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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The award-winning cartoonist Jon Kudelka died in Hobart on Sunday, aged 53. Over 30 years, his work resisted the polarisation of the contemporary Australian media.
Stories of sex, power and public execution in Tudor England provide endless entertainment. But let’s not forget their magnificent fashion.
Ron Mueck’s sculptures are known for being psychologically evocative. His work is now on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
A new exhibition at QAGOMA gives visitors a sense that they are sharing the gallery space with a sun.
A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria explores Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo, who redefined ‘the look’ of fashion on the street.
Frank Gehry, who has died at 96, leaves a powerful legacy, visible in many major cities, in the media, in galleries and in popular culture.
Will the luxury fashion house rivals be able to survive each other’s style?
Data Dreams: Art and AI is at the Museum of Contemporary Art brings together artists who make visible the tensions of ever-present AI.
These 5 great listens investigate the labyrinthine qualities of art forgery, the peculiar celebrity of the art forger, and the modern obsession with authenticity.
Marrithiyel artist and designer Paul McCann traces past, present, and imagined futures of the Indigenous debutante tradition
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat is one of the most ambitious and intelligent works of public art created in Australia in recent years.
5 STEPS FOR BETTER LIVING, MAXIMUM GAINS AND MANIFESTING YOUR MOST OPTIMISED SELF!! is part of the Adelaide Film Festival.
The 2025 Tarnanthi Festival of Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander at the Art Gallery of South Australia is titled Too Deadly.
A heist has taken place at the Louvre. It’s just the latest in a long line of cunning art heists.
Pat Hoffie’s I have loved/I love/I will love at Queensland Art Gallery draws of images, aired day after day, of devastation in Gaza.
The NSW Fashion Sector Strategy is a welcome contribution to the local fashion economy. Yet it is also a reminder of the complex challenges facing the industry.
The Museum of Contemporary Art’s exhibition of artists under 35 asks what it means for artists to create in a post-industrial age of reproduction.
Engaging multiple senses transforms how students learn about art and develop creative confidence.
The image you hold in your head of a cherub is completely unlike the cherubs of the biblical and medieval traditions.
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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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