Film Makers Davor Dirlic and Laszlo Dudas

Fortunately the artists are capable of overturning all the newly acceptable conceits about them, and they might deny most of the assumptions that multicultural academics make about them, whilst still giving a new window on our world, as indeed, all good art from anywhere will.

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Under the Southern Cross

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People's Cultural Action in Australia: The PACIN Experience

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4 Artists from WA

Looks at the art practice of four artists in Western Australia - Patrizia Tonello, Alex Spremberg, Cathy Cinanni and Karl Wiebke. Illustrations of their independent works included.

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New Artist's Group: Dihedron

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Julia Ciccarone

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