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    1001 REMARKABLE OBJECTS

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    1001 REMARKABLE OBJECTS A celebration of the scale, breadth and relevance of the decorative arts and design collections held by Powerhouse Museum, ...

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    In 1965, Carla Zampatti, AC OMRI (1938–2021), established the Sydney fashion house and brand that is still loved by generations of women. This publ...

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  • Exhibition publication for Eucalyptusdom, which reckons with Australian cultural history and relationship with the gum tree. It showcases more than 20 creative practitioners commissioned to produce new works in dialogue with 500+ objects from the Powerhouse collection. Includes new work by acclaimed Australian author Ashley Hay, a 32-page folio of art photography by Amanda Williams, and an oral history shared by D’harawal Elder Aunty Fran Bodkin. Edited by Sally Rose. Design by Studio Ongarato.

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    Eucalyptusdom reckons with Australia’s cultural history and ever-changing relationship with the gum tree. This publication expands upon a body of r...

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  • galang 01 & 02 - 50% OFF!

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    The galang collective convenes regularly to discuss the role of museums and other cultural institutions in the past and present colonisation of Fir...

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  • Time and Memory - ON SALE!

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    "Clocks count the hours, but we experience time like it’s a texture, sometimes thick, other times thin, sometimes folded, other times smooth and sy...

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    Australian Jewellery: 19th and Early 20th Century - ON SALE!

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    This book documents the styles and fashions from European settlement through the colonial era and goldrush periods and provides detailed informatio...

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  • Akira Isogawa: Unfolding a Life in Fashion

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    ‘As a designer I want to make things that are emotionally or spiritually connected to people.’ Akira Isogawa Akira Isogawa delves into the creative...

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  • Jean-Michel Basquiat. 40th Ed

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    The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with 1980s New York, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag ...

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  • Galang 01 feature essays from Indigenous led think tank Powerhouse-galang. The collective is composed of First Nations artists, curators, scholars Dr Brook Garru Andrew, Dr Léuli Eshrãghi, Dr Liisa-Rávná Finbog, Lisa Hilli, Dr Biung Ismahasan, Gail Mabo, Mayunkiki. They discuss the role of cultural institutions in past and present colonisations of First Nations people, sharing creative practice and challenging narratives of sovereignty, decolonisation, identity, power and language.

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    PowerThe galang collective convenes regularly to discuss the role of museums and other cultural institutions in the past and present colonisation o...

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  • Chinese Toggles: Culture in Miniature

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    This book introduces the understudied cultural artifact of the Chinese belt toggle, known as zhuizi (坠子). Similar to their better-known Japanese co...

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    Zhang Enli Container - ON SALE!

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    Zhang Enli's paintings depict the familiar and overlooked everyday objects that are connected through the artist's immediate surroundings in China....

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  • Edward Weston One Hundred Twenty Five Photographs

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    This lavish hardcover book is wrapped in European gold cloth, debossed with Weston's signature, and set inside an elegant slipcase cover. This limi...

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  • Eaton Center: Out of the Land

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    Eaton Center is the expression of the values of a century-old company with deep roots in the American Midwest. Rising above the rolling terrain of ...

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  • Charles Ray: Sculpture, 1997-2014

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    How does one make sense of a purported link between mathematics, Shakespeare, and art? The answer lies within the oeuvre of Man Ray (1890-1976). Th...

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  • Between Times: Instants, Intervals and Durations

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    This book unites the work of contemporary artists who address the experience of time as a material: Jeff Wall, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Joachim Koester, C...

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  • Australia Modern

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    Architecture, Landscape & Design 1925-1975 From the Sydney Opera House and the National Gallery of Victoria to sought-after homes across the co...

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  • An Uncertain Grace (Hardback) - ON SALE!

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    By the author of Workers: An Archaeology of the Industrial Age "Salgado shows us that concealed within the pain of living and the tragedy of dying ...

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  • The Moon

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    A cultural and scientific history of the Moon and our relationship with itThe Moon has been an object of fascination for religions, cultures, and s...

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  • Saffron Tales: Recipes from the Persian Kitchen

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    'This is so much more than a compilation of recipes, gorgeous though they themselves are. This is a book that tells a story, both cultural and pe...

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  • Journeys in Natural Dyeing - ON SALE!

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    Similar to food and the act of sharing meals, our relationship to textiles—both creating them and using them—is a core tenet of our human experienc...

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  • The Pronoun Lowdown

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    Demystifying and celebrating gender diversity We find ourselves at an exciting moment in history. For the first time, trans and gender diverse peo...

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  • The Queens' English

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    Do you know where "yaaaas queen!" comes from? Do you know the difference between a bear and a wolf? Do you know what all the letters in LGBTQIA+ st...

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  • Queer X Design

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    The first-ever illustrated history of the iconic designs, symbols, and graphic art representing more than 5 decades of LGBTQ pride and activism-...

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  • Art Cities of the Future 21st-Century Avant-Gardes

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    Today the art world is more of a world in every sense, with a larger population, a wider territory and a greater number of nationalities. Its preva...

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