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

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

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

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.

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.

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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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.