Killing time in a hostile world

As Australian troops return to Iraq, artists tackle the aftermath of conflict in a confronting exhibition at Artspace.

25 Sep 2014

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Detail of Richard Mosse’s Theatre of War (2009). Image: courtesy the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York

Approaching Sydney’s Artspace this month, a question comes to mind: What’s that big wall at its entrance hiding?

It’s a more profound query than suspected.

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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