Jeffrey Smart
The best art shows to see in Sydney this weekend
From unnerving pale blue skies to piles of gravel that resemble pyramids - these are the small gallery exhibitions not to miss.
- John McDonald
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- Review
Clive James story adds zing to a ‘wonderful’ TV doco on an Australian icon
Jeffrey Smart documentary feels as fresh and lively as if all the luminaries featured were sitting down having a drink together.
- Melinda Houston
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- Review
Misadventures of a bumbling man-child make for one special Australian movie
James Vaughan’s witty and winning film Friends and Strangers delivers a stream of small surprises.
- Jake Wilson
The NGA has a hit on its hands with new Jeffrey Smart exhibition
Jeffrey Smart often felt betrayed or let down by Australian art museums. This exhibition, though, might have won the popular artist’s approval.
- John McDonald
- Opinion
- Spectrum
Wonder in unlikely places: decoding the art of Jeffrey Smart
The artist was notorious for his unwillingness to explain. An Italian art crawl offered some clues to a young critic with a head full of half-baked ideas.
- John McDonald
In the deep end: The swimming pool in Australian art
Every artist who has tried to depict a swimming pool – and in Australia there must be hundreds – will testify to the difficulties.
- John McDonald
Seeing like Jeffrey Smart: how empty streets gave me a new insight
The acclaimed Australian artist's iconic images suddenly make more sense.
- Tiarney Miekus
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