.jpg A group of sticks, some topped with stylised masks, and all decorated with puffs of what look like dried flowers stands in front of a screen, on which is projected a view of the sky. There are silhouettes of trees and people; it looks like it's been captured between frames and the people look a little ghostly. Walking through Country together
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    Walking through Country together

    1 June 2022

    “Tracks We Share” takes the viewer on a breathtaking journey through stories of the First Peoples of the Pilbara, discovers Craig McKeough.

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Cleaver Street Studio

Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio