… And the fug of irony hung thick in the air.
No rest for the wicked. The last few days have passed in a veritable whirr as I tried to weave whatever magic I still have…
Ai Ai Ai. Oh, Elton.
Sometimes it feels like the entire world has slipped down Alice’s rabbit hole. How is it that the Chinese authorities have no problem admitting an openly…
S[edition]. The verdict? Count me amongst the s[educed].
What do you get the artist who has everything? A website upon which he (Damien Hirst), she (Tracey Emin) or they (the Chapman Brothers) can blaze…
Jeff Koons’ balloon dog case blows.
And in other news, clowns the world over can breathe a collective sigh of relief – Jeff Koons has dropped the case in which he claimed…
Prince and Gagosian up the creek without a paddle, part 2
A small addenda to yesterday’s post about the finding against Richard Prince and Gagosian Gallery. Patrick Cariou, who successfully challenged Prince for infringing his rights as…
Richard Prince and Gagosian up the canal without a paddle: copyright or wrong?
In a ruling that should strike fear into the collective heart of artists worldwide, Richard Prince and Gagosian Galleries have failed in their defence of the…
Exit Via the Red Carpet: Will Banksy Turn Up at the Oscars Tonight?
Direct from sell-out shows in litter strewn alleyways and shabby walls across the globe, heeeeerrree’s Banksy! The Academy are all aflutter about what to do with…
To save, or not to save? Major Melbourne work by Keith Haring at risk. Again.
In today’s Age, Thomas Dixon, who now chairs the Victorian Public Art Committee of the National Trust, and was the Chief Conservator at the NGV until his…
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…
Art matters 