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57:, the Art Life's irreverent tone, humorous articles, polls and lively reader discussion provide many readers with an introduction to the often obscure Sydney art world, from commercial galleries to artist-run initiatives, art events, personalities and news. 75:
were widely believed to be responsible. Although both denied authorship of the blog, the subsequent appearance of Frost on television as the "face" of the blog seemed to put an end to that speculation.
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was broadcast on 13 November 2007 on the ABC and looked at art news from the year December 2006 through to November 2007. The special was presented by Frost and directed by Brendan Fletcher.
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was a three-part TV series that aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in July 2007. The series was an overview of recent Australian art and was organised thematically: Ep 1
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was an examination of painting in contemporary art. The series was produced by Frank Haines and directed by Brendan Fletcher. The series was written and presented by Andrew Frost.
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on 22 July 2008, was a 27-minute documentary about the bi-annual international art exhibition. The program featured interviews with international artists exhibiting in the
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established itself as an independent voice of art criticism in the Australian art and media world.
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surveyed the practice of photography and video art in the aftermath of Post Modernism while Ep 3
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met and interviewed artists who explore identity as their principal subject; while Ep 3
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looked at the context of Australian art inspired by the experience of the suburbs, Ep 2
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More recently, some contributors to the blog have been named on posts and have included
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Following the initial Art Life series, the ABC commissioned a two subsequent specials.
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The identities of The Art Life writers and editors has been the subject of speculation
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was a survey of art with an explicit connection to political issues.
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journalist Andrew Hornery reported that arts-writer
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Index

blog
Sydney
television programs
ABC TV
Blogger

anonymous blog

The Sydney Morning Herald
Andrew Frost
Simon Barney
Bonny Dot Cassidy
Carrie Miller
Marcus Trimble
Margaret Mayhew
Ian Houston
Isobel Johnston
ABC1
Biennale of Sydney
Pierre Huyghe
George Bures Miller
Dora Garcia
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev
Simon von Wolkenstein
Vincent van Gogh
List of blogs
The Art Life website.
Web Of Intrigue, Andrew Hornery, The Sydney Morning Herald, October 2004
Bad boy blogger now aunty's favourite, Clare Morgan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June 2007
From blog to screen, Brad Newsome, The Age, 7 June 2007

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