The Obsessive Compulsive Worker

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YARN: The art of conversation
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Coby Edgar interviews Warren Roberts, CEO of YARN Australia

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Editorial: Kanarn Wangkiny/Wanggandi Karlto (Speaking from Inside)
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Clothilde Bullen with James Tylor

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Katie West: Living well
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Katie West

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Brad Darkson: Ritual Space
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Marie Falcinella

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Archie Moore: Daze of our lives
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Archie Moore

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Colony: A two-part exhibition bridging both sides of the divide
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Myles Russell-Cook

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Four thousand fish: Our language of memory
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Emily McDaniel

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Creation art from Yamatji Country
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Charmaine Green

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What does obsessive artwork mean? Is this a new compulsion among artists and what does it mean? The work of Hossein Valamanesh, Fiona Hall, Zhuang Hui, Zhang Huan, Shen Shaomin, Katsuhige Nakahashi are referenced.

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