Issue 12
| September 3, 2010
Our Issue 12 cover artist George Gittoes tells of his award-winning career as a painter and documentary maker in the world’s most troubled hotspots. We also meet with feminist icon Deborah Kelly; Tim Maguire unveils his latest foray into film; and Joe Frost discusses bad language in art criticism.
Featuring
George Gittoes
Deborah Kelly
Also Inside
Lara Merrett
Moya Mckenna
Tim Maguire
Penny Byrne
Godwin Bradbeer
Giacomo Costa
Plus Essays, Reviews, News
Joe Frost on Cliched Art Terms
Laura Fischer on Ethics in Indigenous Art
Steve Lopes on Leon Golob
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