In the eye of the beholder: the “art or porn?” debate rears its troublesome head. Again.
Despite my best intentions to stay clear of the blogosphere during what’s proving to be a blissfully peaceful summer break, I couldn’t resist this one. The…
Belladonna, The Movie. And what a movie.
Heads-up for another self-serving promo. And, for those of you seeking Belladonna the porn impresario, please move along. You’re in the wrong place. Last night I…
“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…
News just in: Melbourne’s major attractions – “Shopping!””Sport!””Sunshine!”. Art, shmart.
“Shopping”?…”Talking to our great sporting identities”??… “Enjoying the beautiful Victorian weather”??? That’s it, Prime Minister? Is that really the best you can do when asked to…
Back to the Future. New York sales a hint of things to come?
In constrained economic times, it would be unsurprising to see art buyers swinging their attention to established artists from days of yore. Sure enough, in the…
Oh, Deer. Haunch of Venison to close Berlin branch; Blain and Southern on the up and up
Well, don’t say I didn’t warn you, but it appears that Christie’s grand venture into the wonderful world of retail contemporary art via its 2007 acquisition of…
Hurty Art Market Fact #4: Contrary to popular belief, art does not always go up in value.
Prompted by a comment left by Megan (another Megan – not ‘Meaghan’ me – too many Meaghans spoil the broth) on an earlier post, I decided…
Short memory? Contextualising Aboriginal art at the National Gallery of Australia
Just read a fascinating analysis by Nigel Lendon via Iconophilia about the National Gallery of Australia’s use of images depicting the Aboriginal Memorial (pictured at left) as…
High-risk occupations: Tightrope walker. Stunt driver. Art valuer.
During the course of a discussion over a lovely long lunch at Cicciolina in St Kilda yesterday with one of my favourite art-world people, it occurred…
Rudd-y Hell! Might be time to change your link headers, Labor.
OK – not arts related. Although in my defence, I did find this whilst in search of arts things. Googling away, looking for the ALP’s arts…
Art matters 