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Sandra Hill, Minang/Wardandi/Ballardong/Nyoongar peoples, Double Standards, 2015, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 2016 with the support of Warwick Hemsley and The Hon. Melissa Parke to mark Mr Hemsley's tenure on Council and in recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum. What looks like an abstracted version of the Australian flag is actually composed of tiny squares, each depicting the double standards that exist for black and white Australia A statement of cultural survival
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A statement of cultural survival

14 March 2022

Often tackling confronting issues, the Art Gallery of WA’s “Ever Present” is a stunning and thought-provoking exhibition, says Michelle White.

Reading time • 6 minutesVisual Art
A long multi-panel artwork with detailed black line work depicting crashing waves Cultures converge on our shores
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Cultures converge on our shores

23 February 2022

‘Strangers on the Shore’ is a sensitive reflection on WA’s history of ocean arrivals, says Miranda Johnson… but who is missing?

Reading time • 6 minutesPerth Festival
The meaning of home
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The meaning of home

3 March 2020

Belinda Hermawan looks at two powerful art exhibitions at the John Curtin Gallery that investigate the structure and meanings of home.

Reading time • 6 minutesPerth Festival

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Cleaver Street Studio

 

Cleaver Street Studio