Keith Urban’s journey to world renown finally comes full circle
It was 35 years ago, during the height of summer in Tamworth NSW, that Keith Urban’s life changed forever.
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From infinity to beyond: NGV unveils blockbuster Kusama exhibition
The gallery’s closest held secret – Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room, My Heart is Filled to the Brim with Sparkling Light installation – has finally been revealed. It is one of more than 200 pieces showing in the exhibition of the revered artist.
How Yayoi Kusama conquered the art world from the confines of a psychiatric facility
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State art gallery’s new boss
The incoming director at the Art Gallery of South Australia has been revealed after an international search.
NGA unveils most controversial purchase since Blue Poles in 1973
The National Gallery of Australia’s most expensive commission – a $14m sculpture by Lindy Lee of a self-eating serpent – has been unveiled in the forecourt of the Canberra institution.
First Nations board for the arts unveiled
Film and stage director Rachael Maza and Indigenous arts centres peak body boss Philip Watkins will chair the inaugural First Nations Arts board, the government has announced.
Company scrambles as opera boss quits
Opera Australia artistic director Jo Davies has sensationally left the national company over ‘differences of opinion’, less than a year into her contract.
‘Enfant terrible’ returns to Oz stage
One of the country’s most talented and controversial directors will headline the 2025 Adelaide Festival, the prestigious arts jamboree in turmoil after the resignation of its much-vaunted international director.
NGA nabs country’s first Gauguin for $9.8m
A major new acquisition will help deepen conversations over Paul Gauguin’s troublesome legacy, says National Gallery of Australia director Nick Mitzevich.
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