This Month
David Rowe cartoons for May 2025
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column.
Art Gallery of NSW gives its ‘kiss of death’ award
The Packing Room Prize has been awarded ahead of next week’s Archibald, and there is speculation they could have the same winner for the first time.
April
20 business types + a $1m super investment = an unusual art collective
Twenty top-tier business and legal names invested $1 million in art from Asia and the Pacific. Now they are selling.
David Rowe cartoons for April 2025
David Rowe is a multiple Walkley award-winning cartoonist. He draws a daily political cartoon and one for the Chanticleer column.
First Uyghur art show attempts to tell a different Chinese story
Former ambassador to China Geoff Raby has curated the work of Uyghur artist Aniwar Mamat to show a side of Chinese contemporary art not seen in Australia until now.
‘Quite emotional’: Rich Lister sees parents’ art legacy brought to life
The new Eva and Marc Besen Centre, says son Daniel, completes the circle on what his mum and dad wanted to achieve at their TarraWarra Museum.
From Les Mis to an absurdist play: the shows you must see in May
Opera Australia is in a church and overlooked female modernists are on a top gallery’s wall. There is plenty around the country to enjoy.
Uli Sigg is offloading his Howard Arkley. Asking price, $1m-plus
One of the world’s biggest art collectors is selling a brash work by one of Australia’s most in-demand artists. It could add up to a record price.
What Russia can still teach us
From Tolstoy to Shostakovich, Russian culture helped shape the world. We must not lose it.
Why this early Whiteley went from £200 to $1.2m
Two paintings were brought from the young artist in 1961. Last week one sold for almost four times the other.
Inside the art collections of our investment banks
Bulge-bracket finance firms are defying global trends and investing in fine artwork. How do their Australian offices look?
A record-setting photo and a $2.5m number plate
The biggest auction of the year so far delivered $10 million in sales and a record price for an iconic image, while a small plate brings a big price.
Biggest gift completes ‘unfinished business’ at National Gallery
The Canberra institution finally has a work by one of the 20th century’s most influential painters, Edvard Munch of The Scream fame, thanks to philanthropist Geoff Ainsworth.
Senior staff depart Art Gallery of NSW amid tension at the top
The chief operating officer and chief of staff have both left the institution following a change of directors.
Why the art market has an eye for crypto
Everyone wins: buyers avoid taxes, and auction houses make money.
NGV’s ‘Kusama’ to become biggest-selling art show
The 96-year-old Japanese woman, whom few Australians had heard of four months ago, is set to be responsible for the country’s most popular ticketed art exhibition ever.
March
From Annie to Zimmer: the must-see shows to catch in April
Take a break from the hard-knock life with our monthly selection of the best live entertainment around the country.
‘Shouted into submission’: Monash Uni stops Sabsabi show
The cancelled artist’s gallerist has blasted Creative Australia for not having his client’s back.
From £450 to $1m: Early Whiteleys emerge with a rich backstory
In 1961 the young Australian artist paid close attention to the pretty Californian art student who bought two of his works in London.
How to make the most of the south of France’s best art
From land art in the mountains to pop art on sun-soaked islands, here’s your guide to following the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur art route.