When Donald Judd described the new art as neither painting nor sculpture in his essay ‘Specific Objects’ published in 1965, few appear to have taken him at his word. At best, people understood this to be a new form of art that was both painting and sculpture — a hybrid. This hybrid however, is far …
The decision to acquire the work of Primavera artists began in 1993, the first purchase being a suite of works by Gail Hastings, an artist included in the inaugural Primavera exhibition. Everyone wants to be close to ‘the wheel of history’, to be remembered, to occupy a place within the wider schema of recent art …
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Perth born Hastings is a singular artist distinguished by the extraordinary focus of her practice. … Consistently describing her work as ‘a space made for others’ Hastings creates what she calls ‘invisible architectures’ that invite the viewer to enter a dialogue with what they observe. … As ‘the artist’ Hastings eschews a central position in her …