Frankie – 31.12.2008
Benjamin Law has a great piece on McCulloch & McCulloch in the latest copy of Frankie magazine, for an article on 'creative ladies who work with their mums'.
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Canberra Times & SCOOP WA Insite magazine – 31.12.2008
McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art: the complete guide has been receiving favourable reviews in the press. Here are some of the latest; Sasha Grishin's review from the Canberra Times on December 13, 2008, in which he says:
"What I find attractive about Susan McCulloch's treatment of Aboriginal art is the manner in which she combines a first-hand experience of Aboriginal art with a journalistic flare and a market-savvy approach...one cannot but respect McCulloch's profound first-hand knowledge."
"Some books reflect the art market," he continues, "this one will do much to mould the indigenous art market over the next few years, serving the roles of a well-informed introduction as well as a promotional guide to those wishing to collect indigenous art."
SCOOP WA Insite magazine also features a review of the new 'neatly presented guide', noting that 'books like this are so important at bridging cross-cultural barriers.'
The Age – 15.12.2008
Gabriella Coslovich's piece on McCulloch & McCulloch, and buying Aboriginal art, appeared in The Age today, click here to read.
Art World – 13.12.2008
Louise Martin-Chew has a wonderfully written review of McCulloch & McCulloch in the latest issue of Art World magazine, where she calls us 'a rare thing in Australia – a dynasty involved in art publishing' and speaks fondly of our 'highly pictorial and breezily informative' Encyclopedia as her 'best friend' that she has always kept close by. She describes McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art as a 'triumph in clarity, with maps, styles and artists outlined area by area, community by community' and says of our titles that they display a 'lively intelligence and art-market savvy.'
Latest media news – 11.12.2008
We have a been doing a fair bit of media lately, talking about our latest books, McCulloch's Contemporary Aboriginal Art, New Beginnings and of course our beautiful new Australian Art Diary.
Kieran Finnane interviewed us for the Alice Springs News, we were included in Gabriella Coslovich's article on Desert Mob for The Age, and we went on Richard Watt's Smart Arts program on 3RRR, this time together.
Susan has appeared on ABC Radio in Perth and Hobart and 3MBS.
New Beginnings has been featured by Katrina Strickland in The Australian Financial Review, by Rosemary Sorensen in The Australian, and the launch was included in The Brisbane Times.
Our Aboriginal art books have also been mentioned in an article in the new magazine Canvas, and on the ABC Artworks program.
But probably the loveliest article has come from a Mornington Peninsula local, Fran Henke, who wrote a piece for the Hastings Independent on the Melbourne launch (below).
Stay tuned for upcoming articles in Art World magazine, Australian Art Review, Craft Arts International, Frankie and more...
Stories Written in the Land – 02.12.2008
Opening 6 pm Tuesday December 9th 2008
31 Lamrock Ave, Bondi Beach NSW
The exhibition features important works by Freddie Timms, Jimmy Nerrimah, Kathleen Petyarre, Rover Thomas, Walangkura Napanangka, Jock Mosquito and exciting works by emerging artists Helen S Tiernan, Joanne Currie and Lloyd Kwilla.
Opened by Pat Corrigan AM, who will be available to personally sign copies of the recently released book New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art.
Across Country – 24.11.2008
Aden Ridgeway, inaugural chair of Indigenous Tourism Australia, will launch the exhibition Across Country: Ken Hinds Collection, curated by Susan McCulloch, on Sunday 30 November, 2.00pm.
A Caloundra Regional Art Gallery and Arts Park travelling exhibition, Across Country features a selection of significant Aboriginal art from the Ken Hinds Collection. Includes watercolours from the 1940's Namatjira watercolour school; those of the most significant artists of the Papunya, Kintore and related schools of painting; Arnhem Land barks; works in ochre from the Kimberley and Torres Strait Islands; and Contemporary Colour works.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue written by Susan McCulloch.
Showing: 26 November – 18 January 2008 Caloundra Regional Art Gallery 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra, Queensland.
Long Tom Tjapanankga, Detail, Puli Tjuta (Many Hills), acrylic on canvas, 122 x 173cm, 1999.
Thérèse Rein delivers moving speech at New Beginnings launch – 17.11.2008
The Prime Minister of Australia's wife, businesswoman and patron of the Indigenous Literacy Project, Thérèse Rein, gave a positive and moving speech at the launch of the latest McCulloch & McCulloch book: New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of 21st Century Aboriginal Art at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane last Wednesday night.
In what was a historical moment for Australia, the inroads made through Aboriginal art in the process of reconciliation was acknowledged in speeches by both Thérèse and the book's author, Emily McCulloch Childs.
Speaking to a large crowd of friends, family, artists (many in Brisbane for the launch of the gallery's Optimism show), art dealers, fellow collectors, curators, writers and librarians, Thérèse expressed her 'great pleasure' at being invited to launch the book, and spoke of Pat Corrigan's importance as a collector and patron.
She expressed her impressions of what she called a 'beautiful book', noting the quality of the works displayed in it, which she called 'beautiful, intriguing, stunning, powerful vibrant, exquisite and spiritual'.
'Pat's generosity has been a huge encouragement to the new Indigenous artists,' she said 'It has allowed them to flourish and develop – and to encourage others to speak through art.'
She noted the 'new beginning'; the healing that had been brought about by her husband's Apology to the Stolen Generations, and that she was proud to say that several major Indigenous paintings now hung in the dining room of The Lodge.
'The publication of this beautiful book is one more of the new beginning' she said.
Susan McCulloch, Pat Corrigan and the book's author, Emily McCulloch Childs also spoke at the launch.
For the complete transcripts of Thérèse and Emily's speeches, please visit our media page.
Pat Corrigan, Emily McCulloch Childs and Therese Rein at the launch of New Beginnings
Susan McCulloch to open two new exciting Aboriginal art exhibitions in November – 03.11.2008
Susan McCulloch will be opening two new exciting exhibitions of important Aboriginal art in November in Hobart and Perth.
The first is a new exhibition of the famous Yuendumu art centre, Warlukurlangu. Entitled Warlukurlangu Wonders, the exhibition will feature some of the freshest work from this innovative art centre, including important paintings by artist such as Paddy Japanangka Lewis, and will be held at
29 Hunter Street Hobart
Tasmania
euan@artmob.com.au
03 6236 9200
on Friday, 7th November, 2008 at 6 pm
The second exhibition is of art from one of the most important art centres to have emerged in recent years from the APY lands, Tjungu Palya. Susan will open this Perth exhibition held at
cnr Vincent & Beaufort St
Mt Lawley WA 6050
art@randellart.com
08 9227 6619
on Friday, November 14 at 6 pm
Tjungu Palya artists include Jimmy Baker, Maringka Baker, Angkaliya Curtis, Lance Peck, Wingu Tingima, Bernard Tjalkuri and Nyankula Watson.
Tjungu Palya artists will be in attendance at the opening.
Perth forum and book signing event to explore new developments in Aboriginal art – 02.11.2008
Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch Childs and collector Pat Corrigan will be speaking about the new developments in Aboriginal art, particularly in relation to art from the NPY and APY lands, which feature in the upcoming book from McCulloch & McCulloch, New Beginnings: Classic Paintings from the Corrigan Collection of the 21st Century Aboriginal Art, by Emily McCulloch Childs and Ross Gibson, with a preface by Margo Neale, as well as the new edition of the best-selling Contemporary Aboriginal Art: the complete guide, by Susan McCulloch & Emily McCulloch Childs.
Corrigan has collected art from this area since 2004, as reflected by the stunning painting featured on the book's cover, Kura Ala, by Wingu Tingima, which hails from the APY art centre Tjungu Palya, who are holding an exhibition at Randell Lane Fine Art, and whose artists will be in attendance at this free event.
This event is held in partnership with Randell Lane Fine Art on Saturday, 15 November 2008 from 2-5pm at the
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA
To RSVP to this event, please email us at rsvp@mccullochandmcculloch.com.au
or fax to +61 3 9347 2330
mail to PO Box 2482 Fitzroy VIC 3065
call +61 3 9347 1022
Please feel free to invite your friends and colleagues
We look forward to seeing you at this special event
Signed copies of all books will be for sale during this event
