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Galleries participating in Melbourne Art Fair 2025. Michael Cook (Jan Murphy Gallery), ‘Fake (Broken Down)’, 2023. A photographic work that appears to capture a scene where a car has broken down on the side of the road and two First Nations figures are standing beside a pale-skinned little girl with their luggage.
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Melbourne Art Fair 2025 to feature 60 galleries, plus Dawn Ng and Yona Lee commissions

Newcomers and initiatives revealed for Melbourne Art Fair 2025 show expanded reach and a focus on strengthening relationships.

Image of African women wearing veils and bright patterned clothing on motobikes. Hassan Hajjaj.
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Q&A: British designer Hassan Hajjaj talks about fusing art, fashion and identity

Maximalist designer Hassan Hajjaj sits down with design studio creative Jane Duru to talk about the exciting blurred boundaries shaping…

Neon sign saying "this must be the place" against geometric painted wall. Curator job
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How I got my break as a curator

The curatorial profession is specialised and competitive. Six curators tell us how they got their career break.

Gallery setting with white pebble floor and mirror stip with stone boulders. Lee Ufan.
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Exhibition review: Lee Ufan: Quiet Resonance, AGNSW

First Sydney solo exhibition from one of the world's most highly regarded minimalist artists.

Elderly woman on sun lounge at beach reading. Art books
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12 spring – summer art book releases

12 recently published arts books, worthy of a read.

Old fashion speakers on top of pole against clear blue sky. Arts news.
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This week's arts news and trending topics

We report it – you read it. This week's top arts news stories.

Rel Pham, ‘HYPERTHREAD’ installation view at National Communication Museum. An installation with columns that show red neon text rolling across the screen.
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The new National Communication Museum boosting cultural capital in this Melbourne suburb

Outside of Melbourne’s CBD, the National Communication Museum has the potential to draw crowds to a budding cultural hub.

a pair of vintage water skis on a boat shed door in an exhibition. 'Accidentally Wes Anderson'
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Exhibition review: Accidentally Wes Anderson, Melbourne CBD

You don't have to be an Anderson fan to enjoy this exhibition, but you definitely need to admire his aesthetic.

Artwork by Khaled Sabsabi hang from the ceilings. There is a video still on the left.
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Exhibition review: Khaled Sabsabi, The Lock Up

A significant survey of works from the renowned Lebanese Australian artist.

Participating artists of the King Island Artist Residency Program. Julie Ryder and George Kennedy are captured in an attempted field trip to whale bone beach. Two figures on a rocky beach bracing against grey and gloomy weather.
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Opportunities and awards

Call-out for contemporary textile exhibition and mid-career leadership program, plus winner of 2024 Newcastle Poetry Prize and more!

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