Arty-Party!
Look! Sad-eyed puppy! Mea culpa. Apologies for being so slack with the posts of late. But I have good reason. Things have been very busy in the…
Is it right to copy? Visual artists and copyright.
I’m not going to go over the well-trodden ground that is the appropriation debate, covered here and here. But I am going to throw this one into…
Time out for a little blatant self-promotion.
**Disclaimer – the author may have a personal interest in promoting this program. Please take the following advice with a liberal dose of salt** Right, let’s…
A final word on Sam Leach’s Wynne Prize-winning entry
Here’s a nice, big slice of schadenfreude pie for those of you who are distressed to the point of distraction about Sam Leach’s Wynne-ing streak (pardon…
Nothing new under the sun: lessons in appropriation 101
Ever since Marcel Duchamp signed a (thankfully, factory-fresh) urinal ‘R.Mutt’ and presented it at the 1917 Society of Independent Artists’ exhibition in New York (illustrated at…
Does Sam Leach’s Wynne prize entry suck? The art of appropriation.
Well, yet again we find ourselves in the midst of a full-blown Australian art prize pickle. Not since Bill Dobell caused a fracas with his Archibald…
Art matters 