Until August 27, phone 9258 0123. The success of the Papunya Tula Artists can be attributed to their focus on living artists instead of relying on the early big-money names to keep the movement dynamic. From the small community of Papunya, west of Alice Springs, to the tiny space of Utopia Gallery, these paintings create a spirited celebration of a unique kind of landscape painting. Until August 23, phone 9550 4609. A new dimension Sculpture, as much as any other medium of art making, causes rifts and dissensions when defining its terminology.
Traditionalists believe the work in three dimensional form has to be carved, modelled or assembled.
Others attribute a variety of art making, from installation to conceptual art, with sculptural properties. When Richard Long made his famous trek across country and documented the linear ramblings, the British artist re-mapped the idea and realisation of sculpture forever. That was 1968, but still the dust hasn't settled. At Defiance Gallery, Nigel Harrison's weighty constructions fall under the nomenclature of assemblage sculpture. Context aside, the exhibition offers a stimulating excursion into fabricated forms.