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Visual Arts
John Demos’s project with Big Fag Press at Cross Art Projects, Sydney October 2013. Source: Accessible Arts
With the 55th Venice Biennale colloquially known as the ‘outsider biennale’ coming to an end this weekend, it is an interesting time to reflect on why the mainstream has become so interested in Outsider Art. Has the art world finally decided to become more ‘open’, more inclusive this time round?
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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