There are literally hundreds of reasons to book a ticket to the Victorian rural hamlet of Ballarat this month to visit the 2011 Ballarat International Foto Biennale, says Nicola Heath.
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Daily Proposition: Get snap-happy in Ballarat
Daily Proposition: A peculiar bunch of gallery creatures
Knob — a seven-foot high, nine-footed beast topped with an enormous bulbous mass covered in fine, fine hair. That bulging black knob caps firmly nine long, transparent legs, washed in delicate veils of blue-black ink, as finely drawn and sure, and elegant, as a line by Donald Friend. It is strange, it is amazing, it is the […]
Daily Proposition: Head to a fascinating sculpture exhibition of human bodies
The new exhibition by Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at the NGV in Melbourne is a delightfully weird and hilariously creepy affair.
Daily Proposition: A gift shop that makes an impression
Looking for a lovely way to pass an afternoon in our nation’s capital? May I suggest a sojourn to the “Masterpieces from Paris” exhibition. And if the queues are too long, there’s always the gift shop.
The Tracey Emin show: self abuse and sewing
Sometimes I’m inclined to regard Tracey Emin as Jade Goody’s long-lost sister. For both, achievement has been inseparable from publicity; their careers derive from the merchandising of personal traumas, which take us on involuntary tours of their tormented innards.
Shock, horror: great artist was “rampant egotist”
JMW Turner is known for his pleasing landscape paintings, but he had a less watercolour, competitive side that a forthcoming exhibition at Tate Britain will explore.
