About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell Milly Dent has been acknowledged as the

has been acknowledged as the 'single most important reference work on Australian art ever published'

– Doug Aitken

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Aitken has realised museum projects around the world

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About Face: Contemporary portrait painting in Australia & New Zealand | Author: Amber Creswell Milly Dent has been acknowledged as theFrom the Australian Book Industry Award winning author of Australian Abstract. Since the advent of the camera nearly two centuries ago, a portrait is no longer expected to be an exact likeness. From surrealist renderings to abstract interpretations, contemporary artists have shed the convention of traditional portraiture, experimenting with an array of styles to convey the personality and character of their subjects. In About Face, Amber Creswell Bell