— PROFILE —
Minutes with… OLIVIA FULLER
This issue, we spend 5 minutes with Olivia Fuller, Leonard Joel’s Head of Art.
FAVOURITE MAKER / ARTIST
FAVOURITE BOOK
I’d seen some of Agnes Martin’s paintings in books and
This can change regularly, but I just finished reading an
online before, but it wasn’t until I saw them in person at
incredible book about Australian Women artists called
her retrospective at the Guggenheim in New York that
“Odd Roads to be Walking”. Written by Paul Finucane
I truly fell in love! Their gentle shifts in colour, fine lines,
and Catherine Stuart it profiles 156 Australian Women
and geometric genius are so unexpectedly beautiful.
Artists, many whom I had heard of but so many I hadn’t!
Although she is often considered a Minimalist, her works
Some amazing stories of their careers, personal lives,
remain so full of feeling.
and achievements.
FAVOURITE WORK OF ART / OBJECT
YOUR IDEAL DAY IN MELBOURNE
Always changing, but for a while now I’ve been fixated on
Even though I work with art 5 days a week, I love taking
the photography of Petrina Hicks. “Peaches and Velvet”
a drive out to the Tarrawarra Museum of Art on the
2018 would be a favourite and one I would love to own
weekend and of course a visit or two to the nearby
one day. I find her photography completely captivating
wineries never hurts. Domaine Chandon is a beautiful
and mysterious – her creations are so luxurious in
space and their cellar door tasting is definitely worth a
appearance but also so affordable! The perfect
stop.
combination. FAVOURITE COFFEE / WINE / COCKTAIL Amaro Nonino is a firm favourite. A friend ordered me this liqueur many years ago and I’ve been buying it from my local Italian grocer ever since. It’s a bitter orange flavour with spices, perfect over ice with fresh orange.
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Image courtesy the Artist and Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin
