There’s an exhibition called Love, Loss and Intimacy currently showing at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). It consists of prints and drawings from the Gallery’s collection that feature an artist’s family and other intimates. Slicing the collection in this way turns up some strange wall-fellows including Rembrandt, Augustus John, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Holman Hunt [...]
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Is this love? Jargon-free art for June
Posted in Art and exhibitions, Jargon-free art for the month, tagged Augustus John, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Love Loss Intimacy, National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, Picasso, Rembrandt on 11 June, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ocean without a shore: Jargon-free art for May
Posted in Art and exhibitions, Jargon-free art for the month, Melbourne cool, tagged Bill Viola, Birago Diop, Cloaca Maxima, mithraeum, Mithras, National Gallery of Victoria, NGV, Ocean Without a Shore, San Clemente, video art on 16 May, 2010 | 4 Comments »
There’s a church in Rome, just near Colosseo, called San Clemente. It’s not one of the showstopper churches, at least, not until you venture inside and descend into the depths. Then it becomes an eerie and remarkable experience. The church one enters from street level was built in the 12th century. It features golden mosaic [...]



