In 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington (USA). That same year, American artist Barnett Newman conceived of the sculpture Broken Obelisk – equally an icon of a moment in art history.
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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