Features
AGNSW purchases 49 works
With an eye on the future, the AGNSW Trustee-endorsed acquisitions were a larger-than-usual injection of signature works, bolstering both its…
Should we be sceptical of the images artists make?
Where does the truth lie in an image's construction and what we bring to its reading? A Sydney College of…
Biography in the age of celebrity: what’s left to reveal?
What can a biography tell us about its subject that we can't learn from following them on Twitter?
Australia's Top 30 most popular artists
Good news: Australians are interested in contemporary local visual artists and they want boundary-pushers more than ram-shearers.
Files can’t wait: the future of the National Film and Sound Archive
The NFSA has been conducting a fence-mending exercise with stakeholders after its recent restructure drew an angry reaction.
Architecture competitions are risky … but we can build on that
Are architectural competitions opportunities for unique propositions, or unnecessary risks that lead to unrealistic design ideas?
Flexibility, foresight and forbearance: mounting a national tour
From regional venues to major performing arts centres, adapting a work for touring requires patience, imagination and homework.
Brandis' leaked anti-piracy proposal is unrealistic
The Australian Government has proposed ISP monitor and punish Australians who download and infringe copyright law.
Mary, Queen of Scots was a poet – and you should know it
Some 39 poems have been attributed to the ill-fated Mary I of Scotland - so why do we know so…
Designing for zero-cars and zero-carbon
The first Australian suburban development designed for zero-carbon emissions doesn't need air-conditioning for comfort.