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Thingamajig

International affairs editor John Kelly reports from County Cork where flood waters conspired to delay the opening of Thingamajig – The secret life of objects

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Dah-dum – dah-dum – John Williams’ Jaws

What’s that sound? Ian Houston Shadwell discusses one of the iconic film compositions of the late 20th century…

New Work Friday #42

“My practice is essentially an exploration of the phenomenological and psychological effects of photomedia images and their fundamental structure: light” – Jai McKenzie

Taking up the slack: new frontiers for smut

The Art Life’s senior social affairs editor Carrie Miller discovers that there is one last frontier to be exploited by artists seeking sensational content for their art – and it isn’t pretty.

Bret Easton Ellis heads for Byron

Legendary American literary brat packer Bret Easton Ellis has confirmed that he will participate in the Byron Bay Writers Festival during his first visit to Australia. Author of cult classic American Psycho, Easton Ellis will discuss his new fiction, Imperial Bedrooms.

Gursky’s view from space

The Sprüth Magers gallery in Berlin is currently showing a new series of work by Andreas Gursky, inspired by the blue void of ocean displayed on an in-flight monitor during a flight from Dubai to Melbourne…

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Memory Flows

Memory Flows

Exhibitions May 12, 2010

Australian rivers are conduits that are emblematic of networking systems, travel systems and survival systems. Memories and stories – both actual and fictional – will flow and stream from Australians intense and varied relationships with water.

The WWI ‘copy’ that’s worth £250,000

“An unknown second version of a painting that a prominent First World War artist made of his French lover has come to light at the Antiques Roadshow – and been valued at a record £250,000. Sir William Orpen, who depicted

Water with a conscience

“As the world faces the challenge of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, we have renewed cause to contemplate the role of water in our lives. A good place to start is at the Annenberg Space for Photography’s current exhibit, “Water: