Visual art
Feted in France, the Australian artist you’ve never heard of. Until now
The Australian cubist potter, Anne Dangar, died in relative obscurity, but a new exhibition aims to resurrect her much-neglected reputation.
- by Linda Morris
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‘Myths don’t come from nowhere’: Why the Penrith Panther is getting its own show
Real or not, the elusive beast has its claws deep into the collective psyche of the western city. Art gallery director Toby Chapman is no exception.
- by Nick Galvin
The artist loved by Obama is bringing a new show to Sydney
The New York-based Julie Mehretu has become a star of the international art world, at times courting controversy.
- by Michaela Boland
‘I’m still an outsider’: A path from a childhood in denial to lighting up the CBD
Birrunga Wiradyuri says his ancestors made him wait to rediscover his culture. But when the time was right, he picked up a paintbrush and never looked back.
- by Courtney Kruk
Michelangelo ‘painted a woman’s breast cancer’ in the Sistine Chapel
The naked woman was brought to life by the Renaissance figure in his iconic fresco, known as The Flood, painted between 1508 and 1512.
- by Josephine McKenna
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.
- by 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.
- by Robert Moran
This exhibition closed after 30 days. Now it’s coming back – with a twist
NGV has announced French Impressionism will be its 2025 Winter Masterpieces exhibition. It was originally staged in 2021 but closed due to lockdowns.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Picasso, Manet, Renoir and … KISS? A show with a difference
‘For what other instrument do you bleed?’ A new exhibition in Ballarat challenges everything you thought you knew about guitars.
- by Will Cox
Pesto the penguin immortalised in CBD mural
The “big, cute” nine-month-old king penguin has been captured in his giant fluffy glory by Melbourne artist Lukas Kasper.
- by Gemma Grant
After winning the right to ban men, Mona’s Ladies Lounge is on the move
Mona’s controversial Ladies Lounge installation is about to embark on a new chapter, its creator has revealed.
- by Elizabeth Flux and Gabriella Coslovich
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