There’s an exhibition at Bendigo with Frida Kahlo’s personal belongings, clothing, make-up, accessories, and medical items on exhibition. Meanwhile a trip to ALDI offered an opportunity to have my own Frida memorabilia. I resisted!
Here’s a link to the Bendigo Art Gallery exhibition.
Monthly Archives: April 2025
Fitzroy quiet corner
A Melbourne Moment
Review: Careless People
Book review
This book should be read by anyone who is concerned about the many nasty oligarchs that now influence so much of our lives.
review: Epoch – Graham Howe 1970–1971
PhotoBook introduction and review
James McArdle has a new piece on his blog site, On This Day In Photography, with an extensive review and commentary on Graham Howe’s photo-book, Epoch. Click here
Camberwell Junction
A Melbourne Moment
Deutscher Hackett auction April 2025
visual arts exhibition
Last Thursday we made another visit to Deutscher Hackett auction house in South Yarra to see their wonderful selection of Australian art – paintings, sculpture and prints.
Martin King
Art of the Moment 
We wandered into the Whitehorse Artspace (Box Hill Town Hall) to see some artworks that were recommended plus to simply look the place over. We were impressed with the latter and as a bonus saw this artwork by Martin King. Loved it!
Floribunda exhibition
Exhibition at Bunjil Place, Nee Warren
A highly recommended exhibition – about things floral. The title being Floribunda.
deceptive packaging
When you buy cereal, the packaging, like it or not, plays a part in your choices.
Urban development rubbish
the property industry looks for sympathy
You have to cringe when you see how easily the property lobby take the public for ride with misleading information published as serious article in The Age – being Melbourne main newspaper.
Visit to Daylesford
April 2025 in regional Victoria
April 2025, and on a first visit to Daylesford in country Victoria. It is a country town with not a lot to distinguish it from many other country towns in Victoria and NSW.
Helen Ennis Unfixing
James McArdle has uploaded a brilliant piece on Helen Ennis’ thought provoking presentation at the Museum of Australian Photography’s launch of the book — The Basement — the photography from Prahran College. Click here.