October 2007 Issue 204

1 Prizes and politics: The 24th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award: BELINDA SCOTT, DARWINDennis Nona (Kal-lagaw-ya language, Badu and Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Qld homeland), Ubirikubiri, cast bronze — **1 Prizes and politics: The 24th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Award: BELINDA SCOTT**, ***DARWIN***
Dennis Nona (Kal-lagaw-ya language, Badu and Saibai Island, Torres Strait, Qld homeland), *Ubirikubiri,* cast bronze

2 A tribute to Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni: ADRIAN MARTINIngmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioniat work — **2 A tribute to Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioni: ADRIAN MARTIN**
Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo Antonioniat work

3 Sixteen artists: Excerpts from a European diary, June 2007: Bill WRIGHT & HILARIE MAISAi Weiwei, Template, installation of found wooden windows and doors, in Documenta 12, Kassel — **3 Sixteen artists: Excerpts from a European diary, June 2007: Bill WRIGHT & HILARIE MAIS**
Ai Weiwei, *Template*, installation of found wooden windows and doors, in *Documenta 12*, Kassel

4 Snap freeze: Still life now in the Yarra Valley: HILARY MADDOCKSJohn Scurry, Still life with Helmut and juggling batons, 2006, oil on linen, collection of Nick and Anne Lolatgis, Melbourne — **4 Snap freeze: Still life now in the Yarra Valley: HILARY MADDOCKS**
John Scurry, *Still life with Helmut and juggling batons*, 2006, oil on linen, collection of Nick and Anne Lolatgis, Melbourne

5 Psychogothical: ASHLEY CRAWFORDBen Armstrong, Conflict, 2003-05, mixed media, courtesy the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne — **5 Psychogothical: ASHLEY CRAWFORD**
Ben Armstrong, *Conflict*, 2003-05, mixed media, courtesy the artist and Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne

6 Aura: A twenty-first century tour of Lake George; altered relations in speed and its affect: ANN FINEGANJohn Conomos, Still from Aura, 2003, video installation, 13 mins — **6 Aura: A twenty-first century tour of Lake George; altered relations in speed and its affect: ANN FINEGAN**
John Conomos, Still from *Aura,* 2003, video installation, 13 mins

8 Something to smile about in Beijing: CLAIRE ROBERTSZhang Wei, The Hall of Supreme Harmony, [Forbidden City], 1976, oil on paper. Reproduced courtesy Zhang Wei — **8 Something to smile about in Beijing: CLAIRE ROBERTS**
Zhang Wei, *The Hall of Supreme Harmony, [Forbidden City],* 1976, oil on paper. Reproduced courtesy Zhang Wei

**9 Adventures in image permissions: ADAM GECZY**

10 Strange fruit: Testimony and memory in Julie Dowling’s portraits: KATE SANDS, MelbourneJulie Dowling, Aunties with cards, 1999, synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and gold on canvas, Hyphema Collection, Perth11 Letter: This (patronised) art life — 10 Strange fruit: Testimony and memory in Julie Dowling’s portraits: KATE SANDS, *Melbourne*
Julie Dowling, *Aunties with cards*, 1999, synthetic polymer paint, red ochre and gold on canvas, Hyphema Collection, Perth
**11 Letter: This (patronised) art life**

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