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The radical work of Vivienne Binns + when did people start smiling in western Art?

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-art-show/vivienne-binns-thanakupi-smile-art/14064124

In the 1960s Vivienne Binns scandalised critics with her joyfully sexual paintings of giant genitalia and Dada-inspired pop art. But instead of following her expected path, Binns abandoned painting and devoted herself to community art projects and the Feminist art movement. Plus, a spotlight on pioneering ceramic artist Thanakupi, from Napranum (Weipa). And a short history of the smile in western Art.

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