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‘Decorating the heavens’: a new Leonard French window sheds light on his masterpiece
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (748+ words) In the 1950s and 60s, artists, writers and musicians were drawn to the islands in the Aegean, including Australian writers George Johnston and Charmian Clift, who took up residence on the Greek island of Hydra, as did the young Leonard Cohen. In…...
The Margaret Preston retrospective at the National Gallery of Victoria is a revelation
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (917+ words) The National Gallery of Victoria’s Margaret Preston is a breathtaking exhibition. It is Preston as we have never seen her before, and challenges many earlier preconceptions. We see her work in the context of her students/lovers, Bessie Gibson and…...
Like a Goya of Google, artist Jon Rafman fixates on the internet’s perverse pleasures
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (894+ words) Jon Rafman is a master of turning the internet’s trash, excess and alienation into strangely seductive art. Memento Hikikomori is his intoxicating mini-retrospective at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (IMA). It combines two ideas: memento mori, the reminder of our…...
Drunk online shopping is big business – but who is responsible?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (817+ words) The fact this story was recounted to us while researching this topic illustrates the rise of a cultural trend that surprisingly few academics have explored. But drunk shopping is a rapidly growing consumption phenomenon. Intoxicated consumers generate billions of dollars…...
When is selling clothes or other items online a hobby vs a business? These are the tax rules
2+ week, 6+ day ago (962+ words) It’s now easier than ever to sell your unwanted clothes or household items online in Australia. Many popular sites, from eBay, Depop and Facebook Marketplace to newly arrived competitors like Vinted, have either scrapped or limited their seller’s fees, depending…...
Nearly every Australian engages with arts and culture. Politicians should pay attention
3+ week, 8+ hour ago (1049+ words) Culture is a vital part of many people’s lives. This is the view afforded by the latest data on cultural participation from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Creative Australia and Screen Australia. The data they present is breathtaking. It…...
Why a chronically underfunded arts sector will make NZ poorer – and duller
3+ week, 3+ day ago (955+ words) A very tight recent funding round from Creative New Zealand, as well as confirmation of significant staff cuts at the government agency, have compounded anxiety in an already struggling arts sector. The situation also raises important questions about the arts…...