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Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company is now open at QAGOMA, Brisbane. It reminds us that puppets are extensions of us.
The National Gallery of Australia exhibition showcases the late British artist’s mastery of intimate detail and talent for connection.
Collage can be traced back to the invention of paper. Australian artists are still exploring its possibilities today. Here’s how you can, too.
A new stained-glass window at the National Gallery of Victoria offers clues to one of Australia’s most familiar yet mysterious artworks.
Memento Hikikomori is an intoxicating mini-retrospective of Canadian artist Jon Rafman, now on at Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art.
This is not just another Margaret Preston show. It is the Margaret Preston show for our generation.
The Japanese artist, acclaimed for infinity mirror rooms, sprawling seas of polka dots, and dancing pumpkins, has died at 97.
Monet to Matisse: Defying Tradition is at the Art Gallery of South Australia, on tour from the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio.
We tend to think of recycling, repair and reuse as part of an environmentally responsible way of life. But they are also key to many artists’ work.
A new project renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales.
Avatar: Forms of Vishnu at the Art Gallery of New South Wales presents 200 artworks spanning 1,500 years, from international and Australian collections.
Clowns turned the body into spectacle. Spectacle is now integral to fashion.
This is the largest and most innovative Cartier exhibition to ever come to Australia.
Dataland will be a ‘living museum’. But behind its futuristic facade and the fleeting cultural landscapes hosted inside, the museum has much deeper historical roots.
The Venice Biennale is the most prestigious recurring event in contemporary art. What does it mean that the 2026 edition will take place without a jury?
New Asian Art displays art from the National Gallery of Australia’s permanent collection. It is a welcome treat.
Under curator Hoor Al Qasimi, we see artistic narratives – like memories – are both personal and collective, enduring yet subject to change over time
The 24 artists in the exhibition have ambitiously taken up the challenge of considering alternative futures.
Emirati Princess Al Qasimi is pro-Palestine and this year’s Sydney Biennale arts director, a choice that has drawn criticism. But should art be comfortable?
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, Adelaide University
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Joanna Mendelssohn is a Friend of The Conversation.
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