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Minimal Living: Rejecting Excess and Finding Clarity with Lottie Consalvo

Are we weighed down by our possessions? We speak to artist Lottie Consalvo about low-living.

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Michelangelo’s David Is at Risk of Falling Over

A biblical hero and flawless Renaissance man brought down by his Achilles heel.

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These Artists are Painting an Entire Town in Mexico

'Painting the town red' gets a whole new meaning.

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The Ten Best Things to See at Next Wave 2014

Featuring dance yoga, internet art and a real life fight club.

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Marina Abramovic Is Going to Do “Nothing” for Her Next Artwork

"There is not any work. It's just me."

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Melbourne Street Artist Rone Unveils Nine-Storey Mural in CBD

Stunning images of Melbourne's most epic street art.

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First Look at Romance Was Born + Rebecca Baumann: Reflected Glory Exhibition

Get a sneak peek at the fashion duo's ambitious new project at Carriageworks.

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Artist Transforms Everyday Wooden Objects into Art

Yes, his name is Maskull Lasserre. What a dude.

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Your Favourite Gift Store, Third Drawer Down, Has a New Southside Location

And yes, it looks like a liquorice allsort.

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The Best New Experiences in Melbourne This Week

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The Creative Decathlon: Ten Things To See at the Festival of Live Art

Way more hardcore than White Night.

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It’s Really Happening: Biennale of Sydney Splits from Transfield

Wow.

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Actors in Crisis: New Beginnings for The Government Inspector

Actor Gareth Davies talks panic, process and becoming mistaken auteur 'Seyfat Babayev'.

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Photographer Recreates Death Row Inmates’ Last Meals in Bittersweet Photo Series

Some food for thought.

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The Ten Best Things to See at Midsumma 2014

Melbourne's alternative to Mardi Gras is about to kick off for another year.

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Giant Rubber Duck Explodes

Yet another chapter in the misadventures of Hofman's oversized plaything.

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Japan’s Sky Sofas Make for a Cosy View

Love seats in the Japanese countryside wouldn’t be a bad place to spend an afternoon.

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Simon Harsent Explores the Effect of the ‘White Cube’ In Playful Photos

Photographer Simon Harsent offers up sparse objects for evaluation.

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The Strangely Wonderful Worlds of JeeYoung Lee

The artist painstakingly transforms a little studio into the setting for her extraordinary photography.

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Inaugural Festival of Live Art Announced for 2014

Gameshows, manicures, secrets, tweens and the Yarra river — live art takes the stage in 2014.

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White Night Returns With More Round-the-Clock Art Partying

A night like no other, Melbourne's city streets get set to party from dusk till dawn.

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Slap Some Art on Your Face with Beastman x Colab Sunglasses

We got the scoop from Sydney artist Beastman on taking art from paper to plastic.

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Artist Presents 99 Lifelike Animals in Scenes You’re Unlikely to See in Nature

Cai Guo-Qiang's first solo exhibition in Australia is a cross between The Lion King and Noah's Ark.

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Mystical Mirror House Appears in the Mojave Desert

Is it a mirage, a vision, a portal to another world?

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Two Houses in One, Made Entirely of Silk

Silken replicas of the artist's Korean and American homes come with layers of meaning.

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Is Melbourne Now the Exhibition to End All Exhibitions?

400 artists' work over 8,000 square metres. This is the kind of exhibition we need to be open forever.

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NY Graffiti Landmark 5Pointz Is Dead; Long Live 5Pointz

Long Island's iconic graffiti landmark has had an overnight ninja whitewash.

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Photographer Turns Most Ridonkulous American Laws into Pictures

Californians can't legally ride bikes in pools, a clever photographer shows.

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The Skywhale is Coming to Melbourne

An important community service announcement that giant boobs in the sky are funny.

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Buy Your Favourite Band’s Artwork and Raise Funds for FBi Radio

The FBi Radio art collection goes under the hammer.

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