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An outback monastery hides the biggest art heist you've never heard of

An outback monastery hides the biggest art heist you've never heard of

FromThe Art Show


An outback monastery hides the biggest art heist you've never heard of

FromThe Art Show

ratings:
Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The town of New Norcia in WA is a monastery in the bush, home to a community of Benedictine monks and a treasure chest of 17th and 16th c. European religious art -- all of which was stolen in a brazen heist in 1986. It's an art crime that RN's Marc Fennell set out to unpack with art historian and fraud expert Dr Pamela James in a new SBS TV series.My Thing is… The Resilience Coat. Rowena and Angela Foong, from the label High Tea with Mrs Woo, have designed a coat for all bodies, all trends and all of life's upheavals, complete with an in-built repair kit. It's been shortlisted for a national craft award.The mining town of Broken Hill might still be best known for Pro Hart and his 'Brush men of the bush' but Barkindji artists David Doyle and Krystle Evans are part of a thriving contemporary art scene influenced by Barkindji stories and art practices. Producer Rosa Ellen visits their respective studios after the Referendum for Indigenous recognition an Indigenous voice to Parliament, where the Parkes electorate recorded the highest 'No' vote in NSW.
Released:
Oct 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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