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John Olsen called this artists Archibald win the worst decision hed seen. But it didnt stop him
2025-04-13 05:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
, registeror subscribeto save articles for later.Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Within minutes of Mitch Cairns winning the Archibald Prize in 2017, with an abstract portrait of his wife and fellow artist Agatha Gothe-Snape, the grandfather of NSW artists, John Olsen, trashed Cairns breakthrough as the worst decision Ive ever seen.Olsen was unfamiliar with Cairns angular paintings and, seeing the distorted woman on a red-orange background on his TV at home, declared the composition flat and derivative.It was a richly ironic call from the pioneering experimental artist, who died in 2023 and who decades earlier had led a vociferous campaign demanding the Archibald judges of the time adopt more modern tastes.It was also a call made in haste that Olsens son, art dealer Tim Olsen, now says his father regretted. Dad actually came to admire Mitchs work, the younger Olsen says.Being dumped on from such a great height during the cro... [ more ]
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Emirates Mercedes-Benz first class finally arrives in Australia
2025-04-13 02:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Travel newsAir travelBy Craig PlattApril 3, 2025 4.00am, registeror subscribeto save articles for later.Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time.Almost eight years after they were originally unveiled, Emirates Mercedes-Benz-inspired first-class suites have finally touched down in Australia.This week a retro-fitted Emirates Boeing 777, featuring four classes first, business, premium economy and economy - touched down at Melbourne Airport for the first time. The aircraft will fly the Melbourne-Dubai route daily.First unveiled in late 2017, the first-class suites have gradually been installed on the airlines 777-300ER aircraft as part of a multibillion-dollar program to upgrade the carriers fleet, including a plan to extend the life of its Airbus A380 superjumbos.Emirates is the worlds largest operator of 777s and A380s. The airlines other flights from Melbourne will be flown by A380s, which feature a different version of first class.... [ more ]
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IVF gives hope to woman after miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy
2025-04-13 02:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
After three miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy that led to her left fallopian tube being ruptured and surgically removed, Mrs Angelene Hermann was ready to give up on her dream of having a child.For seven years since they got married in 2012, she and husband Melvinder Singh experienced hope and heartbreak."I was devastated. Every time I tried to bring life into this world, I faced another hurdle," she recalled.She turned to In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), a process that involves retrieving mature eggs from the ovaries and fertilising them with sperm in a laboratory.The fertilised embryos are then transferred to the uterus, where they develop into a pregnancy.Mrs Hermann's hopes turned to despair when the doctor told her that IVF was unlikely to succeed as she had diabetes."I lost hope," said Mrs Hermann, 44.The couple decided to let nature take its course and turned to travelling instead.In 2019 they visited another doctor, suggested by a relative, who saw possibilities in pregnancy.T... [ more ]
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