Issue no 86 | Winter 2016 NGA Cover: Mike Parr Cartesian Corpse 2008, performance for as long as possible, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart Editor Eric Meredith Designer Kirsty Morrison Proofreader Meredith McKendry Photographers Sam Birch, Alanna Bishop, Eleni Kypridis, Lisa Mattiazzi, John Tassie, Dominic Thomas Pre-press Michael Tonna Printing CanPrint, Canberra NGA contributors Jaklyn Babington, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art Practice—Global Dr Robert Bell AM, Senior Curator, Decorative Arts and Design Lucie Folan, Curator and Provenance Researcher, Asian Art Julia Greenstreet, Curatorial Assistant, Kenneth E Tyler Collection Hannah Hutchison, Gordon Darling Graduate Intern Lara Nicholls, Assistant Curator, Australian Paintings and Sculpture Elspeth Pitt, Curator, Australian Prints and Drawings Editorial artonview.editor@nga.gov.au Advertising artonview.advertising@nga.gov.au Reproductions copyright@nga.gov.au Back issues nga.gov.au/artonview National Gallery of Australia PO Box 1150, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia +61 (0)2 6240 6411 | nga.gov.au Membership nga.gov.au/members | 1800 020 068 Artonview is free with membership, which comes with additional perks such as reciprocal benefits at art institutions nationally Donations +61 (0)2 6240 6691 Sponsorship +61 (0)2 6240 6740 The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is a not-for-profit entity Many acquisitions, exhibitions and programs are made possible through private and corporate supporters © National Galley of Australia Published quarterly. Copyright of works of art is held by the artists or their estates. Every effort has been made to identify copyright holders but omissions may occur Views expressed by writers are not necessarily those of the NGA. Artonview may contain names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ISSN 1323‑4552 Printed on FSC and PEFC certified paper using vegetable-based inks FSC-C017269 | PEFC/21-31-41
Mike Parr Kingdom Come and/or Punch Holes in the Body Politic 2005, performance for as long as possible, Artspace, Sydney. Image courtesy the artist
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