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2019Cengiz Yar documents the de-mining efforts in the city of Mosul
2019
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2011Numen/For Use: Tape Melbourne
2011
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2025Craig & Karl’s inflatable Cosmos welcomes Melbourne’s commuters with smiles, shapes and surprises
2025
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2018New work by Melbourne studio Lost Art gives us "reasons to be cheerful"
2018
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2016Field of Dreams: Dave Imms photographs the Little League baseball players of Hawaii
2016
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2013Graphic Design: Australian-based Process Journal gets impressive new look and feel
2013
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2024Justin Williams’ paintings take inspiration from an infamous Australian cult
2024
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2013Elenberg Fraser's staggering myth-inspired infinite lobby for Melbourne apartments
2013
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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1944015 1944 - Australian Arrmy races at Port Moresby, New Guinea. Tom comments It looks like the Albury r
1944
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1946Australian National Airways Freighter Service van, 1946 model
1946
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1942Australian Army Hunter Sparks with Tom's truck at El Kantara, Egypt (12336160754)
1942
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Art Deco Melbourne (483217936)
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1915The Australian flora in applied art (1915) (14782211994)
1915
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800Textile Fragment
800
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800Textile Fragment
800
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Pendant with Fishes and Amulets, Part of a Set
1775
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1775Girdle Clasp
1775
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1775Pendant
1775
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1775Pendant with Coins, One of a Pair
1775
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1775Ring
1775
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1775Ring
1775
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1225Tripod Candlestick
1225
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700Vase with Five Discs
700
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700Goblet with Incised Designs
700
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800Fragmentary Plate with Engraved Designs
800
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1200Candlestick Base with Interlacing Dragons
1200
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700Three-Footed Bowl
700
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500Textile Medallion
500
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622Bottle
622
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800Pendant
800
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500Roundel
500
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800Cup
800
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622Flask
622
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800Bottle with Molded Designs of Animals
800
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400Textile Fragment
400
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700Bowl
700
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400Textile Fragment
400
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800Fragmentary Cup with Molded Designs in the Beveled Style
800
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1275Candlestick Base
1275
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500Textile Fragment
500
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500Textile Fragment
500
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932Tiraz Textile Fragment
932
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966Tiraz Textile Fragment
966
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920Textile Fragment
920
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932<Tiraz> Textile Fragments
932
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966Tiraz Textile Fragment
966
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1100Coin
1100
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1222Coin
1222
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711Dirham
711
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775Panel from a Door
775
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999Tiraz Textile Fragment
999
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1225Ewer with Inscription, Horsemen, and Vegetal Decoration
1225
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900Textile Fragment with Inscription
900
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802Coin
802
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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622Fragment of a Bottle
622
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700Panel
700
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622Jar
622
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622Flask
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Bracelet
622
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622Bead
622
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750Cup with Molded Honeycomb Pattern
750
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622Earring
622
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622Bowl
622
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622Flask
622
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622Bottom of a Cup
622
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622Bottle
622
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622Shell with traces of blue paint
622
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622Bottle
622
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800Handle
800
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800Ewer with Molded Inscription
800
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800Pair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style'
800
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800Lamp
800
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800Glass Fragment
800
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800Fragment of Bottle
800
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622Shell Fragment
622
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800Pair of Doors Carved in the 'Beveled Style'
800
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1808Coin
1808
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800Mosaic Tesserae
800
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707Coin
707
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800Bottle
800
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800Two Glass Inkwells
800
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800Millefiori Glass Tile Fragments
800
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900Earring
900
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800Fragment of a Cup
800
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800Two Fragments of Handles
800
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901Matrices for Sword Mounts
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622Bottle
622
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800Fragments of a Bottle
800
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800Cut Glass Fragment
800
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1000Earring
1000
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622Bottle
622
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800Glass Fragment with Knob
800
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900Textile Fragment
900
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800Seven Glass Fragments
800
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622Flask
622
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1100Ring
1100
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800Shaped Inlay Pieces
800
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1218Coin
1218
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800Fragment of Bottle
800
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622Bottle
622
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1100Coin
1100
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800Two Glass Fragments
800
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Panel
800
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800Small Jar
800
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800Small Millefiori Bowl
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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700Fragment of a Bowl
700
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700Panel
700
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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800Ceramic Fragment
800
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700Panel
700
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800Glass Bowl in Millefiori Technique
800
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892Textile Printed in Gold
892
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1846Cape
1846
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900Two Winged Beasts Confronted
900
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1225Candlestick with Enthronement Scene
1225
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800Carving
800
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900Bead
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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700Panel
700
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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700Panel
700
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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700Handle
700
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800Pair of Doors
800
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700Panel
700
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500Glass Fragment
500
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500Fragment of a Bowl
500
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800Pair of Doors
800
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1000Padlock
1000
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700Panel
700
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700Panel
700
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700Fragment of a Bottle
700
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700Fragment of an Ewer
700
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700Carved Wood Panel
700
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800Jar
800
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700Handle
700
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700Panel
700
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700Glass Fragment
700
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975<Tiraz> Textile Fragment
975
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200Fragmentary Bottle
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500Glass Fragment
500
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800Glass Fragment
800
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700Fragment of an Ewer
700
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900Bottle Neck
900
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1300Candlestick with Figural Imagery
1300
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1200Seal
1200
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1300Bowl
1300
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1275Candlestick
1275
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1100Appliqué Plaque with a Tree and Four Birds
1100
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700Bottle
700
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725Woven Tapestry Fragment
725
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800Cup
800
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800Stamp
800
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1000Seal
1000
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900Textile Fragment
900
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900Textile Fragment
900
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800Belt Fittings
800
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900Seal
900
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1200Pen Box
1200
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2012Taking eye-trickery to a whole new level – the otherworldly New Zealand sculpture park Gibbs Farm
2012
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2012Simon Bent is painting Melbourne multi-coloured with his vibrant design
2012
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2012Architects Shigeru Ban to build Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand
2012
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2012Our new Here profile focusses on stunning Australian body architect Lucy McRae
2012
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2019Designers Speak (Up) gives visibility to the “unsung diversity” of Aotearoa design
2019
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2014Tom Gould goes behind the scenes in New Zealand's oldest strip club
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2011Young and Free: Australian Street Art
2011
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2012New Zealand's Pete McDonald dazzles us with his range
2012
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2018Photographer Cassandra Klos documents 'life on Mars' in the Hawaiian desert
2018
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2012Plunging into the Hawaiian waters – Christy Rogers photographs it perfectly
2012
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2012Striking images for New Zealand theatre Silo's summer season by Toaki Okano
2012
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2012Impressive Iraq speeches project from new German publishers Cake
2012
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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2016Interbrand Australia’s monochromatic rebrand of the Sydney Opera House
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2014Rennie Ellis' amazing photographs of Australia’s infamous and famous
2014
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2015Australian studio M35 designs collateral for creative conference Semi-Permanent
2015
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2008Hawaii Chair
2008
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2019Simon Bent of Australian foundry Metis on taking type to the limits of legibility
2019
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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2014Photography: Unbelievable shots of Australia's enormous salt mines
2014
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2019Jieun Lee paints Australian scenes where she fell in love with traveling
2019
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023