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Jun 2022
54m 5s

Daniel Boyd's solo show, Sally Ryan's Ho...

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A conversation with artist Daniel Boyd whose work has focussed on reframing Eurocentric images from Australia's past. Plus, Sally Ryan discusses her latest commission, a giant oil painting of Jesus, Mary and Joseph for St Mary’s cathedral in Sydney. She says it's her hardest painting yet. And, returning artefacts tak ... Show More
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