Ass-kicking formalism.

The article attempts to define contemporary sculpture in Australia. Roots of formalist tendency of current Australian sculpture can be found in the installation art that emerged out of Sydney, New South Wales in the early 1990s. Although it frequently strayed into other realms and finding at some po...

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Publicado en:Art & Australia Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 334 - 342
Autor principal: Keehan, Reuben
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Art & Australia Pty Ltd Summer2010
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Sumario:The article attempts to define contemporary sculpture in Australia. Roots of formalist tendency of current Australian sculpture can be found in the installation art that emerged out of Sydney, New South Wales in the early 1990s. Although it frequently strayed into other realms and finding at some point the epithet "grunge," formalism is said to signal Australian sculpture to real vitality.