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Blah Blah Ma
February 29, 2016 | troublemagby Jim Kempner
Jim learns the fate of artwork he entrusted to his Mother.
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R’ART
February 2, 2016 | troublemagby Jim Kempner
Never look a gift horse in the eye.
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THE PRINT FAIR (Saltz in the Wound)
September 22, 2015 | troublemagby Jim Kempner
Jim and Dru’s misadventures in the Park Avenue Armory during the Print Fair.
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Australian homelands are forever
May 3, 2015 | troublemagPeter Hylands
We have always understood that it is a crime to remove indigenous peoples from their land and that any such removal represents the worst kind of colonialism and exploitation.
In this clip and in the beautiful Yolngu … Read More
Richard Bell: Lessons on Etiquette and Manners – interview
February 19, 2015 | troublemagPublished on 18 Mar 2013
Richard Bell Interviewed at the opening of his Lessons on Etiquette and Manners at Monash University Museum of Art, Clayton (5 February 2013) – Featuring the amazing Gary Foley. Thanks to Media Strikes Back … Read More
The Madness of Art: Chautauqua Art School
December 1, 2014 | troublemag
SEASON 4, Episode 1: Chautauqua Art School
Charlie invites Jim to the amazing cultural community Chautauqua to take Art courses.
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MoA special episode: Charlie Hewitt on Painting
June 29, 2014 | troublemag
“There’s something about a paintbrush that scratches an itch,” says artist and MoA co-producer Charlie Hewitt in this revealing and intimate interview. Charlie opens his studio to explain his process as he works on number of canvases. “It’s feral, … Read More
Pitcha Makin Fellaz: a multi-voiced monologue
May 23, 2014 | troublemag
The pitcha makin fellaz are a deadly mob of handsome, easy going, passionate young men who paint and write together on a regular basis in Ballarat. Formed in 2013, artists in the group are William Blackall, Ted Laxton, Peter-Shane … Read More
The Madness of Art Season 2: Mapplethorpe
April 30, 2014 | troublemag
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
April 30, 2014 | troublemag
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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