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Critical moments : essays and reviews on art in Australia

by Jeff Makin

This volume offers a survey of Australian art from an artist-critic's perspective, compiling over 150 reviews spanning more than three decades. Organised into fifteen thematic sections, the collection is illustrated with photographs of artists in their studios.

Accession 23413 ISBN 9781921394195 Publisher MacMillan
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