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Christopher Allen has been The Australian’s national art critic since 2008. He is an art historian and educator, teaching classical Greek and Latin. He has written an edited several books including Art in Australia and believes that the history of art in this country is often underestimated.

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Mass appeal

Mass appeal

NICK Mitzevich has called the gallery’s selection of work from the Charles Saatchi Gallery in London a “must-see” exhibition.

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Image conscious

Image conscious

VISITORS may experience a first moment of panic as they find themselves face to face with the impression of an inscription from several thousand years ago.

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Great explorers

Great explorers

EXPERIMENTAL gentlemen was apparently what the ordinary seamen called the scientists and intellectuals who accompanied James Cook’s great voyages.

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