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bookworks

Until 21 September, Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA) is hosting ‘bookworks’ a survey

exhibition, which frames the art of contemporary artist book publishing.

Six leaders in the field – Adam Cruickshank (AUS), Will Holder (UK), Olaf Nicolai (GER), Roma

Publications (NDL), Batia Suter (NDL) and Ella Sutherland (NZ) selected by curator, Australian

designer and educator Warren Taylor, present alongside a display of 800 artists books and

publications arranged in the Art Library from 100 national and international publishers, as well as

scheduled workshops and forums.

The thematic connections between

books, art and publishing, from

the conceptual, technical and

material to the history, production,

classification and distribution

are explored. The accompanying

publication designed by Taylor is a

dynamic reflection of the project.

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Adam Cruickshank, Making Public the Making

Public, Melbourne Art Book Fair, NGV, 2015

Courtesy the artist and Monash University Museum

of Art (MUMA), Melbourne

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair (DAAF) is an open invitation to experience a range of contemporary

art and design practices from the oldest continuous living culture in the world. Held on Larrakia

Country, at the Darwin Convention Centre from 9 to 11 August, DAAF will showcase the work

of more than 2,000 artists from 70 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community art centres

across Australia, offering a rich exchange of art, culture and ideas.

Public program highlights include: film

screenings, children’s activities, music, fashion

and traditional dance performances, as well

as artist talks on Saturday 10 August from 12-

4pm, daily workshops and demonstrations on

weaving, carving, screenprinting, painting and

jewellery making, and the DAAF Foundation

Indigenous Curators Program and Symposium,

7 to 9 August from 8.30am to 5pm.

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Daisy Japulija of Mangkaja Arts working on her artwork for the

Gorman Collection

Photograph: Mangkaja Arts, Western Australia

Courtesy Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair