What’s in a (Nick)Name?
Category: Timepieces
From Paul Newman to Garry Kasparov, and a soft drink to superheroes, let's take a look at how a selection of famous watches got their nicknames...
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A Day Exploring Sydney’s Cultural Heartbeat
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Australia’s Bold Prints: The History of Relief Printmaking
Category: Prints & Multiples
When we talk about relief printmaking in Australia, we’re tracing a vibrant thread through the fabric of the nation’s art history...
How to… Expand your Appreciation of Contemporary Art, with Liz Nowell
Category: Art Expert Series
This issue, we catch up with Arts Project Australia’s newly appointed Executive Director, Liz Nowell...
The Davenport Desk: The R2-D2 of the Victorian Age
Category: Decorative Arts
I’ll confess, I do not own a Davenport desk, but I have observed them at auction for almost three decades...
On a Mission to Restore Koala Habitat in Victoria
Category: The 22nd Report
For the first time in decades, koalas have been spotted on a historic sheep-grazing property in Victoria which had thousands of trees planted on it to...
Gifts of the mermaids – the allure of Keshi Pearls
Category: Jewels
Look once, and you will find it hard to look away!...
From Mockery to Mastery: Banksy’s Laugh Now and the Power of the Monkey
Category: Art
They say that if you gave a thousand monkeys a thousand typewriters at some point you’d have yourself a novel...
The Intersection of Technology & Art
Category: Art
From the early cave paintings in Lascaux to the marble masterpieces of ancient Greece, art has served as a timeless mirror reflecting the human experi...
The Dirty Dozen: as Legendary as the Cinema Classic
Category: Timepieces
For most people, the words “The Dirty Dozen” immediately call to mind Robert Aldrich’s genre defining World War II epic starring Hollywood hard ...
Beyond Priceless: Wallis Simpson’s Jewellery Collection
Category: Jewels
The romance between King Edward VIII and the American divorcée Wallis Simpson stands out as one of the most captivating and controversial love storie...