http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=arts Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2008, National Forum susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Peter Sellick) Many artists are agonised and their art lacking in beauty because they are trapped in their own egos. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7702 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7702 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 10:11:03 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7702 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Hetty Johnston and Bravehearts are but one part of an apoplectic surge in seeing s*x in everything. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7646 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7646 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:28:26 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7646 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Melinda Tankard Reist) Why give photographs of your daughter to a magazine whose raison d’être was a defence of Bill Henson? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7645 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7645 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:28:15 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7645 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Peter Tapsell) Poetry has become remote to the untrained person. There is nothing wrong with appealing to the masses. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7593 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7593 Wed, 9 Jul 2008 08:15:13 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7593 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Hetty Johnston) As a society we simply can not legitimise the sexual portrayal of children in the name of art or anything else. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7482 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7482 Fri, 6 Jun 2008 08:37:10 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7482 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Ross Buncle) Should we let the nanny state stomp on our right to assess controversial works, and undermine our cherished democratic values in the guise of protecting them? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7465 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7465 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 10:11:42 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7465 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Peter Bowden) Whether it is to make money or a name for himself in the art world, Bill Henson is using children to further his own ends. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7463 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7463 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:18:01 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7463 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Mark Kelly) Kevin Rudd has powerfully alienated the Australian cultural elite. This was not a smart move politically. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7445 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7445 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:39:22 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7445 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Tony Smith) Ai Weiwei is the man who designed the 'Bird’s Nest' Olympic Stadium in Beijing. His art reveals a keen sense of humour and a warm humanity. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7436 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7436 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:38:18 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7436 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Binoy Kampmark) Art exhibitions can be a hazardous business, especially in Australia. Seeing Henson’s works is bound to turn us all into drooling deviants. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7438 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=7438 Thu, 29 May 2008 08:24:49 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=7438 On Line Opinion