Leigh Robb

The use of textiles by artists and designers has long been associated with moments of profound social change and political rupture. From tapestry and embroidery to quilting and tailoring, in the hands of artists, textiles are defined by tension and transformation, resistance and activism. Textiles are a means of time travel and truth-telling. Textiles galvanise communities. Through wars, pandemics and...

From Shiota's early performance work in the mid-1990s to the development of her iconic string installations, this book captures the enduring importance of the line—of drawing—in the formation of her practice. Chiharu Shiota is a catalogue, a monograph, and the diary of an installation. It uniquely includes an illustrated journey tracking the day-by-day realisation of her commission at the Art...

Auguste Rodin was an artist who redefined the idea of the body in sculpture. Marking 100 years since his death in 1917, Rodin's legacy is the wellspring of this major exhibition. Versus Rodin: Bodies across Space and Time brings together key pieces by this pioneer of modern sculpture with an innovative selection of work by leading modern and contemporary artists...

This full-colour publication features the work of the twenty-four participating artists and collaborations in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Monster Theatres, as well as insightful texts on the practice of these leading Australian artists by curator Leigh Robb. Senior Curator Julie Robinson charts the history of monsters in art, and award-winning author Claire G. Coleman explores their contemporary...