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</B></SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT SIZE="5"><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Life sized, full frontal nudes confront the viewer of the Australian Academy of Design’s latest exhibition. Presented in black and white on tracing paper with annotations hand written on the body, the images challenge and comfort. <BR>
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Michelle Mantsio’s Don’t Look and It Won’t Hurt II, an installation work consisting of a photographic series of 29 nudes, forms part of Mantsio’s PhD thesis which explores the concept of safe place through the comfort of numbers. <BR>
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Mantsio will discuss her work at a Meet The Artist evening on W<B>ednesday 21 May, 6.30-8.30pm </B>at the Australian Academy of Design at 220 Ingles St, Port Melbourne<BR>
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RSVP <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><U>marketing@designacademy.edu.au</U></FONT> or call 9676 9000<BR>
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Exhibition open to the public 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, May 8-23<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>For upcoming events at the Australian Academy of Design visit the website www.designacademy.edu.au</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> <a href="http://www.designacademy.edu.au"><http://www.designacademy.edu.au></a> </FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica Neue"> or to join the mailing list contact Sandra Boyd marketing@designacademy.edu.au or 9676 9000<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007A"><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow">Sandra Boyd<BR>
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</B>Campus<B> 220 Ingles Street Port Melbourne VIC<BR>
</B>Mail <B>PO Box 5200 South Melbourne </B></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial Narrow"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:8pt'><B><FONT COLOR="#000079">VIC </FONT><FONT COLOR="#00007A">3205 Australia<BR>
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</B>Web <B>www.designacademy.edu.au <BR>
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