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As Seen From Above

In its current incarnation, Christoph Benda’s first novel requires that you a) be able to read German and b) have an internet connection. Benda’s work, Senghor on the Rocks, is a geo-referenced electronic novel in which the text is combined

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Support An Equitable Resale Royalty

From Viscopy’s Michael Kieghery… Dear Art Lifers, As you are probably aware, the Federal government is committed to introducing legislation in Parliament to establish an Artists’ Resale Royalty Scheme very soon. This is terrific news about an issue that artists

"Won’t Somebody Please Think Of The Children!!!"

Kulik images impounded as ‘pornography’ at Fiac Russian gallery directors handcuffed by police, but case dropped. PARIS. French police seized a number of works by the Ukrainian performance artist Oleg Kulik on the stand of Moscow’s XL gallery during Fiac

I’m Here Because I Choose To Be…

“Our fifth artist was Selina Ou, a photographer based in Sydney, who has spent time living and working in China and Japan.” “Jonathan Jones is… an installation artist based in Sydney, represented by Barry Keldoulis Gallery, Sydney.” “Virginia Hilyard, a

As Others See Us

As Others See Us

Art Life Nov 14, 2008

BILL HENSON Earlier this year, in his native Australia, because of a show of big, shadowy photographs of very young adolescents, Henson was threatened with charges of child pornography, which were subsequently dropped. A number of images from that same

New Work Friday #11

“… a found hula hoop stands and rolls to the sea. Perhaps it says something about needing to know and taking steps towards an ultimate surrender …” Gary Deirmendjian, “down down down” … the yellow hoop hears a calling, 2008.

Wotif, wotif…

Wotif, wotif…

Reviews Nov 06, 2008

From John Kelly… Having arrived in Australia from Europe we book our accommodation online. Wotif.com finds us in a hotel in Kent Street Sydney. As with many of Sydney’s boutique hotels the foyer is dominated by a large decorative Australian

New Work Friday #10

Snow White does not want to grow addresses anorexia and investigates the pathological relationship between Snow White and her jealous mother. We follow Snow White’s struggle with her own burgeoning sexuality in her quest for eternal childhood; trapped in a

Universe Avoids Annihilation: When Renny Met Kenny

What’s the biggest threat to the continuing existence of the universe? The Large Hadron Collider? Bah! It’s possible meeting of positively charged Kenny Rogers particles with exotic anti-Renny Kodgers free radicals. Below is video documentation of the near-death of the

The Living Dead

The Living Dead

Art Life Sep 08, 2008

Andy Warhol meets Richie Cunningham‘s dad on The Love Boat 1985, from YouTube.