| Colourful Fabric Installations | Satirical Photography | New Artists | | 
What's new to the Aesthetica website? This week, we look at solo shows from
Hannah Starkey and Do Ho Suh, plus new photographers using satire as a tool.
 | Image as Power
Hannah Starkey Since the late-1990s, Hannah Starkey has been dedicated to photographing women, exploring the ways they are, and have been depicted. In locations like cafes, on public transport, domestic interiors or streets, she constructs portraits of women across a range of generations. Read more » |
|  | Home Reframed Do Ho Suh
Do Ho Suh is known for crafting large-scale fabric sculptures that recreate the places in which he has lived and worked. They vary from small, singular household objects – door handles, plugs switches and light bulbs – through to full scale replicas of architectural spaces, apartments, staircases and hallways.
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|  | Echoes in the Landscape
New Artists: Paula Mahoney Paula Mahoney’s performative photographs explore loss and mourning in the Australian landscape. Figures sit on chairs, stand in front of mountains and jump in mid-air, wearing the clothes of lost loved ones. The artist describes these as public “acts of lamentation”, undertaken amongst vast natural vistas. Read more » |
|  | An Alternative View
Satire in Photography Satire, as a literary genre, can be traced back to ancient Greece. Now widespread throughout popular culture – in music and memes, activism and art – it lends itself particularly well to the task of challenging stereotypes. NOW Gallery’s show centres on the potential of satirical photography through the lens of six artists. Read more » |
|  | Varied Curation
ING Discerning Eye “I felt I was looking at a great untold story of art-love in the UK today.” Ansel Knut recently finished selecting work for the ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2022. The process was huge; this year, it received 7,300 entries. Yet Knut’s feeling – of Britain’s quiet, unwavering dedication to art – is a positive sign of things to come. Read more » | | | Image Credits:
1. Hannah Starkey, Untitled, September 2006. 2. Do Ho Suh , Hub series, installation view, Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, Sydney, 2022, polyester fabric, stainless steel, image courtesy the artist and Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, © Do Ho Suh, photograph: Anna Kučera 3. Image courtesy Paula Mahoney. 4. Thandiwe Muriu, from the series CAMO. 5. Richard Dickson, Contemplation by the window. | |
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