This week’s arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.
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We take a look at the arts news that pushed to the top of the heap this week. From a celebration of bark painting to meritocracy, these were your top reads this week.

Vale Ollie Olsen, an innovative electronic artist who painted with sound
The endlessly curious musical pioneer Ollie Olsen has died aged 66.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina