un Anthology 2014–2024: Another Decade of Art and Ideas compresses ten years of un Projects publishing into a single volume, revisiting Volumes 9–17 through new introductions that reframe the journal's evolving conversation around contemporary art and ideas.
About This Book
un Projects has spent two decades building one of Australia's most distinctive platforms for contemporary art criticism and discourse. This anthology marks the second decade of that project, gathering material from Volumes 9 through 17 of the journal and pairing it with newly commissioned introductions from the guest editors who shaped those issues. Rather than a straightforward reprint, the book functions as a reflective document — contributors returning to their editorial decisions with the distance of hindsight. Essays from Lily Hibberd and Audrey Jo Pfister extend the anthology's critical reach, making this a substantive record of how Australian art writing has developed across a particularly rich period.
Key Features
- 175 pages revisiting a decade of Australian contemporary art criticism and editorial thinking
- Edited by Joel Sherwood Spring and Tara Heffernan
- New introductions from past guest editors including Shelley McSpedden & Meredith Turnbull, David Capra, Neika Lehman & Arlie Alizzi, Hugh Childers & Bobuq Sayed, Elena Gomez & Rosie Isaac, Snack Syndicate (Andrew Brooks & Astrid Lorange), Hilary Thurlow & D Harding, and Bahar Sayed & Gemma Weston
- Essays by Lily Hibberd and Audrey Jo Pfister
- Published by un Projects, 2024
What You'll Discover
- How un Projects' editorial vision shifted across Volumes 9–17, as reflected through the guest editors' own retrospective accounts
- The breadth of voices — poets, artists, critics, and collectives — that have shaped Australian contemporary art discourse over the past decade
- The relationship between art publishing and community formation, with un Projects as a sustained case study in independent cultural infrastructure
- New critical essays that contextualise the anthology within broader conversations about art writing, editorial labour, and cultural memory
About the Author
The anthology is edited by Joel Sherwood Spring and Tara Heffernan. It draws on contributions from a wide range of past guest editors and writers who have been central to un Projects across its second decade of publication.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 175
- Dimensions: 242 x 130 mm
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780646707358
- Publisher: un Projects
- Publication Date: 2024
Perfect For: Artists, curators, critics, and art students with an interest in Australian contemporary art publishing, independent editorial culture, and the evolving landscape of art criticism.