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To those we lost in 2017, vale

We salute the lives and careers of the artists, performers and patrons who took their final curtain call in 2017.

21 Dec 2017 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Sydney Ball; courtesy Sullivan + Strumpf and University of South Australia

2017 saw the deaths of many talented and inspiring people.

It was a year for superhero deaths: Roger Moore alias James Bond, Adam West aka Batman, and dare we add (a superhero to some, a supervillain to others)…Playboy founder and subculture giant, Hugh Hefner.

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Gina Fairley

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