The Madness of Art:
My Cousin Billy

by Jim Kempner  

“Check’s in the mail,” but not in Jim’s bank account. Cousin Billy is put on the case. Jim reminds Dru to remind Jim to move his car by four.

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L.U.V – Take Me to the Sea

INTERVIEW by Steve Proposch  

In today’s largely programmed musical landscape new pop duo L.U.V – Maya and Vivi Mohan (20 and 17 respectively) – rock an authentic live sound and undiluted, joyful energy. Their independently released single ‘Take Me … Read More

Greeting from Beyond the Pale: Derby – City of Mud

Ben Laycock  

We bid a fond farewell to Fitzroy Crossing and its quaint country pub and head for Derby (pronounced Derby), the once bustling capital of all the Kimberley, now but a faded replica of its former self. Derby … Read More

Art Meets Design: Brunswick Bouldering Plaza

Stuart Beekmeyer  

This project merges public sculpture and recreation by creating a climbable centrepiece for a new public plaza in Melbourne’s northern fringe.  

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SALON August 2015

COVER: PEZALOOM, Dopa-kinesia #1- 2 2015, C-type photograph, 100 x 150cm. Photograph by Kim Anderson. Dopa-kinesia, The Lost Ones Gallery, 14 Camp Street, Ballarat (VIC), until 17 August 2015.  

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Social Work: Ken McGregor

Philanthropist, consultant, manager, curator and collector of contemporary world art, Ken McGregor, has made an extraordinary impression on the Australian art world over the years. He is the author and producer of more than thirty art related publications, including John … Read More

Dito Von Tease: Ditology

“I started the Ditology project in 2009, when I created my Facebook account. I wanted this to become a virtual space free from my relatives, colleagues and not-very-friends, so I created an avatar.

“In Italian someone could say I wanted … Read More

Greetings From Beyond the Pale: Fitzroy Crossing

Ben Laycock  

We bid a fond farewell to the Mary River and head south till we hit the Fitzroy River; the longest river in the Kimberley and one of the last wild rivers on earth: No dams, no diversions, … Read More

Days Like This: Mary Tonkin

Inga Walton  

One of Australia’s most accomplished and vigorous landscape artists, Mary Tonkin works primarily from her family farm at Kalorama, surrounded by the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Established by her Grandfather in the 1930s, the farm supplies rare … Read More

LIFE UNLIMITED: Art, Technology & Us

Cameron Rose  

Synthetica at Gippsland Art Gallery is a touring exhibition produced by BLINDSIDE and NETS Victoria. Curated by Claire Anna Watson, Synthetica examines the relationship between art, technology and us. It includes the work of seven artists – … Read More