The presence of two portraits by German artist Otto Dix in Canadian museum collections is difficult to explain outside of the context of Nazi occupation and spoliation.
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NG Citizens is a new initiative by the National Gallery inviting people from across the UK to be ‘at the heart of its decision-making’.
The prize has lost its edge after years of gleefully courting controversy
By playing with scale, Massey brings new attention to everyday objects.
The butterfly hovering above his shoulder is probably more than just a nice detail.
Hyperbole surrounds the Impressionists, who are perennial blockbuster fodder. In truth, they were not a united group of radicals and their subject matter is far darker than commonly acknowledged.
Don’t blame the global financial crisis. The Australian art market has performed poorly over the last decade - but there is plenty of growth potential.
The exhibition Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia has many wonderful works. But it is an exception - despite our close proximity, there are few opportunities for Australians to engage with Indonesian art.
Bees can pick up unique characteristics in paintings by zipping quickly back and forth in front of them to detect abrupt changes in the brightness of an image.
All of the big names are present in this show – from Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo to Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman – and represented by some of their best-known work.
Tony Albert reassembles items of ‘Aboriginalia’, featuring kitsch caricatures of Indigenous people, with wit, playfulness and serious intent.
Grumpy curmudgeons, ex-artists writing about friends … art critics here rarely help viewers understand the challenges of new work.
While the female nude is valorised in fine art, real women’s nakedness still attracts social punishment. From sexting to concerns over public breastfeeding, ours is an uncomfortable relationship with the fleshy body.
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer of Art History, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Art Theory and Fine Art, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral researcher and sessional teacher, The University of Melbourne
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Director of Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Doctorante en histoire de l'art, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)