Gordon Bennett: Be Polite Subject / Asia Pacific Art and Naomi Riddle

and Naomi Riddle

In these we find the essence of Brett Whiteley

This is an important work of great scholarship

APT8 reflects the vigour of creative centres throughout Asia and the Pacific

from the shining coasts to inland deserts

Gordon Bennett: Be Polite Subject / Asia Pacific Art and Naomi RiddleGordon Bennett: Be Polite follows the exhibition of largely unseen works on paper by one of Australias most visionary and critical artists, Gordon Bennett (19552014). The exhibition and publication are the first to present the work of Bennett since his untimely death. Though rarely seen in exhibition contexts, Bennetts drawing and writing formed the foundation of his practice. Paper was often the site where imagery, words, and ideas found their first