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Edward Cole understood that books encouraged community. The businessman could rub shoulders with the tramp in his Arcade. Now, in an age of division and isolation, more than ever we need spaces which facilitate community; light-filled cathedrals dedicated to the love of knowledge and stories, and their power to cross borders, politically, ideologically and culturally. By Cherie Gilmour

Jason Phu awarded $80,000 Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for young Australian artists Leading Melbourne-based visual artist Jason Phu’s multi-disciplinary practice includes drawing, installation, painting and performance. MELBOURNE .-ACMI announced Jason Phu as the latest recipient of the Mordant Family Moving Image Commission for young Australian artists. The commission supports artists under 35 to create moving image works that reference contemporary social, cultural or political iss...