Brett Whiteley
Dame Edna Everage’s diamante-encrusted specs to go under the hammer
Barry Humphries found global fame through the comic characters he created. His treasures, including an extensive art collection, will be sold off next year.
- by Rob Harris
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Before you swallow Dutton’s nukes, look at the evidence
So, Peter Dutton tells us that his nuclear policy will be cheaper than Labor’s renewables policy. I would recommend to readers the Climate Council’s myth-busting article “The seven ways the federal Coalition could cook the books on nuclear costings”.
The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock: Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk
Ellen Waugh loved her home so much she wanted others to enjoy the nearby coast and views, but she was determined to keep on living there until the end.
- by Julie Power
Bondi has had a colourful history, but this is why it’s never lost its appeal
It’s an unruly coastal circus and that’s why we love it.
- by Chris Baker
Works by art superstar Brett Whiteley come to Logan
The legendary artist’s major exhibition is bypassing QAGOMA and HOTA in favour of an oft-overlooked regional gallery.
- by Nick Dent
Whiteley, Brack, Perceval. At 96, this art collector is farewelling his favourite works
While Peter Clemenger’s children will inherit some of the artworks he spent decades collecting with his wife, Joan, others were too big – and too important – to hand down.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Courtney Barnett returns to her ‘forever hometown’ as part of Sydney Festival 2024
The third weekend of the Sydney Festival 2024 features Symphony Under the Stars as well as a host of other real-life stars.
- by Helen Pitt
Brett Whiteley kept thousands of LPs, the tunes have inspired new work
The artist’s dog-eared collection has provided the inspiration for a series of performances for the 2024 Sydney Festival, to take place in the painter’s studio.
- by Helen Pitt
This compelling series delves back into one of Australia’s most intriguing art mysteries
A two-part documentary revisits the sale of disputed paintings by the celebrated painter Brett Whiteley and the people caught up in the scandal.
- by Karl Quinn
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Crime
‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’: Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake
The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals, sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules.
- by Chris Vedelago and Marta Pascual Juanola
From the Archives, 1993: What Whiteley willed
Thirty years ago, the women in the life of Brett Whiteley arrived at the Supreme Court to contest his estate. Multiple wills didn’t help the process.
- by Jennie Curtin
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