Christopher Allen

In many ways, we have witnessed a pendulum swing away from permissiveness.

The Archibald Prize is again loaded with superficial pictures, but there are some fine portraits | GALLERY: ALL 55 FINALISTS

Contemporary art needs more work like this: eloquent but not reducible to convenient and approved formulas.

Frightened conspiracy theorists have got the story of Australia all wrong.

A survey of acquisitions of international contemporary art over the last 50 years reveals bigger is not always better.

There is more to this picture than remarkable observation of natural phenomena.

A new exhibition tells the story of Australia’s history through a different perspective.

Goya’s nightmarish scenes of violence and cruelty are a starting point for considering the demons of the psychological condition

There are good things here if you have the time to find them.

All good photography relies on light and dark but what’s in between can reveal otherwise hidden truths