Opinions & Analysis
Dissecting the Dylan Nobel controversy
Dylan's Nobel Prize in Literature has been variously described as an inspired choice, a thoughtless slight to real writers or…
Why useless art is useful
Visual arts is useless, edgeless and homeless...and that is a good thing both for artists and for society.
The Banksy irony
An art exhibition that's the definition of cool, the Banksy show is also an ironic comment on commercialisation in the…
Why the Efficiency Dividend wreaks havoc on cultural organisations
Touring programs have been cut, staff shed, research discontinued and hours contracted. That's not efficiency it's decimation.
The best friend you haven't noticed
Artists without Technicians are naked people standing in the dark trying to emote. Technicians without artists are…at the pub.
What we stopped when we stopped ArtStart
ArtStart was cancelled in the wake of last year's arts funding cuts. One of the last participants explores why the…
Outing anonymous authors
The identity of novelist Elena Ferrente has been exposed, creating an international storm around the right of authors to remain…
Shriver's hot button speech on cultural appropriation
There were walkouts and howls of protest when Lionel Shriver attacked the concept of cultural appropriation but she believes restricting…
National Portrait Gallery shows how to advance science
Skillful art may be just what science needs to polish its image.
Where to next for arts philanthropy in Australia?
What is the state of arts giving in Australia, and can more be done to foster arts philanthropy?