Weeds without Frontiers: Stephanie Radok
Poet, novelist and broadcaster Cath Kenneally examines the recent work of Stephanie Radok which involves weeds painted on beer coasters and finds tenacity, diversity and survival-skills in it.
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Andrew Drummond: Observation/ Action/ Reflection
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Iran: Scripts of Despair and Love: Nasim Nasr & Siamak Fallah
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Gwangju Summer: Open 2010
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