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All work and no play
The lovely anarchic sensibility of painter Bill Hay is on show at fortyfivedownstairs, inviting visitors to join in the fun.
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Difficult truths
Good storytellers don’t make deals with the reader. Their pages invite you to suspend disbelief and follow their narration into surprising settings.
Read MoreCelestial calling for CBD foyer
As the city fills, every little corner is laden with signs.
Read MoreJungle Paintings
When Alasdair McLuckie first burst onto the art scene about eight years ago his works were a breath of fresh air in a time still struggling with the ambiguous beat of postmodern pastiche.
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In the nick
Is a poet idealistic or egotistical? When you have four girls and a wife who “support” you the second option may seem to be the most likely.
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Pink Lake City
One day Charlie Xiao was walking beneath the Westgate Bridge when he discovered a pink lake. He felt that the lake was up there amongst the world’s beauty spots but no-one had heard of it.
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Small discoveries
A romantic artist connects the viewer to something that is not quite visible. It might be a lighthouse just over the next hill or an exhibition down a small flight of stairs.
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Hot favourite for Stella Prize
Booksellers are already reporting increased sales for titles on the long list of the 2016 Stella Prize for women’s literature.
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New visibility
When Amelia Johannes first approached room 207 in the Nicholas Building the door was ajar. She could see a painting through the gap and knew that a curator was getting work ready for a show.
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The sausage or the sizzle?
Literary types can be critical. They condemn books for being “nice” and are particularly scathing of movies that rely too heavily on frilly costumes.
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Lonsdale St sky sign
New French restaurant a “massive investment” to the CBD
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