Mark Holsworth, Black Mark
mholsworth.bsky.social
Mark Holsworth, Black Mark
@mholsworth.bsky.social
Author of The Picasso Ransom, Sculptures of Melbourne and the long-running blog Black Mark - Melbourne Art & Culture Critic. He/him
I must look into that subject, since I'm looking at the theme of identity in both prison art and crime.
December 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Yes, indeed.
I had the privilege of being invited to watch the Koorie Court in action last year. Primarily to write about their art collection, but also to understand how they work.
I've written about art in prisons, often a band-aid solution over a festering wound.
December 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It is the best argument for prison abolition I've ever heard.
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
All Israeli citizens, like all citizens of the Third Reich, have a collective guilt. They participated in a democratic decision to elect a criminal genocidal government and agreed to abide by the outcome of the election.
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
A useless suggestion, as I wouldn't recognise it, and I doubt that anyone outside of Israel would either. Also, although Likud is in government, Israel claims to be the only democracy in the Middle East, so all citizens have agreed to an elected government and tacitly accept all government actions.
December 12, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Do you have a suggested symbol for the genocidal Israeli regime that you would not consider antisemitic?
December 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Murder-suicide because not everyone consents.
December 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Nowhere near as stupid as you are, Trump supporter.
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Unusual, yes; weird, no. Assuming your friend's mom is an author, actor, etc. (someone wouldn't be weird to ask for an autograph from), and your friend isn't estranged from their mom. Then it is just asking your friend to make you a personalised gift rather than buy you one.
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Political speech, nothing anti-Semetic about it and the only people who would say otherwise would be supporters of genocidal war criminals.
December 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Haven't Australians been voting in favour of this since they could vote? Or is that just an illusion created by the evil shits in the ALP/LNP duopoly?
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Actually, there is no reasoning with a bigot like you who alters definitions, makes claims without evidence and supports the crime of crimes, genocide. So, I hope you live long enough to see the end of Israel and all members of the IDF tried for war crimes.
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Next, a racist Zionazi trope from the "Observer".
December 9, 2025 at 9:12 AM
What is sensible about destroying the climate for short-term profit?
Do you have any scientific evidence for your claim of sensible or is it just your uncommon sense of delusion?
December 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Sure, progressively supporting US imperialism, oppressing minorities, destroying the environment and breaking international agreements... Is that the kind of progress you are talking about the ALP/LNP duopoly achieving?
December 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
There are offshore facilities that could hold all members of the duopoly.
December 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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to say, yay, now they can go and read a book, play sport, yada yada, but community sports clubs have been run into the ground, school libraries under-funded and under-resourced and not properly staffed right across the country. What measure ls have been put in place to replace social media in kids’
December 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Allegedly
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I like your compromise, but obviously, Eurovision does not support a two-state solution.
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM