Art
Democratising art
A story worth telling
by Julie Ewington •
On Display: The story of Artbank, Australia’s most visible collection by Laura Couttie
Artbank, 296 pp
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This handsome book is a strange beast: half official report, half pitch to potential clients, half lavishly illustrated history of four decades of collecting Australian art. Clearly, this does not add up. Which is a pity, because Artbank is important to the current visibility, and popular success, of contemporary art in Australia.
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