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Auction houses beware: art dealers are back Share In Australia, since the late 1980s auction houses have steadily increased their hold on the secondary art market with dealers becoming a shrinking pool. As auction houses transformed from wholesalers to retailers of art, with robust marketing campaigns, full-colour catalogues and auctions as swish social events, dealers strained to compete. Dealers of old such as Joseph Brown, Eva Breuer, Lauraine Diggins and Win Schubert, were powerful forces in the secondary art market, and while some from that era live on, Denis Savill and Nevin Hurst to na...

Joined by special guest Paul Kelly, Emma Donovan delivered a performance filled with wisdom and soul 1 / 4 Words by Alex Watts Emma Donovan appeared at Heide Museum of Modern Art’s Summer Festival alongside her band, The Putbacks. There is something very communal about Heide Museum of Modern Art. Perhaps it’s the sense of space lent by the expansive gardens surrounding the buildings, full of native plants and gnarled eucalypts. Or maybe it is to do with the original farmhouse, in which John and Sunday Reed lived, loved and held court for their artistic friends, w...

Ten things to see and do in Melbourne this summer Normal text size After months of lockdown, Australia's cultural capital is beginning to bounce back. What could be more Melbourne than spending long afternoons wandering the halls of the National Gallery of Victoria, or catching up with friends at a late-night show? From possum-fur paintings to Shakespeare under the stars, there's plenty to see and do this summer. Here are some suggestions for what to put at the top of your holiday to-do list. 1. Walk through the massive, free exhibition at the NGV Artist Jeff Koons with his sculpture at the N...