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I want to become an artist. Should I go to art school? Going to art school may well extinguish any natural talent you already have, so it would be unwise to go into debt just to find out. However, not
Resistance is futile. I have spent the last few weeks battling the art demons in my head that taunt, “Write something about the 2006 Biennale of Sydney, Zones of Contact?” I’d reply: “And just how does one stretch the phrase
Our recent posting of the 1973 artist grants has prompted some interesting discussion. Some readers feel that back in the good old days artists didn’t need to explain themselves, while others see the list we posted as indicative of a
Dear The Art Life RE: PRIZE NOTIFICATION. We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Art Penis Max Load $1 Million Lottery of the striker million lotto held. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an
Penguins…
It’s hard to believe that artists could once just say to a funding body, “hey, chumbo, give me some money so I might paint my glorious pictures”, or if in a traveling frame of mind, “Hey, I’m off to Italy in spring.” But indeed it was…
It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of artist Bronwyn Oliver. Her gallery, Roslyn Oxley 9, has announced the news on its website. A statement posted by the gallery earlier today says in part: “Bronwyn was
New shows this week.
The response to our Fantasy World Cup Competition was terrific. We had a lot of inventive suggestions for football teams of artists, critics and assorted other art world people in various provocative and litigious arrangements. Many of the teams made
The Australian’s editorial was a shameful mess…