Margaret Preston: Selected Writings Publisher / Macquarie The exhibition and publication are

The exhibition and publication are the first to present the work of Bennett since his untimely death

This book explores the history of Rinpa from its birth

and the key figures of Australian art and culture

the disdain for connoisseurship and the fragility of authenticity

photography and film

Margaret Preston: Selected Writings Publisher / Macquarie The exhibition and publication areNever shy of voicing an opinion, artist Margaret Preston launched into print on a variety of subjects, from flower arranging and furnishing a bedroom, to Aboriginal art and design, Pokerwork and Wood blocking. Selected from the pages of Australia's journals by Elizabeth Butel, this collection addresses Preston's recurring preoccupations "modern" art, an Australian national art and the craft of art making. "The natural enemy of the dull" Preston's