The Closed Australian Open
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Van Nishing (Van T Rudd)'s work has been described as sitting at the intersection between political cartooning and the Melbourne street art tradition. When asked why he chose a hotel quarantine worker for his model, Rudd commented, 'I was disgusted by the corporate sector of tennis pushing for things to be open while we're all trying so hard to contain the virus'.
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