John Olsen
John Olsen’s ‘chook raffle’ winner gifted to the people of NSW
Eighteen months after the celebrated artist’s death, one of his most iconic works now has a permanent home.
- by Nick Galvin
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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
John Olsen farewelled as ‘master of the brush’ in state memorial
A who’s who of Australian media, arts and politics turned out in honour of John Olsen at a state memorial held at the Art Gallery of NSW following his death at age 95.
- by Linda Morris
Your A-Z guide to Vivid, plus the best of winter in Sydney
From the White Lotus’ Jennifer Coolidge to John Olsen on the Opera House sails, plus cabaret, moonlight kayaking and 12 nights of music, this is Vivid 2023.
- by Lenny Ann Low
APY Lands art investigation the elephant in the Wynne Prize room
The country’s oldest art prize is awarded for best landscape painting of Australian scenery or figure sculpture.
- by John McDonald
Hundreds of never-before-seen Sidney Nolan artworks up for grabs
Organisers say everyone ‘can have a chance of bidding and buying’ at the auction of more than 200 ‘modestly priced’ artworks in Melbourne.
- by Carolyn Webb
The Tara Moss Supreme Court battle with doctor drags on
Lawyers for the model-turned-novelist were locked in a high-stakes mediation session on Friday.
- by Andrew Hornery
‘I’m still too busy singing my song’: John Olsen’s thoughts on art, death, and the ‘aah-ness’ of life
John Olsen was not scared of death and created art until the end. Before his passing, the celebrated painter shared a pot of tea, his views on the Third Act of Life, and why the work of older artists looks so free.
- by Janet Hawley
I once called John Olsen an ‘old egomaniac’ – and he was delighted
Critic John McDonald reflects on a great artist who contained multitudes.
- by John McDonald
‘A public farewell to the nation’: Why the art of John Olsen will endure
The lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails next month will act as a posthumous tribute to John Olsen – a rare artist who straddled commercial and fine art.
- by Linda Morris
John Olsen: the last of Australia’s great generation of artists
The death of John Olsen has closed the book on a great chapter in the history of Australian art.
- by Amy Ripley
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