Turning 40
Three of Australia’s leading artists share their experiences of turning 40 in time for Look’s birthday.
Tony Albert in the studio
Image courtesy Sullivan+Strumpf
Tony Albert
Turning 40 is often marked by celebration. For me it arrived quietly, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. I had spent the previous decade in Sydney and had flown to Brisbane for a funeral. Little did I know, I would not be returning for quite some time. I was in lockdown in Brisbane, like everyone, isolated from community, Country and the usual rhythms of my art practice. It was an uncertain time, yet also strangely productive.
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Fiona Lowry in the studio, photo courtesy of N.Smith Gallery, Sydney
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