For art lovers
Another little bit I’ve penned came out in The Age today. Things they are a’ changing in the local arts scene. To get things made and…
Does the art market have a problem with girls?
In 2018, the National Gallery in London purchased a painting by the Baroque master, Artemisia Gentileschi, to improve the gender balance in its 2300-work collection. That…
The art of giving
I just wrote a piece for the Australian Art Sales Digest, looking at the most recent acquisitions at Australia’s three major state galleries. A few interesting…
Need a little time out from the daily grind? Google Gallery to the rescue!
Feel like a visit to the Uffizi, or a stroll down the vaulted marble corridors of the Met in New York? Well, look no further. Although…
MONA – Democracy, or anarchy?
Well, the car’s unpacked, the beach towels are washed and hanging on the line, and the computer beckons. At the risk of appearing to have guzzled…
Will appalling iPhone photos of the MONA launch keep you satisfied until I get me to a decent computer?
Well, a good friend has appraised me of the means to upload iPhone photos to WordPress without access to a reasonable computer and internet connection. These…
“I have some things I want to say…You might not want to hear them”: MONA launch, 21 Jan 2011
Being the jaded creature that I can sometimes be, I was pleasantly surprised by the child-like excitement that accompanied the arrival of my invitation to the…
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