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Cartoon: Michael Leunig. ‘What is This Life?’ 2009

February 2009

 

What a wonderful invocation of life, to life!

Marcus


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Michael Leunig (Australian, 1945-2024) 'What is This Life?' 2009

 

Michael Leunig (Australian, 1945-2024)
What is This Life?
2009

 

 

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Dr Marcus Bunyan

Unknown's avatarDr Marcus Bunyan is an Australian artist and writer. His art work explores the boundaries of identity and place. He curates Art Blart, art and cultural memory archive, which posts mainly photography exhibitions from around the world. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from RMIT University, Melbourne, Master of Arts (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne.

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  • Exhibition: ‘The artist’s world through the camera’ at Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
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  • Exhibition: 'Hold That Pose: Erotic Imagery in 19th Century Photography' at the Kinsey Institute, Bloomington, Indiana Part 2
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  • Exhibition: 'Hilma af Klint – A Pioneer of Abstraction' at Moderna Museet, Stockholm
  • Exhibition: 'The Naked Man' at Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
  • Exhibition: 'Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson (1865-66)' at the Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum, Bournemouth, England
  • Text: "Historical Pressings" chapter from Marcus Bunyan's PhD research 'Pressing the Flesh: Sex, Body Image and the Gay Male', RMIT University, Melbourne, 2001
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