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Liz Hobday

Design replaces art commission as fair tickets sell out

The Melbourne Art Fair has opened to record attendance with first-day tickets selling out. (Michael Currie/AAP PHOTOS)

One of the biggest events on Australia's contemporary art calendar has replaced a long-running major commission for new art.

Established in 2006, the Melbourne Art Foundation Commission Program contributed to funding major new work presented at the Melbourne Art Fair, which runs until Sunday at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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