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Apr 2016
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Can Contemporary Art be timeless?

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
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The explosion of art from the confines of art galleries to screens, installations and public spaces have changed contemporary art and what is expected of us as audiences. Join MCA director Elizabeth Ann and researcher Jacqueline Millner to discuss what makes the art of our time important and how contemporary art becomes timeless.

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