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Eddington
If you needed further convincing that the United States is spiralling into total madness, Eddington is the film you’ve been waiting for.
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Cerith Wyn Evans ...in light of the visible
These are lean times for the Museum of Contemporary Art and there are no bright prospects on the horizon – which is slightly ironic given that the…
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Haves and Have-Nots
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The Life of Chuck
As a director, Mike Flanagan seemed destined to spend his career making horror movies, until… The Life of Chuck. One imagines Flanagan flicking through…
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Darwin 2025
One of the best experiences in Australian art is Darwin during the second week of August.
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Mob rules
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Dangerously Modern: Australian women artists in Europe 1890-1940
Thea Proctor knew she was back in Australia when a reviewer declared a 1925 exhibition of her woodblock prints to be “dangerously modern”.
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The Stolen Painting
It’s a dismal fact the media only gets excited about the visual arts when there is a high-profile forgery, some huge price paid for a work, or a daring…
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Fan Mail
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Emily Kam Kngwarray
Emily in London – not a new TV series, but an historic moment for Australian art.
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July 2025

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