Bali: much more than art’s island in the sun

Australian art's Bali love affair isn't all romance: there is a hefty dose of politics behind the beaches.

29 Jul 2015

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

We tend to think of Bali tourism as a contemporary phenomenon, but the attraction of this exotic isle for Australian artists stretches well back beyond 1930.

Rodney James takes a look at this engagement through an exhibition he has curated for McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallery titled, Australian Artists in Bali: 1930 to Now, opening in September.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina