{"product_id":"art-guide-july-august-2026","title":"Art Guide July\/August 2026","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInside Our July\/August 2026 Issue\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesmond Lazaro’s new painting, made for \u003cem\u003eAvatar: Forms of Vishnu \u003c\/em\u003eat the Art Gallery of New South Wales, commands the cover of Art Guide’s July\/August issue. Lazaro told writer Jasmeet Kaur Sahi that he hopes his work might prompt viewers to reflect on different mythologies and modes of understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibitions can provide a framework for contemplation, whether that be through an individual artist grappling with their chosen medium, or a curator digging into an area of fascination. This issue of our magazine traverses the full scope of such possibilities, from \u003cem\u003eAvatar\u003c\/em\u003e, which brings together 200 artworks spanning 1500 years and half the globe, to a studio where an artist’s latest body of work is developing from a place of introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis latter state has emerged as a distinct thread snaking through this issue: from Ida Sophia’s performance focusing on acts of silence, distance and forgiveness; to Elizabeth Day’s lifetime of engagement with histories of migration and punishment; to the first show in ACCA’s series \u003cem\u003eArt and Emotion\u003c\/em\u003e, which takes a multifaceted look at loneliness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Dee Jefferson introduces us to three exhibitions taking place across Australasia which highlight the impactful foray of contemporary Chinese art into our galleries over recent decades. And in The Long View essay, Sarah Ayoub reimagines the relationship between art and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis and more in the July\/August 2026 print edition of Art Guide Australia.\u003cspan class=\"s5\"\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artguide.com.au\/subscribe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubscribe today\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Art Guide Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54368628408595,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/5614\/1075\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-02at11.52.11am.png?v=1782957746","url":"https:\/\/bookstore.artguide.com.au\/products\/art-guide-july-august-2026","provider":"Art Guide Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}