Travels in Clownland: Part 3

Judith Lanigan  

7. Popup Clowntown

If you had a map of Clownland in your hand, you would see a popup clown-town that appears now and then in different places. It is a collection of intimate modern speigeltents, each one … Read More

Black Mist Burnt Country

A Burrinja national touring exhibition project that commemorates the 60th anniversary of the British atomic test series at Maralinga, SH Ervin Gallery, Watson Road/Millers Point, The Rocks (NSW), 24 September – 30 October 2016.          

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Travels in Clownland: Part 2

Judith Lanigan  

4. The Garden of Unearthly Delights, and ‘jizzing the gag’  

The next night I walked down the pathways between old gum trees, garlanded and festooned with coloured lights, towering over the bars and coffee stalls, attractions … Read More

A Tale of Two Drawing Prizes

Dr Mark Dober  

It may seem surprising that drawing prizes are popular when drawing itself seems to lack a presence in the various institutionalised surveys of Australian contemporary art that come along from time to time (such as Melbourne … Read More

Drawing, all the time

Drawing, all the time – Lily Mae Martin Ararat Regional Art Gallery, Town Hall, Vincent Street, Ararat (VIC), 15 September – 30 October 2016. ARTIST’S TALK: Saturday 17 September at 1pm.

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Finding the Art in Phuket

Anthony S. Cameron  

Catch of the Day

If you are looking for a nicely written food review, you are in the wrong place. If you are looking for a glowing account of a diving tour or a boat trip … Read More

1787

Extract from 1787: THE LOST CHAPTERS OF AUSTRALIA’S BEGINNINGS

by Nick Brodie  

NOT A PROLOGUE

  Australia’s history did not start in January 1788. However habituated we have become to telling it this way, our national story did not … Read More

Travels in Clownland: Part 1

Judith Lanigan  

“I have learnt that any business that pays more than ten percent, or is conducted after nine o’clock at night, is a dangerous business.” – James Bond, as written by Ian Fleming

  1. Taking the piss: … Read More

Finding the Art in Phuket

by Anthony S. Cameron  

Goin’ Troppo

The monsoon season is when I really come alive. That’s when Phuket turns into a scrounger’s paradise, when the extreme equatorial weather deposits South East Asia’s rubbish onto the beaches. There’s nothing I … Read More

A Last Moment with Marilyn

Inga Walton   “I sit in front of the mirror for hours looking for signs of age. Yet I like old people; they have great qualities that younger people don’t have. I want to grow old without facelifts. They take … Read More