Marvels in miniature
The popularity of 18th-century miniature porcelain sculpture is explored in an exhibition at the NGV.
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A rather small number of works by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera are at the heart of an Art Gallery of NSW exhibition.
Time and ocean study
In 1714 the British parliament offer an unheard-of cash prize for anyone who could succeed in calculating longitude.
Curiosity and delight
Nicholson Museum’s latest exhibition is the last to be mounted in the rooms this collection has occupied for 90 years.
Archibalds as mixed as ever
Returning to Australia and the Archibald Prize from a few weeks in Germany and The Netherlands should’ve been a shock.
Mob mentality
Martin Scorsese’s films use the extreme violence of mafia life as a metaphor for a wider reflection on the world.
Time after time
Gippsland Art Gallery’s new exhibition shows what is so good about Victorian regional galleries.
Luminous techniques
A fine survey of 20th-century Australian watercolours shows the medium is not the domain of amateurs.
Chinese capital
A ‘moronic’ campaign to promote an exhibition of Tang-dynasty treasures devalues the exquisite artefacts on show.
Shadowy figure
As this is essentially a one-painting exhibition, the first few rooms prepare us for the experience, and it works.
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