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Kim Machan

Yves Klein, Le saut dans le vide (Leap into the void), 1960. Showing in GRAVITY MAAP in Singapore, Singapore Art Museum until 28 November.

New gallery, first love

Daniel Mafé’s atmospheric and optical paintings offer ‘a strong emotional charge’ at new Brisbane gallery, Jan Manton Art, in South Brisbane. This is Jan’s second show (the first featured Judith Wright, Carl Warner and Eun Ju (Nathalie) Le). After Mafé will be photographer Joachim Froese. First love: Recent work by Daniel Mafé until 16 October, at Jan Manton Art, 12 Fish Lane, South Brisbane. Call 07 3844 0043 or visit www.janmantonart.com.

Religious art in Qld

Stanthorpe Regional Gallery will be the only venue in Queensland to show the Blake Prize (for Religious Art) exhibition of twenty-seven works of art that use eclectic mediums such as fish hooks, stainless steel, chalk, wax, sand and feathers, as well as the traditional use of oil and acrylic paints, photographic mediums and prints. The Blake Prize continues to offer artists interested in religious concepts a major opportunity to exhibit work. From 8 October until to 2 November. Call 07 4681 1874.

Fakes and forgeries

The history of art has a dark side, with some artists seeking to appropriate what is not theirs. The Rockhampton Art Gallery is putting out a challenge to audiences to spot the fake. As the gallery admits ‘There are a number of forgeries from the Rockhampton Art Gallery’s collection’ and they openly invite both experts and professionals to be the art detective. Can you solve the case? Fakes and forgeries is on show until 7 November at the Rockhampton Art Gallery. Call 07 49 277129.