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Still lessons to be learned from the past
An exhibition of small 9 by 5 paintings has opened at the Victorian Artists Society (VAS) in East Melbourne that celebrates the landscape in miniature.
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A fugue at sunrise
A small gallery in Station St, Carlton, has a low-key approach to the showing of art with a friendly crowd gathering monthly on a Saturday afternoon.
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Tapping into an inner strength
Painting under pressure means there is little time for self-criticism or complications.
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Kills off the talent too early
There’s a lot of discussion in Chris Womersley’s new novel The Diplomat about what makes a work of art.
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A dramatic modernist with a fluid line
The exquisite work of Shay Docking is part of an exhibition at the Bridget McDonnell Gallery in Carlton, which should be of interest to the collector of 20th century art.
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A daring book for mothers and sons
Courageous Queens tells 10 untold stories of history’s boldest rulers and it is not a comforting book by any means.
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Cool hero rides an American storm
America is the place of ultimate cool – placing high value on the valueless – and of ultimate shame – placing no value on the invaluable.
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Carlton through and through
Carlton is a literary place that historically accepted the book and all of its failings long before other suburbs, chiefly because of Readings and nearby café life where you could talk about them.
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Teetering between construction and deconstruction
There’s a brilliant outdoor exhibition of photography in Barry St, Carlton, in a strange urban landscape next to the Metro Tunnel site for Parkville Station.
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Cool hero rides an American storm
Tapping into an inner strength
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