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her installations act as a channel for emotions and Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
histories that reside in built and natural landscapes. UWA, 35 Stirling Highway (cnr Fairway), Crawley
Also, Hudson Valley Ruins by Jacky Connolly is a 6009. T (08) 6488-3707. E lwag@uwa.edu.au
short narrative film produced entirely in the computer
game The Sims 3. Using the conventions of the W lwag.uwa.edu.au H Tues-Sat 11.00 to 5.00.
Feb 8 to May 9 The Long Kiss Goodbye – explores
game, in which players simulate the lives of a modern
family, Jacky Connolly has created a complete set, how artists transform familiar materials and symbols
into complex meditations on love, loss, attraction and
narrative and cast of characters. Hudson Valley Ruins
tracks the unsettling experiences of two young female repulsion. Curated by Gemma Weston and presented
as part of the 2020 Perth Festival, it features a group
characters as they navigate the banal, tense and
quietly disturbing world of suburban Upstate New of artists from across Australia, each with a unique
connection to Western Australia: Sarah Contos
York. All three exhibitions are presented in association
with Perth Festival. (NSW), Penny Coss (WA), Iain Dean (WA), Brent
Harris (VIC), Clare Peake (NT) and Michelle Elliott
with Tender Funerals (NSW).
Feb 8 to June 27 Boomerang – A National Symbol.
The Berndt Museum of Anthropology explores the idea
of the boomerang – beyond a symbol of Australia – to
highlight its many uses and meanings. The exhibition
asks: How much do you know about boomerangs?

Tina Havelock Stevens, Thunderhead, 2016, video still
Courtesy the artist and Perth Institute of Contemporary Art
Sculpture by the Sea
Cottesloe Beach

Marine Parade, Perth 6011.
E info@sculpturebythesea.com
W www.sculpturebythesea.com March 6 to 23 The
16th annual Sculpture by the Sea – National and Top: Watty, Mowanjum, Western Australia; wood with natural
pigments, 61.8 x 16.1 x 1.2cm
international artists exhibit sculptures from the sea Gifted by P Lucich, Berndt Museum of Anthropology Collection
wall along the beach towards North Cottesloe and Bottom: Ancestor from Western Australia; incised wood with natural
on surrounding grassed areas creating a beautiful pigments, 57.4 x 15.5 x 1.9cm
sculpture park exhibition. Visit website for public Gifted by O Mirmikidis, Berndt Museum of Anthropology Collection
programs and tours. See ad page 60. Courtesy Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery
Linton & Kay Galleries
Subiaco West Perth

11 Old Aberdean Place, West Perth 6005.
West Perth T (08) 6465 4314. E perth@lintonandkay.com.au
W www.lintonandkay.com.au H Mon-Sat 10.00 to
4.00. To Feb 22 Investment Art And Secondary
Sales – Subiaco Gallery.
Crawley Linton & Kay Galleries

Subiaco

Gallery 360 299 Railway Road (cnr Nicholson Rd), Subiaco
6008. T (08) 9388-3300.
176 Railway Parade, West Leederville 6007. E subiaco@lintonandkay.com.au
T (08) 9381-6577. E info@gallery360.com.au W www.lintonandkay.com.au H Mon-Sat 10.00 to
W www.gallery360.com.au 5.00, Sun 11.00 to 4.00. Feb 8 to 23 Mechanically
www.facebook.com/gallery360aus H Mon-Fri 8.30 to Challenged by James Corbett.
5.30, Thurs 8.30 to 6.30, Sat 9.00 to 4.00.

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