Celebrated Murri artist, Gordon Hookey opens a survey exhibition at UNSW Galleries. A Murrality presents perspectives on historical and contemporary issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across three decades of work. Gordon is known for his satire on Australian culture and politics, clever critique of racism, and explorations of oral and image-based history-making traditions. Paris based Australian artist, Gregory Hodge, construct illusionary paintings from a mélange of source material, which blur the boundaries between two-and-three dimensions and playfully explore the space between image, reality, representation and abstraction. Gregory talks from in amongst his exhibition, Figures, Lights and Landscapes on at Sullivan + Strumpf. Kathy Golski has a new suite of watercolour landscapes in Breathing Again, an exhibition presented by Damien Minton at Sheffer Gallery. Kathy talks about her observational works that provide a sense of the regenerative healing power of the Australian bush. We hear from a number of artists, who exhibited at The Other Art Fair Sydney, 21-24 July 2022.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Romare :: Quiet Corners of My Mind Ep Released 15 July
Makaya McCraven :: Seventh String In These TimesInternational Anthem Chicago – released in September
Artists Exhibiting: Steve Starr – Booth 85 | Catherine Healed – Booth 21 | Daniel Flynn – Booth 118 | Catherine Bennett. – Booth 63 | Daniel Witney :: The Other Art Fair The Other Art Fair Sydney is presented by Saatchi and Saatchi12-24 July 2022
Cody Currie :: That Stick LucasLondon, UK
Exhibition: Breathing Again – New landscape watercolours :: Interview: Kathy Golski Opens Tuesday 6-8pm, Sheffer Gallery, Darlingtondameinmintonpresents.com
Minus Group :: Black Lights Black LightsFour Flies Records Italy
Exhibition: A Murrality – Survey exhibitions :: Interview: Gordon Hookey UNSW Galleries: Opens Friday 29 July – 2 Octoberunsw.to/galleries
Drama :: Monte Carlo EPReleased 7 July
Noah :: gemini – mysterious lot NoireJapan – Released 26 August 2022

Multi-disciplinary Sydney-based artist Julia Gutman, first solo exhibition Muses will be presented at Sullivan + Strumpf at the end of the month. Muses  explores both the mythological figure and person, re-visioning them as an active force in the process of creation. Julia talks about her art practice and the exhibition from her studio. Burn Witch Burn is a Redline and Fervour performance adapted from a classic 1960s horror that explores themes of liberation, independence and power.  It embraces thousands of years of witch iconography and pop culture into a dream like fantasia. Claudia Osborne, Adaptor and Director, speaks to us from the Old Fitz Theatre, a day before the opening. The Other Art Fair returns to host 120 artists at the Cutaway in Barangaroo. Luke Potkin, Fair Director Sydney, talks us through what to expect.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

Gwilyn Gold :: Hover Blue Gardengwilymgold.com London
DoomCannon :: Black Liberation RenaissanceBrownswood Recordings London
Terence Etc. :: In Contemplation of Clair’s Scent VortexBrooklyn New York
Theatre: Burn, Witch, Burn :: Interview: Adaptor and Director Claudia Osborne Redline and Fervour Production – 30 JulyOld Fitz Theatre www.redlineproductions.com.au/burn-witch-burn
toasty :: The Knowledge The KnowledgeBrighton UK
Middle Name Dance Band :: Move into it Movie Into ItMiddle Name Records
Exhibition: Muses :: Interview: Julia Gutman Sulivan + Strumpf, 28 July – 13 August 2-22Artist website: http://www.juliagutman.net/. – https://www.sullivanstrumpf.com/artists/julia-gutman/
Greg Foat :: Above the Clouds Psychosynthesisgregfoat.co.uk
Beth Orton :: Weather Alive Weather Alivebethortonofficial.com Released 23 September 2022
The Other Art Fair: 21 – 24 July :: Interview: Luke Potkin, Director The Other Art Fair The Cutaway, Barangaroowww.theotheroartfair.com/sydney
Humble B Flat :: Source of the Nile Source of the NileLondon UK
Jeanette Baker :: Vacation From My Mind Vacation From My MindForager Records

Melbourne’s flutist and Ensemble Offspring’s 2022 Hatched Associate Artist Eliza Shephard joins us to tell us about her performance at Seymour Nights at the Sound Lounge. Artists Gabrielle Bates and Serge Stanley collaborate with the mixed voice choir, Voices From The Vacant Lot, to ask the question, ‘does a building have a voice?‘, in a new performative collaboration, Building Song. Rae White is a non-binary transgender writer, author, educator, zinemaker and recipient on a number of literary awards. Exactly As I Am (UQP) is their latest collection of poetry and is released in July. Hear a selection of poems and the authors perspectives. Mel O’Callaghan’s exploration of the relationship between life and non-life continues with a major exhibition All is Life, on at Carriageworks. It features a new performance installation and sound work, First sound, that plays the ‘pulse of the earth,’ which is a recording of vibrations taken from the earth’s core.

Produced and presented by Angela Stretch.

Arts Friday acknowledge the custodians of the Gadigal lands from which the program has been produced and broadcasts from at Eastside Radio.

Playlist

On The Stoop :: Water On The Stoop Live at Recovidry August 2021Sydney
Voices From The Vacant Lot :: Singgah Singgah Live at Notes spring 2012soundcloud.com/voicesfromthevacantlot
Building Song: A performance :: Interview: Gab Bates | http://gabriellebates.com 3pm Sunday at Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdownhttps://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/building-song-chrissie-cotter-gallery-tickets-371942596327
ELIZA :: Heat of Moon EPLondon UK
Deborah Jordan & K15 :: RUNNING Human EPUK
Exhibition: All is Life :: Interview: Mel O’Callaghan Carriageworks – 21 August 2022Artist’s website: http://melocallaghan.com/
David Mrakpor :: Lonely Jazz RefreshedTo be released July 24th UK
Rosa Brunello :: Jubiaba Sounds Like Freedomrosabrunello.com | Italy
Samora Pinderhughes :: Holding Cell GRIEFNew York
Poet: New collection of poety, Exactly As I Am :: Interview: Rae White University of Queensland Press UQPraewhite.net
The Vernon Spring :: A Plane Over The Woods A Plane Over The WoodsUK
Joshua Idenhen :: Don’t You Give Up On Me EpUK
Performance: Eliza Shephard & Runa Cara – Saturday 2 July :: Interview: Eliza Shephard Seymour Nights: Sound Lounge at the Seymour Centrehttps://www.seymourcentre.com/event/seymour-nights-2022/
Alabaster DePlu,e :: Don’t Forget Your Precious GOLDInternational Anthem Chicago