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There is no progressive 'No' in Australia's referendum
For non-Indigenous Australians, there is only 'Yes' and the work that needs to keep being done after the vote.
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Nikita Vanderbyl
April 2023
Assistance or interference? Scandal for scandals sake in Australian art world
White artists working on black artworks. Can looking at past authenticity controversies help us understand this one?
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Nikita Vanderbyl
March 2023
Exhibition reviews: Speedway and Mildura Atrocity Exhibition
Cars, violence, the end of the world: these exhibitions care about the climate but they also want you to think beyond it
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Nikita Vanderbyl
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February 2023
Artwork 10: Down on his luck
Activists draw attention to how we value different artforms in Australia
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Nikita Vanderbyl
January 2023
Review: two exhibitions at Tweed Regional Gallery
Two short reviews from my recent travels on Australia's east coast
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Nikita Vanderbyl
December 2022
2022 in review
Looking back on the newsletter journey so far.
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Nikita Vanderbyl
November 2022
Artwork 9: Black Mesa Landscape, New Mexico / Out Back of Marie's II
She painted one swollen stamen and the male critics had a field day...
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Nikita Vanderbyl
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October 2022
Review: Here/EverPresent by Nici Cumpston
This month I visited the inland city of Broken Hill to see some decolonial museum practices in action
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Nikita Vanderbyl
September 2022
Artwork 8: Guernica
While the Picasso Century exhibition is on in Melbourne, let's look at the bloke's most famous artwork.
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Nikita Vanderbyl
August 2022
Artwork 7: Banksia Men
A quick visit to Adelaide reminds me of the potency of textiles and the tangible in universal human drama
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Nikita Vanderbyl
July 2022
The gallery scene in Mildura
This month I visited two new galleries opened by young locals
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Nikita Vanderbyl
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June 2022
Artwork 6: Murriland!
Exploring history painting with Gordon Hookey.
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Nikita Vanderbyl
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