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From Montparnasse to Glenhuntly: How Fat Bob’s Café on Melbourne's fringe became a haven for artists, musicians and other misfits
Once dotted with Victorian mansions, many demolished in the early twentieth century to make way for new housing and stores for...
Andrew McIlroy
Mar 6, 20247 min read
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Damien Hirst’s ‘The Secret Gardens’ and NGV Triennial playfully bump still life and flowers to the forefront of contemporary art
To say Damien Hirst’s paintings do not exactly compare to the Old Masters is a predictable understatement.  However, scathing critics (of...
Andrew McIlroy
Jan 30, 20246 min read
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George Bell to Mirka Mora: The emergence of the artists’ studio in Madame Brussel's Bohemian Melbourne
In the late 1880’s Madame Brussels was a notorious brothel owner with several exclusive establishments or 'flash houses' from Bennett’s...
Andrew McIlroy
Jan 25, 20246 min read
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