Beautiful Mourning
About six years ago, my mother and I were lunching in a restaurant in London’s Primrose Hill when an unbelievably beautiful funeral procession came past. Two dappled grey [...]
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Damien Hirst at Fifty
I’m having a midlife crisis on Damien Hirst’s behalf. He turned fifty on the weekend, and from what I’ve seen of people who turn fifty, it’s no [...]
What’s In Your Bag?
It occurred to me today that no one ever has a suitcase in their hand unless something significant is about to happen. Overseas adventures, interstate getaways, annual [...]
The Value of Shadows: Judith Wright’s Desire
“One realized all sorts of things. The value of an illusion, for instance, and that the shadow can be more important than the substance.” Jean Rhys, Quartet Back in [...]
International Dogs In Art Day
“When the Man waked up he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because [...]
Queensland Museum – backstage pass
“…there is no reason why anyone should understand how it works…and of course no reason why anyone should care…unless you are curious, in which case I [...]
The Little Art Museum That Could
All good things must come to an end, and so it was with the Danie Mellor retrospective at UQ Art Museum this week. The heavy gilt frames, beaded skulls and taxidermy animals [...]
Easter For Everybunny (that’s terrible, I know)
As festive periods go, Easter doesn’t have much to offer me. I’m not religious, I don’t eat eggs, I don’t like chocolate, and I have no interest in [...]
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