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One of our favourite pastimes is watching movies that feature artists in their plots. We love the depiction of artists and their bohemian lifestyle, the making of art, the cruel art market and the discovery by artists of their own
It used to be just a question of chance. You could calculate the likelihood of the tail falling off or an encounter with clear air turbulence or a lightening strike or seagull going into an engine. It was all in
We came to Perth for the Hatched 05 show and the accompanying symposium. Our job was to look at art and deliver our paper. Perth is a fine city that was built in 1997 by a consortium led by Freedom
Drew Horsfall, Untitled. Mixed media on MDF and pine, 3 components: 150 x 240 cm. Photo by the artist. Drew Horsfall from VCA had a big work called Untitled and we have to confess when we saw it at the
Kate James, The world is a dangerous place (detail). Knitted wool, Pegasus digital print, installation dimensions variable. Photo by Clare James. As far as idiosyncrasy is concerned Kate James from RMIT is in a place all of her own in
As you might expect, there was a lot of video and photography in Hatched05 and not much of it very interesting. Most of the works obeyed the rules of video production and stuck to well known and well worn modes
The Art Life are a group of artists and writers who got together in 2004 to start a blog. A blog is like an online diary but with higher production values. We publish once or twice a week and we
The Museum of Contemporary Art have announced the artists to be showcased in their annual Primavera exhibition. This year’s curator is the redoubtable Felicity Fenner who has brought together nine artists for the showcase of new talent: Monika Behrens and
The sale last night of the Fosters collection by Sotheby’s does little to disprove the notion that if you’re after sentimental Australiana, you’d better be prepared to fork out the big bucks. With a brace of works by blue chip
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