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Last night I went to the AGNSW for a celebrity talk at Art After Hours with J & J. Myf Warhurst was the “celebrity” speaker and she herself said that she didn’t feel like one, but I had more Myf than Paris this week. I hear her every morning on Triple J, then I saw her at the art gallery, then I went home and saw her on Spicks & Specks AND The Chaser. Anyway, I was wondering what wisdom she could impart on us about the An Incomplete World exhibition. Mostly she spoke about how music and art are related and her personal response to some of the artworks presented. She added funny anecdotes about her “arty/alternative” parents and growing up in country Victoria. I was excited to see this show because it had not one, but TWO Andy Warhols! You all know he is my most favourite artist. Seeing Warhol’s Joseph Beuys piece up close was great as I didn’t realise it had flocking (something you just don’t see in a reproduction). All the works are modern and I really enjoyed seeing all these great artworks up close. I also loved Andreas Gusky’s 99c store photograph - it’s HUGE, it CHEAP. Gursky holds the record for the highest price paid for a photograph by a living photographer for his work 99 Cent II Diptychon which sold for USD 3.3 million in 2007. Other artists include Roy Lichtenstein, Sarah Morris, Damien Hirst, Nobuyoshi Araki, Lucian Freud, Cindy Sherman and Australian Maria Kontis. Another good thing about this show is that it is free.