‘Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson is one of the most distinctive contemporary artists working today. His satirical, sometimes whimsical spin on literature, cinema and pop music features in Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy, with new and recent video works by the artist on display.’

By Amita Kirpalani

‘Over many years of study and practice, I have come to value the amazing capabilities of young people, their curiosity and the strength of their drive to make sense of their world.’

By Melbourne Design Week 2026 guest Mary Featherson AM

‘There is a sense in these works that Martin found perfection in the abandonment of her physical surrounds and circumstances, channelling her emotions into abstracted compositions that for her epitomised her personal ideals of calm and serenity.’

By Dr Ted Gott

‘In the mid-nineteenth century Godfried Schalcken’s finely painted depiction of a boy buying sweet cherries in a shop once graced the thirty metre-long Great Flemish and Dutch Gallery in the San Donato Palace in Florence, which housed the vast collections assembled by the Russian industrialist Demidoff family.’

By Dr Ted Gott

‘Strangerlands II is remarkable for its technical complexity and the immense skill with which the artist breathes life into the dense philosophical and esthetic layering of his composition.’

By Cathy Leahy

‘An exuberant personality and politically provocative designer, his work explored questions of identity and race through joyful collections that referenced his Southern roots, queerness and deep love of Parisian couture.’

By Danielle Whitfield