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65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art

As a title, 65,000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art, is heavily ironic.

Jul 3 •

Yolngu Power: The Art of Yirrkala

‘Power’ is a word with negative connotations nowadays, conjuring up images of leaders who put themselves beyond the rule of law and the will of the…

Jul 1 •

June 2025

Beggars' Banquet

Jun 27 •

“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of” – Jane Austen, Mansfield Park

Jun 23 •

French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

It’s a fair guess the most popular work in French Impressionism from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, will be Renoir’s Dance at Bougival (1883).

Jun 22 •

Wikied! the untold true story of the art professionals of Oz

Jun 17 •

Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5

At this year’s Sydney Film Festival, I watched some alcoholic binges of nuclear proportions (Twelve Moons/ Islands); one of the worst musicals of all…

Jun 17 •

Power to the People

Jun 10 •

Cezanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen/Neue Nationalgalerie

“Cezanne, Klee, Braque, Maddock, Picassso…” spot the odd one out.

Jun 7 •

French Impressionism from Boston: a Preview

During the pandemic of 2021 an exceptional group of French Impressionists travelled to Australia but barely got out of their crates.

Jun 6 •

Tristes Tropiques

Jun 1 •

May 2025

The Phoenician Scheme

To say Wes Anderson has a fecund imagination is the merest understatement.

May 31 •

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