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Bill Henson Again (Again)

Posted on May 29, 2008 by @ndy

1) Henson controversy now a matter of record, courtesy of Cate. Nude Photos Ignite Australian Debate The New York Times May 28, 2008 Cate Blanchett joined forces on Tuesday with prominent people in the arts to protest plans by the … Continue reading →

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Jeff Sparrow adds to his ASIO file

Posted on May 29, 2008 by @ndy

Recently, the National Archive has released into the wilds of disinterested public opinion a few 30-year-old bits of paper regarding ASIO. Jeff Sparrow has written some thoughts on the released documents for Crikey. By way of introduction, this 1994 documentary: … Continue reading →

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Burchell on 1968 and all that

Posted on May 28, 2008 by @ndy

David Burchell is (was?) a Senior Lecturer in Humanities at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of Western Horizon: Sydney’s Heartland and the Future of Australian Politics (Scribe, 2003). He was the co-editor, with Andrew Leigh, of … Continue reading →

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2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson

Posted on May 27, 2008 by @ndy

2020 Open Letter in Support of Bill Henson theatre notes Tuesday, May 27, 2008 I know it’s been quiet on the blog the past couple of days. However, it has not been quiet at home: I’ve been putting together an … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson … Again

Posted on May 27, 2008 by @ndy

Update (May 28) : Art or not, it’s still exploitation, Steve Biddulph, The Age | High Court’s soft spot for Henson, Leo Shanahan, The Age | Henson art is great, Sebastian Smee, The Australian… Previously on Bill Henson’s Blues : … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson : Crikey! says Clive

Posted on May 26, 2008 by @ndy

In today’s Crikey, Clive Hamilton expands upon — actually, merely re-elaborates — his earlier essay on Bill Henson’s work, identifying three ways of viewing it: as ‘art’, as ‘pornography’ and as… well, ‘pornography’, albeit of a more nuanced variety; a … Continue reading →

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Bill Henson : Art or Pornography?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by @ndy

Update : This is not porn, say Henson’s models, Paul Bibby, The Sydney Morning Herald, May 26, 2008 Opening tonight at the elegant Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in the heart of Paddington is an exhibition of photographs by Bill Henson, featuring … Continue reading →

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Angry yoof in Brussels; angry racists in Bamberg

Posted on May 25, 2008 by @ndy

Teh interwebs is being blamed for violent clashes between angry yoofs in Belgium. Supposedly, RSC Anderlecht fans fought North African yoof outside the stadium in Brussels: “Police said the violence had been organised through a Web site calling for an … Continue reading →

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Against Chauvinism, Against Nationalism!

Posted on May 24, 2008 by @ndy

Zabalaza Anarchist Communist Front – ZACF May 23 2008 As the media, the politicians and the “experts” rack their brains in search of the cause of the “criminality” and “xenophobia” that has killed 42 people in 10 days and driven … Continue reading →

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Jock Palfreeman in court

Posted on May 22, 2008 by @ndy

Paul “Jock” Palfreeman, the Australian accused of the murder of Andrey Monov and the attempted murder of Antoan Zahariev on the night of December 28, 2007, faced court for the first time today in Sofia, Bulgaria, having previously been denied … Continue reading →

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