Visual art
Janet Dawson was told to ‘stick to one’ thing. Instead, she broke all the rules
Australia’s art maverick, Janet Dawson, finally gets her spotlight.
- Gabriella Coslovich
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‘Like walking into Tutankhamun’s tomb’: Hidden Norman Lindsay archive unearthed
A university library find has shed new light on the legendary artist.
- Nick Galvin
This trio has mapped hundreds of murals in Melbourne. Here are 15 of the best
Neda noticed Victoria’s capital was underrepresented on the world’s largest urban-art website. So she formed a team to put Melbourne on the map.
- Lachlan Abbott
- Two of Us
- Good Weekend
‘She doesn’t want to upset people - I probably do’: Bella Freud on sister Esther
Fashion designer Bella Freud and her novelist sister are daughters of artist Lucian Freud and great-granddaughters to Sigmund.
- Amanda Hooton
A young mum picked up a hobby. Years later, a princess ended up wearing her works of art
An exhibition at the NGV celebrates the intricacy and evolution of an iconic piece of clothing.
- Kerrie O'Brien
- Exclusive
- Exhibitions
Britain celebrates Emily, after hidden letter reveals it turned down Indigenous art
A long-hidden letter reveals how Britain once dismissed the idea of showing the work of one of Australia’s most celebrated artists.
- David Crowe
- Opinion
- Censorship
There is only one worthwhile test of social cohesion. We may have just failed it
Governments like to censor art which promotes division. But that leads to propaganda.
- Jacqueline Maley
A father, a grandpa, and a 93-year-old great-grandmother: Family portraits shine at Young Archies
Tasha Rogoff, aged 15, painted her grandfather with “his three necessities”: Nutrigrain, trail mix, and laxative Osmolax.
- Sarah Mitchell
How this former tobacco farm was transformed into art wonderland
The creative arts are flourishing in regional Victoria, and this weekend a new arts precinct opens in the shadows of the Grampians National Park.
- Benjamin Preiss
The inside story of how Australia’s moment to shine in the arts world went horribly wrong
No one person should be blamed for the sacking of Australia’s representatives to Venice Biennale, an external report has found, but the repercussions are far from over.
- Linda Morris
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