Culture
Art & design
The ‘big sadness of life’ and humour behind this year’s Archibald Prize finalists
Sisters Antonia and Nicole Kidman celebrating their first Christmas without their mother, the stoicism of former AFL coach Neale Daniher – these are some of the backstories of this year’s Archibald Prize.
- by Linda Morris
Latest
This show changes everything you think you know about Indigenous art
Marcia Langton started working on the Potter’s new exhibition 10 years ago. She doesn’t care if you don’t like it, but she does want you to learn.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
Portrait of artist Jason Phu wins Packing Room Prize
The $3000 Packing Room Prize winner was selected from 57 finalists for the 2025 Archibald Prize.
- by Linda Morris
Opinion
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is turning a corner. Just not yet
The Archibald is evolving – glimpses of the future are here, but the transformation isn’t complete.
- by Michaela Boland
Sydney Opera House celebrates work of late artist with a kiss of light
A tribute to David McDiarmid, artist and HIV/AIDS activist, will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails for Vivid Sydney.
- by Linda Morris
These works by Sidney Nolan have never been displayed. Now they’re heading to Melbourne
In 1962, the artist visited Auschwitz. The paintings he created afterwards have been brought together in a new exhibition.
- by Will Cox
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Arts
Price tag for opening of Powerhouse Parramatta edges towards $50 million
The museum has locked in three major artists for its opening program, including a British stage designer associated with U2’s Las Vegas concerts.
- by Linda Morris
Did you buy a painting by this artist for $925? It could be worth $125,000 now
Demand for works by the Queensland-raised painter Margaret Olley, who died in 2011, continues to grow, and many of her masterpieces have found their way back into the art market.
- by Nick Dent
Comedian Kemah Bob milks easy belly laughs from holiday hell
The London-based comic turns a winding tale of a chilled-out holiday upended in a whirlwind of weed shops and extravagant spending in the first full-length show of her career.
- by Daniel Herborn
How a preacher’s courage amid a brutal massacre inspired this artist
Thirty years ago, George Gittoes arrived at a Rwandan refugee camp amid unimaginable violence. But he discovered an oasis of calm in the face of brutality.
- by Elizabeth Fortescue
An Archibald win brought Blak Douglas plenty of advice. This is what he did with it
After winning Australia’s most famous portrait prize in 2022, Blak Douglas is finally back in the spotlight.
- by Linda Morris
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