Art
Sydney Theatre Company leans on TV star power in big season reveal
Logies Hall of Fame inductee, Rebecca Gibney, headlines a list of “national treasures” Kip Williams has recruited to lead the flagship company’s 2025 season.
- by Linda Morris
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This rare painting could be about to set a new Australian art record
The art market is hoping for a sales boost when Sydney Contemporary opens to the public on Thursday.
- by Linda Morris
Revealed: National Portrait Gallery offered to return Gina Rinehart painting
Gina Rinehart has yet to resolve a wrangle between her and the National Portrait Gallery over a portrait she wants to donate to its collection.
- by Linda Morris
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City life
Which of these is art? It’s a trick question, and I love it if you disagree
One of Brisbane’s newest pieces of public art has been described as a “saggy boob monster”. It’s time we showed a greater appreciation for our city’s artworks.
- by Felicity Caldwell
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Arts
With spare materials from his Sydney exhibit, this international artist-superstar made a whole new work
“I can’t think of a single example where an artist has come and created a work from scratch,” Art Gallery of NSW curator Melanie Eastburn said.
- by Linda Morris
A dunny. A yabby. A puffer jacket … Sculptor Alex Seton’s making his mark – in marble
Australian artist Alex Seton made his name turning the mundane into the poetic. Now he’s off to the traditional home of marble sculpting: Italy.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
He used to sleep in his car. Now he’s judging Australia’s richest film prize
Hollywood director David Lowery knows what it’s like to struggle, which is why he loves the idea of giving away $140,000 to a young filmmaker at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
- by Karl Quinn
Meet Australia’s ‘Hydraulic Press Girl’, dancing the undanceable to millions online
Sarah McCreanor, a Brisbane dancer who now lives in Los Angeles, talks about her TikTok fame and physical — as well as funny — work.
- by Margaret Fuhrer
Jane Campion receives lifetime achievement gong, and teases a return to filmmaking
Jane Campion, the director of The Piano and The Power of the Dog, has won the lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
‘I hope it sticks to them like a tick’: A writer’s gift to her stalker
Author Ella Baxter has an unusual request for the person who sent her violent and sexual letters.
- by Melanie Kembrey
‘It’s a crisis’: Dismay deepens over cancellation of Brisbane play
Queensland Theatre cited illness when it cancelled a play satirising Donald Trump, but the truth is proving more complicated.
- by Nick Dent
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