The fabric of war in all its colours
Military quilts made by men in the 18th and 19th centuries, including soldiers and sailors, are the focus of an exhibition.
Christopher Allen
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When Paris comes to Bendigo
From art to food, writing and architecture, an exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery on a golden era evokes a world view of peacetime and creativity
In thrall of ancient codes
This is a big year for Egyptology in Australia, with three major exhibitions gracing our shores. The Australia Museum’s show on Ramses is a big-hit highlight
Grim fairytales the art of darkness
Animals often featured as the ‘stars’ of historic fables that revealed the disturbing depths of the human character.
What a surreal time to be an artist
Lee Miller’s photographs demonstrate her shrewd view on the world, and how she found herself at the centre of 20th century events.
A meditation on cosmic order
A London-based collective’s video animations awaken viewers to the act of breathing and our existence with nature
NGV’s Triennial a ‘populist circus’
Melbourne’s flagship art institution is in danger of falling into a dangerous trap.
The world’s most precious books?
This fascinating exhibition is built around a set of precious volumes lent by the British Library, and which were part of its Hebrew Manuscripts: Journeys of the written Word exhibition in 2020.
Ritual and energy of a desert painter without peer
The National Gallery of Australia’s Emily Kam Kngwarray exhibition is a worthy and well executed one. But is the Indigenous painter really one of the great artists of the 20th century?
Baroque beauty you must see
Regional art, and art connoisseurs, are the winners as the NGV partners with a gallery out west for this impressive exhibition.
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