Review
John Olsen called this artist’s Archibald win the worst decision he’d seen. But it didn’t stop him
Mitch Cairns’ intimate new solo exhibition at the AGNSW is both playful and introspective.
- Michaela Boland
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From gardens to beaches: Ethel Carrick’s dazzling Australian sketches
These lively paintings are possibly the first post-impressionist works to be made in Australia.
- Joanna Mendelssohn
This exhibition proves that bigger isn’t better when it comes to art
There are whole worlds in these paintings so often reductively characterised as “miniature”.
- Neha Kale
Carol Jerrems died at 30. This exhibition of her work is a revelation
She died young, and that is the least important aspect of this Australian photographer’s art.
- Joanna Mendelssohn
There’s much more to Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros than the $14m price tag
There are far more generous and meaningful ways to discuss the NGA’s shiny new sculpture.
- Alex Burchmore
Magritte’s sheer visual magic on show in AGNSW’s summer exhibition
The Belgian surrealist made money during World War II by selling Titian knock-offs to Nazi occupiers.
- Joanna Mendelssohn
What to see (and what to skip) at Sculpture by the Sea
There’s 100 artworks from 103 artists on display – if you can get past the golden gorilla testicles.
- Robert Moran
Hauntingly beautiful, Isaac Julien’s installation at the MCA is a must-see
The extraordinary black-and-white five-screen film installation is unexpectedly healing.
- Cherine Fahd
Line, space, repeat: The divine madness in this artist’s abstract patterns
At 82, Australian abstract artist Lesley Dumbrell’s retrospective, Thrum, is long overdue.
- John McDonald
Take a trip through time in this stunning photo exhibition
There’s deep complexity to the deceptively simple photos of Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto at the MCA.
- John McDonald
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