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Shirley Macnamara, 2012.

SOUTHAUSTRALIA

THESOUTHAUSTRALIANLIVING

ARTS(SALA)FESTIVALis anannualshowcase

of thousandsof artists—amateur,emergingand

professional—invenuesthroughoutthestate,

includingwineries,tattoostudios,schools,cafesand

alongthecoast.Takea walkingtourorunleashyour

innerartistat a date-nightclass.Seethefullprogram

at salafestival.com. (Until August 31)

Bangarra

Dance Theatre.

NORTHERNTERRITORY BRISBANE

DARWINFESTIVALturns 40

thisyear,whichis theperfect

excusetoescapethecold

statesandheadtotheheatof

theNorthernTerritoryfor

morethantwoweeksoflocal

andinternationalcomedy,

theatre,dance,cabaret,talks,

artandmusic.(August8–25;

darwinfestival.org.au)

TWENTYYEARS’WORTH

OFSHIRLEYMACNAMARA’S

distinctivegrasssculptureswillgoondisplay

at QueenslandArtGalleryonSeptember 21

untilMarch1.Asoneof Australia’smost

prominentIndigenousartists,Macnamarauses

herartto expresshercultural,politicaland

environmentalconcerns,andsharepersonal

storiesandmemories.Macnamaracoilsand

weavesspinifexgrassandrunnerrootsinto

intricateyethardyformationsadornedwith

othernaturalmaterialssuchas kangaroobone

and emu feathers. (qagoma.qld.gov.au)

OrganisedbyLondon’sV&A

museum,BendigoArtGallery’s

exhibitionBalenciaga:Shaping

Fashionis a comprehensive

displayof CristóbalBalenciaga’s

sketches,patternsandgarments,

includingthosefromthe’50sand

’60s.Getupcloseto exquisite

piecesdesignedforAvaGardner

andMonavonBismarck,oneof

theworld’swealthiestwomen,

whocommissionedeverything

fromBalenciagaballgownsto

gardeningshorts.(August

17–November10;

bendigoartgallery.com.au)

Demna

Gvasaliafor

Balenciaga

A/W 2016.

BENDIGO

SYDNEY SYDNEYCONTEMPORARYspansfourdaysat Eveleigh’s

Carriageworks,withworksfrommorethan 300 artists,

frommorethan 30 countries,beingshownat outpostsof 85

localandinternationalgalleries.If you’rea regularbynow,there

arestillnewdelightsto uncoverandartisticboundariesto witness

beingpushed.FairdirectorBarryKeldoulissaysthelayoutfor

2019 willbemore“democratic”,withsmallergalleriesamongthe

bigplayers.Asfornewgalleriesherecommendscheckingout?

Locally,Melbourne’sStation;MichaelBugelliGallery,whichhails

fromHobartandwillbeexhibitingworkbya fictitious,obsessive

collectorwhogoesbythenameof HenriPapin;andAPYGallery,

anIndigenous-ledorganisationprovidinga platformforemerging

IndigenousartistsfromtheAPYLandsof CentralAustralia,

featuringworkfromWynnePrizewinnerSylviaKen.

Internationally,there’syoungParis-basedNilGallery,which

Keldoulisis keenlyanticipatingforits diverseselectionof artists

fromaroundtheglobe.Therewillalsobefournewgalleries

fromJapan:Whitestone,Cohju,MA2andLoko.If you’reaftera

gameplan,Keldoulisrecommendsvisitingfirstonopeningnight

(Thursday),andreturningto revisitworksyoulove—praying

theyhaven’tbeensnappedup.“Theworksthataresignificantfor

youwillbetheonesthatstickin yourmind,”headvises.

Oh, and “wearcomfortableshoes!”(September 12–15;

sydneycontemporary.com.au)

AmericanmodelDovima,

wearingsuitandhatby

Balenciaga,withSachaatLes

Deux Magots, Paris, 1955.

Wanampi Tjukurpa by Sharon Adamson, 2019.

BALENCIAGA:

CATWALKING.COM;

DOVIMA:

©THE

RICHARD

AVEDON

FOUNDATION

SALA:

SAM

ROBERTS;

DARWIN

FESTIVAL:

DANIEL

BOUD;

SHIRLEY

MACNAMARA:

NATASHA

HARTH/COURTESY

OF

QUEENSLAND

ART GALLERY, THE ARTIST/ALCASTON GALLERY, MELBOURNE. ADDITIONAL TEXT BY ELLE

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