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The Queen Must Die!
February 10, 2019 | troublemagAn Australia Day Reflection (satire)
by Ben Laycock
I don’t celebrate Australia Day, because l am a traditionalist. The blackfellas have a long tradition of not celebrating Australia Day, dating back many thousands of years. It is this ancient tradition … Read More
Mr Todd Goes to Florence
February 10, 2019 | troublemagby Inga Walton
In the cavernous rooms of what was once the old Terminus Hotel in Ararat, renowned artist Geoff Todd has been completing three large-scale works in time for them to embark on a protracted and expensive journey to … Read More
Highway Bodies: Alison Evans
February 9, 2019 | troublemagA SOCIAL WORK interview
When Alison Evans was ten years old they deliberately ran through a puddle of mud to get dirty, and were told by their cousin: “Girls don’t do that – boys don’t even do that.” “Yes, that’s … Read More
Midsumma Festival
December 13, 2018 | troublemagMidsumma Festival will reveal itself in all its finery once again in 2019, bringing a kaleidoscope of preeminent queer arts and cultural festivities from 19 January to 10 February 2019 #midsumma Midsumma.org.au
IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
COVER DEC/JAN: Gerwyn DAVIES, Hotrod, … Read More
Sticky Beasts
December 8, 2018 | troublemagTREADING LESS AGGRESSIVELY IN THE WORLD
by Helen Kelly
It’s Sticky Beast time of year! This tradition is slowly but surely taking root as a seasonal celebration. In our land without snow for snowmen we make do with sticky weed.
Deep Trouble: That Was Then This Is Now
December 8, 2018 | troublemagSPECIAL EPISODE Or listen on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher
That Was Then, This Is Now involved young adults and award winning writers (and a publisher!) coming together on stage to discuss much loved modern classics that have … Read More
The Necks
December 7, 2018 | troublemagINTERVIEW
by Steve Proposch
The Necks celebrate what it is to be a musician, living in the moment of the music, where a single note rings out in space and sparks an idea. Not even the band knows where … Read More
Deep Trouble #8 – Tim Errington
November 14, 2018 | troublemagwith Dr Mark Halloran Or listen on iTunes, Spotify or Stitcher
In this episode we are in conversation with biologist Dr Tim Errington, Director of Metascience for the Center for Open Science (COS), which is dedicated to the … Read More
Bowness Photography Prize 2018
November 7, 2018 | troublemagMonash Gallery of Art Until 18 November 2018
IMAGES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
November 2018 COVER: Hoda AFSHAR, Portrait of Behrouz Boochani, Manus Island 2018, from the series Remain, pigment ink-jet … Read More
SOCIAL WORK: Sally Smart
November 7, 2018 | troublemagPhoto by Jeff Wassmann
Which member of your family influenced you the most?
S.S. The Artists in my family.
Do you have a favourite family story?
S.S. Love at first sight.
What do you hope for?
S.S. The World
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April 27, 2019 | troublemag
Mandy Ord – COMIC SUPREME
Trouble met Mandy Ord at a comic con called Supanova in 2008, when the popular culture convention was expanding into Melbourne for the first time. We were immediately attracted to her inky alternative narratives, … Read More
Trouble November 2017
November 7, 2017 | troublemag
November issue FEATURES: Lot 19 Spring Sculpture Prize Salon, Comics Face by Ive Sorocuk, The Madness of Art: Close Encounters by Jim Kempner, House on Fire – Ian Strange : Open Home by Robert Ruckus, NOVEMBER Salon, Finding the Art … Read More
Glen Clarke : A History of Violence
February 3, 2015 | troublemag
CATALOGUE ESSAY
Rajesh Punj
There is an impressive complexity of paper and pattern that constitutes the work of Australian artist Glen Clarke. A heady cocktail of politics, economics and aesthetics are neatly folded into each of the origami styled … Read More
ACTease September 2014
September 1, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
It was with a heavy heart that I put fingers to keyboard for this final ACTease instalment. I have thoroughly enjoyed compiling this column each month and have never been short of amazing exhibitions to … Read More
ACTease August 2014
August 1, 2014 | troublemag
Courtney Symes
What makes you happy? Eleven weeks ago I gave birth to my second child, and one of the things I missed most during pregnancy was running. I tried to run for as long (and as gently … Read More
ACTease JULY 2014
July 1, 2014 | troublemag
Having spent most of my childhood years growing up on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, I was excited to discover that one of the National Gallery of Australia’s latest exhibitions, Atua: Sacred gods from Polynesia (until 3 August) … Read More
ACTease JUNE 2014
June 2, 2014 | troublemag
One of the secrets of a successful landscape artist and landscape photographer, I believe, is their ability to interpret and capture light in their works. Landscape paintings are a personal favourite of mine, and I had high hopes for … Read More
ACTease May 2014
May 1, 2014 | troublemag
What is the most obscure name you have ever seen for an art exhibition? Like choosing a title for a book or film, deciding on a title for an exhibition is an important part of the creative process. It’s … Read More
ACTease April 2014
April 2, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What is your favourite children’s book? No matter how hard I try, I can’t choose one. Now that my eldest daughter is nearly two, I have to confess that I’m enjoying rediscovering my old favourite … Read More
ACTease March 2014
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
The things that inspire artists constantly amaze and excite me. It could be a word, a feeling, their home or local environment and surroundings that trigger the greatest creative sparks. The beauty of these humble … Read More
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Dressing the Movies Part One by Inga Walton
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