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If you want to understand Australian art, this exhibition is essential
How one “old lady” from Central Australia overturned 200 years of indifference and made the rest of the world take notice.
- by John McDonald
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Live music has biggest year since 2018, but it’s come at a cost
Audiences were back in big numbers last year led by Guns N’Roses, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish and Broadway hits such as Hamilton and Frozen, but the live performance sector is not celebrating yet.
- by Linda Morris
Anna Schwartz steps down from arts board as Mike Parr controversy continues
“I wasn’t trying to provoke Anna,” said acclaimed performance artist Parr. “What I was trying to do was provoke debate around the whole issue of this crisis.”
- by Martin Boulton and Linda Morris
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Parkland supporters reject plan for any Hollywood-style film hub
Inner-city Callan Park is to become a permanent film production base as part of NSW’s new arts strategy, but some local residents are not convinced.
- by Linda Morris
Months alone and a 50-kilo pack: The Murray Fredericks guide to photography
There’s landscape, and then there’s a Murray Fredericks landscape – and the story of how he got there is on display in a major retrospective.
- by Karl Quinn
Anna Schwartz explains why she dropped artist Mike Parr
Gallerist Anna Schwartz has spoken out about why she dropped one of Australia’s best contemporary artists from her gallery, but kept his work on display.
- by Helen Pitt
Beautiful? Or ugly and offensive? This artist’s work polarises
From London to Shanghai, audiences flock to view Lisa Roet’s controversy-courting work.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
The most shocking thing about the NGA’s new sculpture is the price tag
If Jordan Wolfson’s Body Sculpture is the future of sculpture, the medium is in trouble.
- by John McDonald
Mike Parr dropped by gallerist Anna Schwartz after political performance piece
One of Australia’s best known performance artists has split with his long-term gallerist over differences related to the conflict in Gaza.
- by Helen Pitt
‘All-encompassing experience’: Sydney Modern has found a perfect first exhibition
Impressive in scale and scope, Louise Bourgeois: Has the Day Invaded the Night or Has the Night Invaded the Day? is an elaborate first venture.
- by John McDonald
Convenient but boring: iPhone photography doesn’t cut it for this filmmaker
Digital film takes the guesswork out of taking and recording pictures, but it’s not art, says the artist who campaigned to save analogue film and photochemical photography.
- by Linda Morris