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Published December 1998

Telling Tales to Austria

Telling Tales an exhibition curated by Jill Bennett and Jackie Dunn about trauma, subjectivity and memory began an international tour in March 1999 as part of the SOCOG Cultural Olympiad 'Reaching the World' . Opened at the Ivan Dougherty Gallery at the College of Fine Arts Sydney in conjunction with a major conference 'Trauma and Memory--Cross Cultural Perspectives'.

Published December 1998

ODD: business, news, finance and weather

Andrew Petrusevics and Chris Gaston
Artspace, Adelaide Festival Centre
28 August to 24 October 1998

Published December 1998

White Aborigines: Identity Politics in Australian Art

Ian McLeanWhite Aborigines:Identity Politics in Australian Art. Oakleigh, Vic, Cambridge University Press, 1998, 204 pp. RRP $39.95 hb.

Published December 1998

John Kelly: London to Brighton

John Kelly was the recipient of a Samstag Scholarship in 1996 to study at the Slade for a year. The article looks at Kelly's current work and the tensions between working in London and Australia.

Published December 1998

Parachuting Postponed: Birmingham

Claire Doherty is a curator at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham, England's second city. The 'Art into Action' program supports artists working in process based or research based ways over extended periods of time in direct communication with groups and individuals in Birmingham. The exploration of 'home' suggested itself as a universal metaphor as the 'sacred place' from which all else could be mapped.

Published December 1998

International Programs

Discusses the cultural policy of the Victorian Government Arts 21 promulgated in 1994 which aimed to reinforce the government's agenda to promote Melbourne and Victoria as an international centre of excellence.

Published December 1998

Narelle Jubelin at the Tate: Case No T961301

Looks at the international career and art practice of Narelle Jubelin.

Published December 1998

Zhong Chen: Adelaide - London - Adelaide

Zhong Chen as a relatively recent graduate of the SA School of Art won a Samstag Scholarship to travel to the Chelsea College of Art in late 1997.

Published December 1998

Sydney Biennale Every Day

Exploration of the 11th Biennale of Sydney curated by Jonathon Watkins.

Published December 1998

Enjoin to the Philippines

Profiles the exhibition 'Enjoin' which opened in November 1998 at the Museo ng Sining (CSIS Museum) in Manila as part of the centenary celebrations of the Philippines' independence from colonial rule.

Published December 1998

Passion, Rich Collectors and the Export Dollar: The Selling of Aboriginal Art Overseas

The author with Djon Mundine explore the paradox which is faced by Aboriginal dealers and curators who take Aboriginal art to the world. Issues of viability to ethnocentricity and notions of the primitive as well as the role of art in educating audiences and promoting the culture of indigenous Australians are discussed.

Published December 1998