The Madness of Art Season 2: Mapplethorpe

Episode 7: Mapplethorpe

A Mapplethorpe that far surpasses anything banned by the Cincinnati Museum of Art. You could go to jail in New Jersey for this! Where’s the elbows?

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The Madness of Art Season 2: Miami Madness

Episode 8: Miami Madness

Art Fairs, Red Dots, and an Angel: Jim and Dru head south for some sun and (hopefully) sales. Could be important. But where’s Dranoff? And what about the big ANGEL fish?

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INTRODUCTION

Unaccustomed as I am to making introductions, we thought it proper on this very special occasion to make an exception to that general rule. As many may already know, April 2014 marks the 10th Anniversary of Trouble … Read More

Greetings from Hindustan

Part Two: The Communists of Kerala

by Ben Laycock

In which your intrepid wayfarer stays in a Raja’s palace then communes with the Communists of Kerala …

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Stralian Stories April 2014

Sleepers Publishing: The Heart of Storytelling

by Klare Lanson

Chewton is a place in Central Victoria that doesn’t cry out for attention. Although it heralds a time in our recent history of opportunity, gold, murder, The Monster … Read More

Melburnin’ April 2014

The satellite exhibition The Piranesi Effect at the Ian Potter Museum of Art (until 24 May, 2014), curated by Jenny Long, looks at the influence and intersection of Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s work in the practice of seven contemporary artists. … Read More

ACTease April 2014

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

How to Define Nothing: Twoone

When Twoone (Hiroyasu Tsuri) first arrived in Melbourne from Japan in early 2000, he didn’t speak a word of English. Lucky enough for him, if you paint walls and skate around all day, your style speaks for you. A … Read More

When in Rome: Piranesi Captivates Melbourne

“An artist who would do himself honour, and acquire a name, must not content himself with copying faithfully the ancients, but studying their work he ought to show himself of an inventive, and I had almost said, of a … Read More

The Madness of Art Season 2: The Kostabi Show

Episode 6: The Kostabi Show

Jim throws himself into the Kostabi Show – literally. Three great New York minds? It’s all just a game.

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