As the evidence mounted, APY arts boss Skye O’Meara drew around herself a protective Indigenous cloak — and in the process dragged the establishment down with her. Now officials have some explaining to do.
The app best known for messaging, maps and funny filters is evolving to dominate in the world of augmented reality.
A visionary partnership between Fondation Cartier, the Sydney Biennale and the Sydney Opera House puts First Nations art up in lights.
Melbourne businessman Joe Gersh has been a proud collector of Mike Parr’s self-portraits – but now he’s troubled by what the artist thinks about ‘my people, the Jewish people’.
An exhibition about the Russian painter at Art Gallery of NSW reminds us that hope can prevail even under difficult political circumstances.
Millions of people watch Kathleen Belsten, aka Loserfruit, play video games online. But the 30-year-old influencer says gaming still has a gender problem.
David Shrigley scraped through art school with the lowest possible mark, yet has emerged as a practitioner way ahead of his time. It took Covid for us to see his genius.
Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira evokes the grandeur of the Amazon in his works. But as with tree roots, his career has taken many twists and turns.
Louise Bourgeois’s feelings of rage towards her father – and her governess – were reflected in her art as she emerged from a traumatic childhood to become, late in life, one of the world’s leading artists.
It’s difficult for Hoda Afshar’s images to compete with the many vivid and painful photographs that have come out of protests in Iran, whether shots of demonstrators taking off their headscarves or women cutting their hair.
Matthew Newton’s image of activist Anna Brozek standing on the giant stump of a felled 80m mountain ash speaks volumes.
The artist was in his 20s at the time, and was promoting the opening of his Turf War show in east London.
A major exhibition will explore the brilliant art and complicated legacy of Paul Gauguin in the South Pacific.
Because dark matter doesn’t emit, reflect or absorb light, it is invisible. This exhibition takes a surprising approach to illustrating the ‘stuff’ that is said to make up 95 per cent of the universe.
A Sydney exhibition is so rich with intriguing items from a vast history of mankind, it’ll keep you doubling back. But this one takes the cake.
The artwork called Comedian, by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, was sold for $US150k. Now it will be staged at the NGV – as per a manual on how staff should fix the fruit to the wall.
The Galah Regional Photography Prize shines a light on some incredible aspects of regional Australia. Have a look at these finalists.
The mother-and-daughter team of Air Bare create drone images that are whimsical and strikingly beautiful. Isn’t this one delightful?
After a career that took him all over the world, photographer Adam Ferguson found himself thinking of home in Australia. One of his pictures just won the inaugural Galah regional photography prize.
Queensland’s two major state-funded art galleries have put an indefinite pause on showcasing Indigenous art on its public tours after last month’s failed voice referendum.
Femme a la Montre, Picasso’s 1932 portrait of his secret lover and muse became the artist’s second most expensive work sold at auction.
In times when it seems like the human race is going off the rails, photographs like this are a balm for the soul, don’t you think?
A decade after his death, Adam Cullen’s work is emblematic of a painter who suffered from terrible health problems and psychological anguish.
Albert Namatjira’s story reflects the racism of his times, but his glorious watercolours express a knowledge of his country on his people understood.
Hassanain Qambari took out top prize this month in the global Nikon Small World competition for this shot, aided by research assistant Jayden Dickson.
As a rule of thumb, a dinner party guest should be able to walk home unassisted unless very old.
WA’s state gallery has cracked the code for attracting a younger crowd, transforming the institution’s bottom line and its visitor numbers.
The Injalak weavers make their own dyes from seasonal plants to colour pandanus leaves in earthy shades of yellow, brown, red and orange.
Photographs jostle between imagination and reality in a new exhibition drawing on the National Gallery of Victoria’s collection.
Nineteenth-century artist Charles Rodius was transported to the colony after stealing a ladies handbag and went on to paint the leading citizens of Sydney.
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