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Man Ray was an invention. Born Emmanuel Radinski, Ray changed his name when he was 15 because of the way the other kids in his Philadelphia neighbourhood made fun of his “foreign” sounding name. He even invented an entire history
The Sydney Festival isn’t much of a visual arts event. Consisting of little more than a handful of exhibitions at galleries that would have held them anyway, without an overall curator or a single catalogue, the visual arts program is
Lawson-Menzies announced last Thursday that they would break with the solidarity of other auction houses and begin paying royalties to artists on the resale of their artworks. “We are delighted to combine a commercial venture with a tangible community benefit,”
Smart arsed readers of The Art Life have rightly pointed out that Dr. Brian Kennedy had done more than just buy a David Hockney for the NGA in his seven years as director. He’d plonked down $7.4 million for Lucian
Quirky Irishman Dr. Brian Kennedy announced on Monday that he would not be seeking a renewal of his contract at the National Gallery of Australia. After seven years, he’s out and heading back to Europe or perhaps New York, depending
You may not have noticed, but new media art is now collectible. That’s the word from Australian Art Collector magazine who devoted a recent article to the phenomenon and interviewed collectors who are willing to plonk down anywhere from $300