“It’s interesting because as the dynamic has shifted and she has the power,I’m the one who is less secure,” says Walsh.

‘She plays the rich bitch so well’:Who is Mona’s first lady,Kirsha Kaechele,really?

From going to court over the Hobart museum’s Ladies Lounge to working with foresters,Mrs David Walsh is putting her wealthy dilettante persona to clever use.

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Cao Fei,pictured in the Marigold Restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown.

She’s one of the top 10 artists in the world. Now we’ll get to see why

Chinese artist Cao Fei’s first major Australian exhibition,My City Is Yours,showcases the work that has had her called one of the top artists on the planet.

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Molto Bello is an exhibition of Italian design at Heide Museum of Modern Art.

Imagine Melbourne without coffee and Vespas. Here’s why you can’t ...

The Italian influence on our homes and city is celebrated in Heide’s new exhibition.

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Kirsha Kaechele installs the Ladies Lounge at Mona.

After winning the right to ban men,Mona’s Ladies Lounge is on the move

Mona’s controversial Ladies Lounge installation is about to embark on a new chapter,its creator has revealed.

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Kirsha Kaechele are her court win.

Mona’s ‘Ladies Lounge’ wins court battle to exclude men from art-filled space

An appeals court judge has ruled that the art gallery’s controversial Ladies Lounge is not discriminatory in refusing entry to men.

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A dunny. A yabby. A puffer jacket … Sculptor Alex Seton’s making his mark – in marble

Australian artist Alex Seton made his name turning the mundane into the poetic. Now he’s off to the traditional home of marble sculpting:Italy.

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Kirsha Kaechele,the artist behind the Ladies Lounge,at the Supreme Court in Hobart.

Mona heads to Supreme Court in fight to keep Ladies Lounge for women

The art gallery was ordered to close a women-only exhibit last month after a NSW man launched an anti-discrimination case.

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Katy Hessel,who will be appearing at the Sydney Writers Festival and NGV next month,has carved a niche for herself by promoting the work of women artists.

The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

With her online following,podcast and bestselling book,Katy Hessel has become an art-world superstar. But she’s not without her critics.

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Kirsha Kaechele is seeking legal advice after being ordered by the Tasmania Civil and Administrative Tribunal to allow men entry into her artwork the Ladies Lounge.

Artist behind Mona’s Ladies Lounge speaks out after legal ruling

Kirsha Kaechele,the creator of the women-only space,has spoken out for the first time since being ordered by a tribunal to allow men entry into the lounge.

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Leigh Carmichael (left) with Music Without Frontiers manager Mel Stewart in the Hobart record store. Carmichael made a vow to do everything he could to help save it.

How do you talk a millionaire into saving a tiny Hobart record shop?

The grumpy owner,the eccentric museum owner – and a treasured piece of history.

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