The art of adaption: Keeping the arts afloat in stormy economic times
It seems that the arts are flourishing in the midst of these gloomy economic times. In a very interesting article published in today’s Age, Raymond Gill…
Victoria’s Secret photographer turns lens on Aboriginal ‘culture’: Nomad Two Worlds project takes Australia by storm
The Snaparazzi were working up a lather in High Street, Armadale, yesterday at the preview of a project by American fashion photographer Russell James, best known…
Would you like art with that? MacDonalds breaks down the last great cultural bastion
Sacre bleu Royale with cheez! Are there no limits? Macdonalds is to erect its dreadful golden arches over the hallowed walls of the Louvre. A perfect…
ACCC Reviews Goodman’s Sotheby’s Proposal
But is it still ‘My Sotheby’s’? Hmm. And news just in – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched an informal review through its…
Diamonds are forever, or, in Damien Hirst’s case, until he can find another ‘stakeholder’ to relieve him of his share of ‘For the Love of God’.
‘For the Love of God’, indeed. What to do if one’s much-vaunted, publicity-heat-seeking work of art fails to attract the £50m asking price? Easy. Get together…
Tricks of the trade: Ron Coles and the mystery of the disappearing genitals, or, how to make a painting more saleable
I had me a little flashback last night watching Four Corners’ fascinating report on fakes and forgeries in the Australian art market. In the course of…
Don’t miss Peter Walsh fundraising auction this weekend: Go because he was a great bloke, go because it’s a great cause, or go because there’ll be some great art to buy
Melbourne artist Peter Walsh really was one of the good guys. One of the best, truth be told. His premature and tragic death from that most…
No wonder he’s hiding: Sydney bikies on the hunt for runaway art dealer Ron Coles and their missing millions
In a jaw-dropping story published in the Sydney Morning Herald, it is revealed that the Australian art world’s man on the run, Ron Coles, is being…
The Torment of Sotheby’s: Did a Michelangelo Painting Slip Through their Fingers?
I’ve always had a soft spot for Michelangelo. Think of it as a schoolgirl crush which germinated when I fell head over heels in love with…
What Have We ‘Ear? New Theory About Van Gogh’s Ear Loss
Please accept my humble apologies for the appallingly cheezee header. Couldn’t resist. And it was either that or “Did you ‘ear the one about Van Gogh…
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