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The Ballets Russes has engaged people for over 100 years, ever since Russian born Sergei Diaghilev created this dynamic avant-garde company. This title features costumes that are drawn entirely from the National Gallery of Australia's world-renowned collection of Ballets Russes costumes and ephemera.

An examination of the causes and consequences of the 1960s' new art, focusing on the year 1968, when it is argued a change in political, artistic and social feeling emerged globally. The book explores the issues of the period, relating them to the subsequent developments in art.