The archive in the contemporary

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Writing through the archive: the art writing marathon
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Jacqueline Millner
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Ethics and aesthetics: D Harding, Luciano Benetton and Terra Incognita: inclusiveness is a good way
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Ian McLean

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In conversation: Sebastian Goldspink and Una Rey
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Sebastian Goldspink and Una Rey

Published 30 March 2022
Artshub
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The museum fell silent
Feature
Elspeth Pitt

Published 30 March 2022
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Kings of wishful thinking: internet irony and its illusionary critics
Feature
Olivia Bennett

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Damper is a language word for art
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Dominique Chen

Published 30 March 2022
Desert Mob
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Someone has to be innocent: a reflection on the post-2020 art critic
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John Mateer

Published 30 March 2022
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A case for writing contemporary art history
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Aneta Trajkoski

Published 30 March 2022

The artworks of Danie Mellor, Brian Robinson and Christian Thompson each draw on archival material for subject matter, for inspiration, and to develop new work that harks back and forward at the same time.

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Danie Mellor, Brian Robinson and Christian Thompson are exhibiting with Michael Reid Berlin (www.michaelreid.com.au) at Preview Berlin, 19th – 22nd September, 2013, Hangar2 Tempelhof Airport.

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Exhibitions Manager at Cairns Regional Gallery Justin Bishop tells the rich story of how Ken Thaiday Sr. came to be a major Torres Strait Islander artist. In August 2013, Cairns Regional Gallery, in partnership with Cairns Indigenous Art Fair (CIAF), will be presenting a survey exhibition of Ken Thaiday Sr.’s work.

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Mouths and Meaning Bronwyn Platten, Sarah Coggrave and others
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Pamela Anne Johnston Dahl-Helm (1947-2013)
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The (white) elephant in the room: Criticising Aboriginal art
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Let's be polite
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