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A damned talented elephant

The Fall Of Icarus

The Dictionary of Animal Languages: Heidi Sopinka

We meet Ivory Frame, the protagonist of Sopinka’s tale when she is aged ninety-two but still  receiving surprises from life. And what a life it’s been. Being at first passionate about painting she has devoted the greater part of her life to recording the languages of animals…before they all become extinct.

Peter Dombrovskis: Journeys Into The Wild

Peter Dombrovskis was one of the world’s foremost wilderness photographers. His powerful, reflective and deeply personal images of the unique Tasmanian wilderness had a lasting impact, changing the way Australians think about their environment.

The Photographer’s Shadow

Painting Norway: Nikolai Astrup 1880-1928

When best-dressed is undressed

Who says Australia’s a cultural backwater? Rafael Bonachela and the Sydney Dance Company’s Sydney Festival show last month was a world first: nude dancers in front of nude paintings before a nude audience. Strangely enough, the nude-audience shows sold out faster than the clothed shows.

http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2017/nude-live/?q=bonachela

Modern Love – The Lives of John and Sunday Reed

Have you got a Caravaggio in your barn? Or even an Erpenbeck?