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Vale Betty Churcher
Australia’s only female director of the National Gallery of Australia, Betty Churcher dies at the age of 84.
Aida
Handa’s Opera on the Harbour delivers spectacular and splash, but at what compromise?
Vale William Delafield Cook
Australian realist painter dies in England aged 78, while preparing for exhibition.
The world loves Trent Parke … who?
He is the only Australian photographer admitted to the prestigious Magnum fraternity. Parke’s Adelaide exhibition gives us a hint why.
Why should a New Zealand artist get a survey here?
Having curated his very first show, and now his most recent, Maud Page discusses the enigma of Michael Parekowhai and…
Is my art leaving on a jet plane?
With the rise of art fairs and biennales internationally, Australian artists are competing in global shopping malls that dictate the…
Arty merchandise sells
The shop has become a key component to the museum experience, but also a robust revenue stream vital to galleries…
A peek at what Fiona Hall is taking to Venice
Over 350 objects and military camouflage fabric are used to create a powerful statement about the casualities of global conflict.
You can’t put that there…the Public Art dilemma
Is an over-sized milk crate better than a bronze of another eminent white male? Multi-million dollar commissions make public art…
Buying fame, fashion or fancy? Melba’s collection auctioned
The world’s most loved Opera singer’s collection comes up for auction, allowing devotees an affordable piece of history.