Are Australian Universities “letting Australian art down”?
Presented without prejudice… a link to an opinion piece written by Nicky McWilliam , director of Eva Breuer Art Dealer in Sydney, and published today in…
Art events in Melbourne this weekend – Linden Postcard Show, and ‘Closing the Gap: Indonesian Contemporary Art’.
This one’s short and sharp, and infused with the stench of self-promotion. I’m involved in a peripheral way with a couple of things that are worth…
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…
MONA launch. Uncharacteristically lost for words.
Doing the one thing I promised never to do… tapping out a post on the iPhone by virtue of the fact that I’m compelled to record…
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…
“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…
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…
Art matters 