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The Fashion Force
July 2, 2019 | troublemagby Inga Walton
Krystyna Campbell-Pretty’s passion for fashion has endowed the National Gallery of Victoria with a substantial number of exceptional couture and prêt-à-porter ensembles, accessories, sketches and studio drawings, photography, fashion journals and supporting textual material over the last … Read More
SALON November 2018
November 6, 2018 | troublemagMegan COPE, The Blaktism 2014, single-channel HD video, edition 2 of 5, 8:04 minutes. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased through the TomorrowFund, Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation, 2015 © the artist, courtesy THIS IS … Read More
Bvlgari Belissima
December 4, 2016 | troublemagby Inga Walton
“The only Italian word Elizabeth knows is Bulgari”. (Richard Burton on Elizabeth Taylor).1 Widely recognised as the quintessential Italian jewellery and luxury accessories company, Bulgari actually has its origins in Greece with the silversmith Constantinos … Read More
Luminous: Australian watercolours 1900 – 2000
July 2, 2016 | troublemagREVIEW by Mark Dober
Visitors to the NGV exhibition Luminous: Australian watercolours 1900 – 2000 have been witnessed lingering for extended periods over the works, revealing considerable viewer interest with the theme of the show. That theme, “versatility of … Read More
SALON: March 2016
February 29, 2016 | troublemagCOVER: Ron ROBERTSON-SWANN, Maquette for Vault 1978, synthetic polymer paint on balsa wood, 19.8 x 41.5 x 25.7 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne. Purchased with the assistance of the NGV Foundation, 2005 (2005.243) © Ron Robertson-Swann/Licensed by VISCOPY, … Read More
SALON November 2015
November 8, 2015 | troublemag
COVER: Melissa DAVIS (filmmaker), End Sexism Now (still), documentary. VU at Metro West, 138 Nicholson Street, Footscray (VIC), 21, 23, 27 & 28 November. Screening as part of Big West Festival, 20 – 28 November 2015 – bigwest.com.au
Brethren in Sincerity: The Pre-Raphaelites
July 1, 2015 | troublemagInga Walton
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood … had on their side three things that the English public never forgives: youth, power and enthusiasm.
– Oscar Wilde, The English Renaissance of Art (1882)
The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (PRB), … Read More
SALON May 2015
May 4, 2015 | troublemagRELEVANT LINKS fac.org.au manningham.vic.gov.au/gallery sophiegannongallery.com.au unisa.edu.au/samstagmuseum ngv.vic.gov.au federation.edu.au/gnap artgallerywa.gov.au geelonggallery.org.au
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William Blake: ‘The Immortal Man That Cannot Die’
August 1, 2014 | troublemag
by Inga Walton.
“And these are the gems of the Human Soul, The rubies and pearls of a love-sick eye, The countless gold of the akeing heart, The martyr’s groan and the lover’s sigh.” (33-36) – William Blake: The Mental Traveller, … Read More
Eat me Love me SEE me: Hotham Street Ladies
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
by Klare Lanson
“Let them eat cake.” – Marie Antoinette
I remember receiving a text message back in 2007 from a girlfriend requesting I reply with my favourite recipe; to be used for an inner city community … Read More
ACTease April 2014
April 2, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What is your favourite children’s book? No matter how hard I try, I can’t choose one. Now that my eldest daughter is nearly two, I have to confess that I’m enjoying rediscovering my old favourite … Read More
ACTease March 2014
March 3, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
The things that inspire artists constantly amaze and excite me. It could be a word, a feeling, their home or local environment and surroundings that trigger the greatest creative sparks. The beauty of these humble … Read More
ADEloud February 2014
February 8, 2014 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Well, Santa may have come and gone and I didn’t get what I wanted, but the silly season is still rife in Adelaide, with a giant cockroach recently being erected in Rundle Mall. Must the … Read More
ACTease February 2014
February 4, 2014 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
“I ain’t no saint, but I’ve tried never to do anything that would hurt my family or offend God … I figure all any kid needs is hope and the feeling he or she belongs. … Read More
Conversations with the Black Square
December 16, 2013 | troublemag
Revisiting the art and theory of Kazimir Malevich through the sculpture of Gill Gatfield
by Jennifer Choat
“I HAVE fished myself out of the rubbishy slough of academic art,” Kazimir Malevich announced in 1915. The Russian artist … Read More
AdeLOUD Dec2013 / Jan2014
December 15, 2013 | troublemag
by Cassandra Scalzi
Do you still believe in Santa? I used to. In fact, I used to visit the big man with the long, white beard every year since I turned 21, inform him of my good behaviour … Read More
ACTease December 2013 / January 2014
December 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
What are the best art exhibitions and shows you’ve seen this year? The last year has been a very special one for Canberra, with 2013 marking the centenary of this extraordinary city. Whilst I’ve enjoyed … Read More
ACTease November 2013
November 1, 2013 | troublemag
Courtney Symes
One of my favourite excursions on a sunny weekend in Canberra is a stroll around Lake Burley Griffin, followed by a wander through the NGA and National Portrait Gallery (and a sneaky coffee stop at one … Read More
ACTease October 2013
October 2, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
I’m not a camper, So I can empathise with the shock that Belconnen artists Carolyn Fitzpatrick and Carole Osmotherly would have experienced as they reluctantly left the comfort of their Canberra homes to venture on … Read More
ACTease September 2013
September 3, 2013 | troublemag
by Courtney Symes
September is one of my favourite months in Canberra. The show-stopper event of the month is Floriade (think one million flowers in Canberra’s Commonwealth Park attracting more than 400,000 visitors), which starts on 14 September, then … Read More
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Dressing the Movies Part One by Inga Walton
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