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“Seven Sisters Song”, painted on a road sign, is one of 200 Indigenous Australian artworks on display at the National Gallery of Art.

Largest exhibit of Indigenous art ever shown overseas opens in the US

Many of the artworks on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington had never left Australia before.

  • Michael Koziol

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‘Hey, Siri, what are you doing to the planet?’

A new show at the Museum of Contemporary Art explores artificial intelligence from every angle.

  • Nick Galvin
Mary Nolan, Family picnic under the sweet chestnut trees, Anduze, c1973.

How five generations of Boyd women shaped an artistic dynasty

The creative lives of five generations of Boyd women are finally revealed in a major new exhibition featuring more than 300 works, including intimate, never-before-seen family photographs by Mary Nolan.

  • Gabriella Coslovich
Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $US236.4 million including fees.

Klimt painting breaks modern art record with $366m sale, but gold toilet ‘America’ gets flushed

After 20 minutes of bidding, the 180-centimetre work by the Austrian master became the second-most expensive painting ever sold at auction, but a 101-kilogram useable gold loo failed to live up to the hype.

  • Michael Koziol
Bidding for the toilet will start at the price of gold, which on current value would be a little over $15.5 million.

An artist made a 101kg toilet out of gold and called it ‘America’. Now it’s the talk of New York

The queue for this toilet goes out of the building and around the corner. But these people don’t need to use the bathroom.

  • Michael Koziol
Artist and board member George Cooley with one of his works.

From the bush to the boardroom: Changing lives one brush stroke at a time

Redfern is home to a new gallery that is bringing hope to remote Indigenous communities.

  • Nick Galvin
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We asked a generative AI assistant to create an image for us that is a commentary on what art is, in the style of Andy Warhol. No further information was given, nor any reference images. What it spat out was this image of three metallic rabbits, and a misspelling of “mass-produced”.

This artist is a celebrated disruptor. But does her latest project go too far?

Maverick Australian artist CJ Hendry’s range of collectible art toys is causing a stir among some of her fans, but others say that’s exactly the point.

  • Bronte Gossling
Kaylene Whiskey blends pop culture and Country to create something utterly her own.

Why the world can’t get enough of Kaylene Whiskey’s pop desert art

Dolly Parton, Wonder Woman and desert stories meet in the art star’s radiant universe.

  • Nick Galvin
Aida Tomescu this year turned 70, and marked 45 years in Sydney.

She’s one of Australia’s most successful living painters. So, why haven’t you heard of her?

Aida Tomescu’s paintings hang in major collections around the country. Yet the artist herself has stayed largely outside the spotlight.

  • Katrina Strickland
Installation view of A Conversation with the Sun (Afterimage).

Mesmerising and beguiling, this MCA installation is an escape

Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s immersive video diary weaves together intimate moments of everyday life.

  • Alex Burchmore

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