No comfort in strange creatures
20 Sep 2023The gossip in the industry is that Patricia Piccinini wasn’t allowed to show her anthropomorphic drawings in Sydney because they don’t “suit dentists’ surgeries”.
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Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
Around the galleries
12 Sep 2023Foot traffic has dropped and the galleries of North and West Melbourne are keen to get people back out on a Saturday afternoon visiting.
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A powerful debut
6 Sep 2023Wrestling Before the Gateway is a bold and beautiful show of abstract paintings in the manner of Hilma af Klint whose spiritual approach to work was kept under wraps for 70 years.
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The lost empire of Putin
31 Aug 2023A new, informative book delves into the mindset of Russian president Vladimir Putin and puts the conflict in Ukraine into an historical perspective.
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AI for girls: Active Interfaces features as part of Now or Never
30 Aug 2023Algorithms and their mathematical systems drive the economy and now they are even part of arts festivals.
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Void: new gallery opens in Bourke St
23 Aug 2023The building was one of those picturesque heritage banks dotting the CBD. It was built for the Bank of New South Wales and was smaller than others. A button beneath the word “Void” opened a glass door. The staircase was elegant with iron fretwork and a walnut handrail.
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ABC journalist launches new novel
2 Aug 2023A deep respect for news is at the heart of a new novel, launched in Melbourne on 25 July at Readings book store in Carlton.
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Report condemns police lockdown behaviour
12 Jul 2023Lingering impacts of the lockdown are still being sorted by Inner Melbourne Community Legal, which has a shopfront on Queensberry St opposite North Melbourne Town Hall.
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A nice job for a change
12 Jul 2023There is a light side to being a firey even though coffee has gone up to $7 a cup at some local cafes.
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Self-deprecating singer does solo book signing
12 Jul 2023A book launch is a beautiful moment when a wordsmith gets to sign his latest edition for a fan who has just listened to him perform.
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A master of interiors
5 Jul 2023The Pierre Bonnard exhibition, on as the winter masterpieces at the National Gallery of Victoria, should appeal to photographers.
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Waup wins VCA art prize
5 Jul 2023The opening of the Paul Selzer Exhibition and Prize was the place to be on the last, chilly Thursday evening in June.
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