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Exploded Textiles, Tamworth Regional Gallery (NSW)
This gutsy and timely exhibition rethinks textile art, but more so demonstrates how our state and regional galleries can work…
The fashion blockbuster is far from a stale diet
Three major fashion exhibitions are sparking a commentary around how we construct female identity, and how fashion has historically advanced…
Sales, scale and politics: a closer look at Sculpture by the Sea
Sculpture by the Sea versus Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize: we weigh up the options for artists.
Bruce Munro lights up Darwin with a world first exhibition
World-class illuminated sculptures drive visitors to the Top End and capture the unique colours of Darwin.
What Tom Muller has to say about Fremantle Biennale
On the cusp of its second iteration, we look at how this art event is busting open 'outpost syndrome' by…
Win for women, as new report shows increased gender equality in the visual arts
The new Countess Report shows that independent sectors lead the visual arts in gender equality, while state institutions fall behind.
Ella Dreyfus Under Twenty-Seven, Bondi Pavilion (NSW)
With a sensitive honesty, Dreyfus opens our eyes to the precious transition of boys to men.
The Art of a Good Protest Placard
Like protest or activist art, placards convey a political message to large audiences at protests and relayed through media to…
Il Viaggio a Reims, Opera Australia (NSW)
In a twist, the world’s most famous artworks come to life in Rossini’s rarely performed opera.
Visual arts 2020 annual program launches make a splash
The NGV and AGNSW both revealed their 2020 programs this week in an escalating trend for 'the reveal'. We take…