Who's Selling What to Whom: Australian Dealers Taking Australian Art Overseas

Although the US is often cited as the holy grail for export, with its huge art-aware public and wealthy collectors, and although it is true to say that many Australian art dealers have links with US dealers and sales are made on a fairly regular basis, Japan, Germany and Spain are the countries to which Australian commercial galleries have exported Australian art since the early nineties.

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Kultural Kommuting

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Steven Holland: Game Over

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Zhong Chen: Adelaide - London - Adelaide

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