I’m excited to have my work featured in this fantastic academic publication brilliantly written and researched: Decolonial Ecologies: The Reinvention of Natural History in Latin American Art by Joanna Page. The author is Professor Joanna Page, Director of CRASSH (Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities) and Professor …

  I am pleased to invite you next Saturday 1 July to gain insight on my creative process as I discuss with Grant Stevens the work currently on show at Sullivan and Strumpf. Look forward to seeing you there!   Saturday 1 July, 2023 – 3 to 4 pm Sullivan …

Photo: Gerhard Taatgen I’m pleased to be part of the exhibition PHALLUS. Norm & Form, that opened to the public on May 26, 2023 at the University Museum of Groningen, Netherlands. The concept and story of the exhibition was devised and developed by GUM (Ghent University Museum). It was shown …

I am excited to be part of the exhibition Alter Natura at Museo de Arte de Pereira in Pereira, Colombia with the artworks Pirañas and Dancing Frogs. The opening of the exhibition took place on May 19, 2023. Alter Natura is a broad exhibition, where different contemporary artists reflect through …

Thrilled to have won the 2023 Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize for “Actual Size V (Maratus Madelineae)”! The “Actual Size” series features the colourful courtship displays of minuscule Australian jumping spiders. They are surely the world’s smallest artists. Magnified hundreds of times their own size, we perceive all the magnificent …

  I am pleased to invite you to Fierce Maternity, my upcoming solo show at Sullivan + Strumpf, Sydney, Australia. The exhibition will be open to the public from June 9 to July 1, 2023.   When I was giving birth to my first child I had to have an …

Credit: Daniele Mascolo I’m glad to be part of the exhibition Rainbow. Colors and wonders between myths, arts and science at MUDEC – Museo delle Culture in Milan, Italy with the artwork On the Origins of Art I and II. The exhibition will be open to the public until July …

I am pleased to invite you next Thursday, February 17th to the opening of Rainbow. Colors and wonders between myths, arts and science at MUDEC – Museo delle Culture in Milan. The exhibition will be open to the public until July 2, 2023. Inspired by The Rainbow Show, which took place …

Con motivo del 25º aniversario de la edición del libro “Beyond the Fantastic. Contemporary art criticism from Latin America”, se realizó la publicación en castellano editada por la Editorial Universidad de Granada. Esta antología, editada por el historiador y crítico de arte cubano Gerardo Mosquera, ofrece una amplia selección de escritos de …

  I am pleased to invite you on November 17th at 5:30 pm to the opening of Macho: Representing Masculinity, curated by Estrellita Brodsky in Another Space. The exhibition examines the constructs of masculinity at a time of continuous debates on gender politics. Macho features over 25 artists from Latin …

The book Remains – Tomorrow: Themes in Contemporary Latin American Abstraction by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill will be launched by Art Nexus during Art Basel Miami on December 1st at 4:00 pm. The book features artworks by María Fernanda Cardoso, as well as other artists that have explored post 1990s Latin American …

  ‘Cualquier criatura de la naturaleza es una obra de arte universal’ Por: Fernando Gómez Echeverri Artículo publicado en El Tiempo el 1 de octubre de 2022.   “María Fernando Cardoso es una de las artistas más sólidas y destacadas del arte contemporáneo colombiano; su genial Circo de pulgas –en …

La exposición “Paraísos y jardines” es un recorrido temático por obras de la colección que van desde el siglo XVII hasta la actualidad. En esta ocasión, se exhibirán por primera vez fuera de Bogotá piezas destacadas del acervo del Banco, tales como las obras flamencas del siglo XVII, Adán y …

“Beauty is a strategy like any other; its very powerful. I have studied for a long time the reasons why we love beauty and why it is important. There are evolutionary reasons, it has to do with survival, and it has to do with life. The best gene gets chosen, …

Article by Chloe Borich, August/September, 2022, Sullivan+Strumpf magazine. Sullivan+Strumpf magazine is back with an article on Maria Fernanda’s new painting series Ripples and Droplets, inspired by her recent major commission in the Sydney CBD. This series will be shown exclusively online this October 2022 at Sullivan+Strumpf. “With the mural complete, …

Summer Contemporaries brings together a selection of new work that has never been seen in the gallery. Works by gallery artists María Fernanda Cardoso, Thomas Glassford, Melanie Smith, and new gallery artist Jorinde Voigt come together in a summer exhibition that is refreshing and of-the-moment. Join us for an opening reception …

Curiocity Brisbane returns to transform Brisbane’s cultural heart into an interactive celebration of science, innovation and art from 24 June – 10 July 2022. Prepare for a free celebration of art and science transforming Brisbane from 24 June – 10 July. See science and art collide at Curiocity Brisbane. Explore …

Broadsheet Sydney, published on 29 March 2022 by Che-Marie Trigg   “The 335-square-metre work by Maria Fernanda Cardoso is believed to be the largest public artwork by an Australian artist in Sydney’s CBD. An enormous mural spanning 335 square metres and reaching 11 storeys high has been unveiled on the …

City Hub Sydney, published on 28 March 2022 by Jamie Apps “A major new public artwork inspired by the natural movement of water has been unveiled in Sydney’s CBD by one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Ripples and Droplets, a mural by Maria Fernanda Cardoso, spans the length of one …

Architecture and Design, published on 15 February 2022   “A mural designed by one of Australia’s most celebrated contemporary artists was recently unveiled on a new building in Sydney. Standing 11 storeys high and covering 335 square metres, the mural by Maria Fernanda Cardoso is integrated into the building and …

Architecture and Design, published on 14 December 2021   “An artwork by Maria Fernanda Cardoso has been integrated onto the new mixed development at 116 Bathurst Street in the Sydney CBD, which was designed by Candalepas Associates for Castle Residences. The artwork, titled Ripples and Droplets, will be the largest public …

“MATERIAL GIRRRL万物生辉, ALL THAT SHINE, is the third exhibition presented by the CHINA CULTURAL CENTRE, developed in support of the INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY 2022, with the aim of acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of women in the arts, and the art of women. This exhibition follows the successful contributions to …

Article by Ashley Wilson and Articulate, published on March 2022 Maria Fernanda Cardoso is fascinated by the microscopic. The miniature. The details that exist on the “edge of the visible”, barely apparent to the naked eye. She has just spent six years on an artwork that spans the length of …

Article by Julie Power for The Sydney Morning Herald, March 26, 2022. “Unlike other public art, Ripples and Droplets, as the work is called, won’t peel or wash off its large concrete canvas. “It is a tattoo,” said award-winning architect Angelo Candalepas who worked with Cardoso from 2014 to develop …

Article in the Frankston Times, Tuesday 1st March 2022 “To me, the Eucalyptus is an artist and gumnuts are its artworks. As a trained sculptor, I can only dream of carving with such skill, to produce these perfectly shaped wooden sculptures,” she said. “The Eucalyptus tree does it naturally, after …

  “Maria Fernanda Cardoso, one of Latin America’s most celebrated artists, exhibits her solo show at the Frankston Arts Centre as part of Ventana Arte, Frankston City Council’s annual Latin Arts Festival. Gumnut Spheres  celebrates the wonder, beauty and astonishing complexity of nature and pays homage to the land Cardoso …

Maria Fernanda Cardoso is proud to present On the Origins of Art I and II at World Science Festival Brisbane 2022. Join us for a mind-blowing exploration of the phenomenal world we live in as Brisbane turns into a City of Science from 9-13 March. “World Science Festival Brisbane explores …

Interview by Bridget Cormack for The Weekend Australian, December 24-26, 2021. “Colombian Australian contemporary artist MARIA FERNANDA CARDOSO, 58, has a prolific international career spanning three decades and 32 countries. She still believes ‘nature is the best artist in world’.” Click here to read full interview

Moderator: Michaela Hartland Panelists: Wolfgang Buttress, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Cameron Robbins “ISC is pleased to present, Voices on Community Through Time and Space, a series of monthly virtual encounters designed to inspire, inform, and bring communities together. Through this program, ISC is creating the space for dialogue around current trends, …

LOCATION: Foyer Atrium Main Entry at Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia. Commissioned by HARC for the Westmead Hospital Redevelopment Project “In this work I explore the symbolism of the Tree of Life that extends to many cultures and traditions, symbolising eternal life and strength. It also connects to the Hippocrates Tree, …

By: Alexandra Crosby To read the full article click here Well, Sydney is in a bit of a mess. One way people are staying sane is by connecting to civic ecologies by walking. In conversation with 107 Projects and The Rizzeria we decided to release a walking map of Green …

The Armory Show María Fernanda Cardoso Booth 127 | Javits Center | New York, NY September 9-12, 2021 María Fernanda Cardoso, Actual Size XI, [Maratus bubo], 2021. Edition of 5 + 2 AP. Deep focus micro-photography, digital print on paper, Dibond, 62 x 62 x 2 in. Sicardi | Ayers …

EARTH VOICE: PLANT BLINDNESS, MAGIC, AND ART Colombian-born Australian artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso works with vegetal elements. One of her public art installations draws upon 19th-century traditions of scientific observation, whilst also engaging with the conatus and agency of the bottle tree. This paper proposes that Cardoso’s ‘magical’ planting of …

By Emma-Kate Wilson /MutualArt The Colombian artist invests considerable time and resources in her art, creates collaborations with scientists and specialists, and dedicates her life to the observation of nature. Using a breadth of mediums, from installation to video, María Fernanda Cardoso hones in on the ready-made from nature. Her …

Who was Australian Impressionist painter Iso Rae? Born in the age of ‘Marvellous Melbourne’ during the heady years of the Victorian gold rush, she was dubbed one of the “best and brightest” students of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Art School. But she remains one of the lesser-known artists of …

By Soraya Caicedo For this fourteenth edition of ARTBAR Maria Fernanda Cardoso invites attendees to spend the night as Mother Nature intended, by leaving inhibitions at the Museum door and embracing the artist’s nominated theme of Sex Everywhere. The Museum of Contemporary Art transforms into Fernanda Cardoso’s Museum of Copulatory …

Gumnuts transformed into mesmerising artworks Maria Fernanda Cardoso collected about 12,000 eucalyptus seed pods to create her series of intricate wall drawings. To read the full article please click here: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/gumnuts-transformed-into-mesmerising-artworks-20210427-p57mps

By Neha Kale For the past three decades, artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso has blurred the line between the natural world and human artifice, demanding that we look more closely at nature. By Neha Kale. “People love to be afraid of nature. They are fascinated by fear but not love.” – …

UPCOMING EXHIBITION DETAILS: Opening reception and conversation with Judith Blackall: 22 May, 3-5 pm Please rsvp@sullivanstrumpf.com or watch on Instagram LIVE I Show dates: 20 May – 5 June 2021 Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 5pm or by appointment I Address: 799 Elizabeth St, Zetland NSW 2017 ___ …

La reconocida curadora colombiana habló con Revista BOCAS. Por: Myriam Bautista 09 de marzo 2021 , 05:00 a. m. Su firma aparece en proyectos curatoriales y museográficos definitivos para el arte en Colombia y en acciones que fortalecieron la escena artística nacional fuera del país, especialmente en la Galería de la Raza …

The work of María Fernanda Cardoso has a consistent feature – looking at the different ways geometry manifesting itself in living creatures. Cardoso has developed a powerful body of work based on the intrinsic forms of animals and plants, and combining them in unexpected ways. Her work evolves in series …

Works from the MCA Collection relating to land, mapping and environmental change. Until 4 September 2022, level 2. This major new display reimagines the MCA’s Level 2 galleries, which are dedicated to the Museum’s permanent collection. MCA Collection: Perspectives on place brings together artworks that explore the social and physical aspects of …

RENOWNED Colombian-born Australian artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso says her artwork commissioned for the Central Acute Service Building (CASB) continues her love and respect for nature and all life in it. Her 16-metre tall piece, A Tree Full of Life – near the front entrance of Westmead’s CASB and adjacent to …

from Sullivan+Strumpf Contemporary Art Gallery Sydney, Australia and Singapore – Summer 2020 by sullivanstrumpf. Ahead of her upcoming Sullivan+Strumpf solo debut in May 2021, Colombian-born artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso gives us a tour of her garden and an insight into her inspiration as an artist. Maria Fernanda Cardoso is a …

I am glad to be part of the the largest exhibition of Australian women’s work, “Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now” Part 1: 14 November 2020 – 4 July 2021 Free entry, book your timed ticket knowmyname.nga.gov.au “Know My Name showcases art made by all women. Told …

Alberto Baraya, Claudio Bravo, Aldo Bonadei, Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Magdalena Fernández, Thomas Glassford, Gabriel de la Mora, Marie Orensanz, Alejandro Otero, Miguel Angel Ríos, Melanie Smith, Ana Maria Tavares October 8 – December 19, 2020 Sicardi | Ayers | Bacino is pleased to present our new exhibition Nature, on view …

I am pleased to invite you to a new exhibition “Nature”, featuring work by me and other artists like Melanie Smith, Ana Maria Tavares, Gabriel de la Mora and more, on view from October 1 through December 19, 2020 at Sicardi Ayers Bacino in Houston, TX. To schedule a visit, …

El primer proyecto artístico a nivel nacional de la pandemia. El arte tiene la capacidad paradójica de jugar entre la catástrofe, la reflexión y la comunicación. Históricamente, siempre ha reaccionado en tiempos de crisis, sacudiendo y despertando la sensibilidad colectiva. Los artistas son enviados especiales de la realidad, que interpretan …

What are the different ways we communicate and connect? Join MCA Artist Educator Liam as he introduces you to the video work On the Origins of Art I–II by artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso in the MCA Collection. Liam focuses on the subject of this work, the Australian Maratus spider. He will lead you through …

Estoy participando de la muestra MIKRÓN vinculada a ARTBO fin de semana digital #ARTBOfds con Phallomedusa solida, una ampliación de la imagen capturada con microscopio electrónico del pene de esta especie de caracol nativo de los manglares de la bahía de Sídney, Australia. Tomé de referente a este espécimen para …

Published on El Tiempo https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/arte-y-teatro/cultura-la-artista-plastica-maria-fernanda-cardoso-y-su-obra-sobre-el-coronavirus-516720 Considered a Colombian art star, she talks about how to live in the days of covid-19. María Fernanda Cardoso dreamed of being Leonardo da Vinci when she was a child, but not only the Leonardo de La Mona Lisa and the one from The Last …

Artículo publicado en El Tiempo https://www.eltiempo.com/cultura/arte-y-teatro/cultura-la-artista-plastica-maria-fernanda-cardoso-y-su-obra-sobre-el-coronavirus-516720 Considerada como una estrella del arte colombiano, habla sobre cómo vivir en tiempos de covid-19. Por: Fernando Gómez Echeverri  María Fernanda Cardoso soñaba con poder ser Leonardo da Vinci cuando era niña, pero no solo el Leonardo de La Mona Lisa y el de La …

Curador: John Ángel Rodríguez. Las obras exhibidas en Simbiosis Entrópica  invitan al espectador a establecer conexiones e interpretaciones, que precedan la narrativa tradicional y el discurso hermenéutico de la historia del arte, para de esta  manera posibilitar una nueva forma de disertación y renovar la experiencia contemplativa. La tecnología nos permite superar …

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Curaduría por John Ángel Rodríguez Casa Hoffmann Bogotá, Colombia March 6, 2020 – April 4, 2020 Así como el microscopio nos ha permitido observar configuraciones y formas de vida sorprendentes, las piezas aquí presentadas retan la noción de obra de arte convencional, congregando a un grupo de creadores que experimentan …

The internationally acclaimed artist will use the $50,000 Fellowship to create digital portraits of an Australian spider. By Justine Nguyen on March 20, 2020 Maria Fernanda Cardoso has been announced as the recipient of the 2019/20 New Dimensions: NSW Visual Arts (Established) Fellowship, presented by Create NSW and the Museum …

Maria Fernanda Cardoso, the Colombia-born, Sydney-based artist who creates nature-inspired sculptures and installations comprising unconventional and organic materials, has been named the recipient of the 2019–20 New Dimensions Fellowship for established visual artists. The award, which is valued at up to $30,000, is administered by NSW Create—the creative arm of …

Elizabeth Fortescue ARTS EDITOR FEW people would call any kind of creepy crawly “completely charming”. But Maria Fernanda Cardoso does. And the celebrated Sydney artist will use a $50,000 fellowship to photograph Maratus spiders in the midst of their most risky sexual gambits. Whether they make you shudder or not, …

Maria Fernanda Cardoso has been named the recipient of the 2019/20 New Dimensions: NSW Visual Arts (Established) Fellowship, developed in partnership with Create NSW and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA). The partnership between Create NSW and MCA is in its second year and supports the ongoing professional practice of visual arts …

MIKRON Artists: Johanna Arenas, Karen Aune, Marcela Calderón, María Fernanda Cardoso, Ximena Díaz, Yury Forero, Alfredo Gil, Carmen Gil, Aníbal Gomescasseres, Álvaro Diego Gómez, Iván Herrera, Lina Hincapié, Philip Klawitter, Alvaro Lacouture, Andrés Layos, María José Leaño, Luz Lizarazo, Adriana Marmorek, Camilo Manrique, Sonia Rojas, Santiago Torres, Santiago Vargas, Carolina …

Así como el microscopio nos ha permitido observar configuraciones y formas de vida sorprendentes, las piezas aquí presentadas retan la noción de obra de arte convencional, congregando a un grupo de creadores que experimentan con nuevos recursos discursivos y materialidades, para de esta manera manifestar sutilmente algunas fuentes de referencia …

MIKRÓN es una curaduría cuyo formato de investigación examina el pensamiento multidimensional. Por lo tanto, los artistas y obras que hacen parte de esta exhibición, documentan de forma tangencial el resultado de esa indagación teórica, donde los proyectos proponen miradas transversales a este universo. MIKRÓN, el término que se ha elegido …

Por Simón Posada LA BOGOTANA MARÍA FERNANDA CARDOSO, EGRESADA DE LA FACULTAD DE ARTES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES Y CON UN MÁSTER EN ESCULTURA DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE YALE, LOGRÓ AMAESTRAR PULGAS Y CON ELLAS CREÓ UN PARTICULAR ESPECTÁCULO QUE PRESENTÓ EN LA TATE MODERN GALLERY DE LONDRES, …

Curated by Eugenio Viola PAC Milano once again explores international cultures with a major new exhibition showcasing contemporary art from the Australian continent. AUSTRALIA. ANTIPODEAN STORIES is the largest exhibition of contemporary art to be presented outside Australia, and includes 32 artists from established to emerging and from different generations and …

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Invita Ministerio de las Culturas de las Artes y el Patrimonio IV Seminario/Taller; desafíos en la conservación del arte contemporáneo“Sistemas Inestables” El Centro Nacional de Conservación y Restauración, la Galería Gabriela Mistral, el Centro Nacional de Arte Contemporáneo y el Área de nuevos medios del Ministerio de las Culturas las Artes …

Taking its title from the popular Spanish expression, ANOTHER SPACE’s upcoming exhibition Pan y Circo: Appease, Distract, Disrupt will examine how artists from various generations frequently use circus tropes, props and other forms of spectacle, as tools for a political critique on the widespread rise of populism. Originally attributed to …

As a special event organised by the Sydney University Research Community for Latin America (SURCLA) and the School of Languages and Cultures, Dr Fernanda Peñaloza from the University of Sydney and Dr Sarah Walsh from Washington State University will be launching their book Mapping South-South Connections: Australia and Latin America …

Blanc Art has selected ten Colombian artists that are leaving a mark on the art scene. From from photographers to media makers, from sculptures to installations, each artist is special with a unique and bold vision. Let’s inspire, let’s share art! Blan Art Maria Fernanda CardosoBogotá, 1963 (Currently living in …

El Museo de Antioquia en coproducción con el Instituto Distrital para las Artes –Idartes- presentan en Medellín la investigación retrospectiva Retro Visión Espectral: aproximaciones a una historia del videoarte en Colombia con la curaduría del pionero de este medio en el país, Gilles Charalambos, francés de nacimiento, antioqueño por adopción, …

El pasado miércoles 13 de febrero se lanzó la primera exposición del año en el marco de la conmemoración de la Galería Espacio Alterno: Materiales en Expansión · Expresiones en el campo de la creación de artistas Uniandinos, bajo la curaduría de la artista Maria Teresa Guerrero, artista plástica de …

Una original e interesante exposición de artistas comprometidos con el tejido en diferentes materiales, técnicas e inspiradas creaciones, en Espacio Alterno, la galería de Uniandinos. By Ana María Escallón Una exposición diversa e interesante se presenta en Espacio Alterno, galería que hace parte de Uniandinos y que cumple treinta años …

By Andrew Goldstein. Oh, Armory Show. So far away, such lines, the bitter cold wind ripping in from the river, the constant drama… but it’s always more fun than you expect, sales are a-poppin’, and, hey, you get to catch up with old business-mixed-with-after-party-pleasure acquaintances you haven’t seen since the …

By Melanie Kembrey What was once a backyard swimming pool is now a murky pond with a budding ecosystem. In a corner of the overgrown garden rests a stone roughly hand-engraved with ‘‘TIME IS’’. The wild cacophony of nature continues inside with native flowers, a pair of preserved emu legs, …

By Esther Allen In 1974, after a decade of life under military dictatorship, a Brazilian artist named Anna Bella Geiger made a video that runs sixteen minutes, eighteen seconds. It shows her head and upper torso against a white wall. Early on, she’s holding a white cat, but at some …

By Art Almanac Sydney-based artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso will create a major new series of sculptures from a rare significant find of approximately 4,000 cubic-metres of ‘yellow Sydney’ sandstone, harvested and commissioned by TWT Property Group. TWT specialise in establishing quality residential communities with a commitment to art and architecture; they’re also …

By Architecture and Design A new living artwork featuring bottle trees and natural sandstone has been unveiled in Sydney’s Green Square. The idea behind the artwork is that it will grow with the expanding Green Square community and allow people of all ages to interact with the work. While I …

By Arts Review A new living artwork featuring bottle trees and natural sandstone will grow in time with the expanding Green Square community and allow people of all ages to interact with the work. While I Live I Will Grow by Maria Fernanda Cardoso was unveiled at the former Royal South …

‘Apología a lo perecedero’, una muestra del trabajo de María Fernanda Cardoso y Danilo Dueñas, es la última del ciclo expositivo TIMELINE. Abre el 14 de febrero. Desde el año pasado, la galería Casas Riegner se ha preguntado por su historia. Con el ciclo de exposiciones TIMELINE, que se inauguró en …

By María Fernanda Cardoso The following account of the integration of art and science in scientific modelling was originally part of my practice-based doctoral research based on the large-scale installation The Museum of Copulatory Organs As a visual artist and visual thinker, I believe in the power of images and objects …

By Djom Mundine. After experiencing your MCA Artbar work, I asked if you were Amerindian? You said that you don’t claim this status but are of mixed descent (mestizo). In Australia the term half-caste is taken as an insult. Can you explain how being mestizo works in Colombia? Most of …

By Ana María Escallón. María Fernanda Cardoso es una artista que realmente, tiene presencia  internacional: en estos días expone en Sydney, Australia, donde vive y trabaja. Y nada menos porque está participando  en el Redlands Konica Minolta Art Prize 2015, seleccionada por el curador Tim Johnson junto a 21 de los artistas contemporáneos …

by Lara Stevens Abstract When the genome mapping of human sex chromosomes was completed in 2005, mainstream media reports on the findings claimed that the science provided evidence that women were a ‘different species’ to men. Many responses to the findings interpreted the research in ways that reinforced traditional patriarchal …

By Bhakthi Puvanenthiran  Maria Fernanda Cardoso may have moved on from snail penises, but the world of insect sex isn’t out of her sights yet. As one of six recipients of the Australia Council’s established artist fellowships, Columbian-born Cardoso can continue her work on the cusp of art and science …

By Andrew Bolt. Scores of writers – very few of whom you’d have heard, let alone read – are angry the Abbott Government has trimmed arts funding, a blow particularly to artists who cannot find a paying audience:  We also strongly object to the reduction in arts funding, specifically the Australia …

Written by Roberta Buiani and Gary Genosko Abstract In 2011, Australian-based artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso exhibited her multi-part work It is not Size that Matters, it is Shape at ARC One gallery in Melbourne. It was the first of a series of installations focusing on the reproductive organs of the …

By Morgan Joice Insect genitalia provide inspiration for a trail-blazing artist. Inside a former mental asylum, we sit surrounded by penises. Some are pronged or hooked, others sport dreadlocks. Some are kept for safety under glass. Dr Freud could not have conjured a more disturbing fantasy. Yet all these male …

By Elizabeth Fortescue MARIA Fernanda Cardoso is well and truly over any embarrassment about the identity of the strangely beautiful but rather odd-shaped objects she will present at the 18th Biennale of Sydney, which opens in June. Having discussed the objects with scientists all over the world, Cardoso is sanguine about the …

La bogotana, creadora del Circo de pulgas, participa en la muestra “Dead or Alive” del Museo de Arte y Diseño de Nueva York, en la que expone sus obras junto a artistas de la talla del británico Damien Hirst. Los animales, en especial los insectos, son su obsesión. Tanto que …

By Karen Rosenberg Combine some of the materials in “Dead or Alive” at the Museum of Arts and Design, and you’d have a potent witch’s brew. A single piece by Tessa Farmer, for instance, makes use of a ram skull, a mummified frog and bat, bladderwort, hedgehog spikes, weasel skulls, a …

By Roberta Smith In December 1983 the Argentine Conceptual artist Marta Minujin and a group of helpers spent 17 days building a full-scale model of the Parthenon in a public park in Buenos Aires. Except for a metal scaffolding, it was made almost entirely of books wrapped in plastic. All …