A major, fully illustrated publication featuring more than 50 essays on the work of contemporary Australian artists has been produced in conjunction with 'Contemporary Australia: Optimism'. The publication includes engaging essays by authors John Birmingham and Melissa Lucashenko, filmmaker Elissa Down and Queensland Art Gallery staff. It is available in hard and soft cover from the Gallery Store and online at www.australianartbooksonline.com.au

The legendary Italian eyewear company Persol invited 17 young artists to make works that lay bare the creative process. Art in Process charts the projects' development through interviews, photographs and art by Harriet Russell, Anne Hardy, Mustafa Hulusi, Wilfrid Almendra, Guillaume Leblon and Amanda Ross-Ho, among others.

" ... begins with a close study of Redfern before expanding into international examples to provide a detailed exploration of how the phenomenon of gentrification is altering the relationship between democracy and demography around the world." -- Back cover.

Featuring over 240 colour plates, this volume canvasses an extraordinary diverse range of Aboriginal art. The 27 essays by leading authorities and 13 interviews with key artists are accompanied by an extensive chronology.