Against Art: Food for thought by Joan Hus
Against Art It would be better if we stopped using ‘art’ to refer to the natural human tendency to ‘create for reasons no one knows about’. From the 17th century onwards, the idea of creativity […]
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Hopeful Beginning to the End
I could hear a church with hot pink doors purring as I walked towards it through the ‘wrong side of town’ in Gainsborough, East Midlands. So it was these pulsating vibrations that introduced me to […]
Unexpected Pleasures: Expectedly Impressive
Unexpected Pleasures is the latest exhibition to grace the National Gallery of Victoria’s important new Contemporary Exhibitions space. The exhibition (a mini museum in itself!) is a comprehensive showcase of the art and design of […]
Exhibition Review: Dark Circus
Raouf Rifai, a Lebanese artist, reflects upon the political conflicts that have become a more or less permanent backdrop for his region. Raouf Rifai is a Lebanese artist […]