art, Australian, critic, writer

“What does one prefer? An art that struggles to change the social contract, but fails? Or one that seeks to please and amuse, and succeeds”

October 30, 2017

art, art critic, art historian, Australian, writer

“What strip mining is to nature the art market has become to culture.”

October 5, 2017

Australian, French, painter, writer

“Jean-Simeon Chardin… probably the greatest master of still life in the history of painting.”

September 16, 2017

art, art critic, Australian, Italian, painter

“Popular in our time, unpopular in his. So runs the stereotype of rejected genius,…”

September 9, 2017

art critic, Australian, writer

“The new job of art is to sit on the wall and get more expensive.”

August 19, 2017

art critic, Australian, critic, producer, writer

“The greater the artist, the greater the doubt.”

August 16, 2017