Sydney Mardi Gras ups the ante on arts content
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has appointed its first ever full-time artistic director to oversee all aspects of the festival component of next year's event.
Arts
A '$US10 million painting' just became worthless thanks to court decision
Peter Doig is adamant the landscape - a desert, its perspective oddly warped - was neither a product of his brush or the LSD he took.
Sharon Field's Some Things Only Become Clear Much Later… at Form
As in her earlier work the combination of the scientific and the poetic is beautifully achieved.
New exhibition distills two million years of history in 100 objects
A new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Australia manages to distill 2 million years of human history in just 100 objects.
Iconic 80s sounds made possible by Australian invention
Many iconic sounds in hit 1980s songs were made possible by a landmark 1979 invention by two Australians - the Fairlight synthesiser.
What's on in Canberra's arts scene
What's on in Canberra's arts scene from August 26
Mike Parr: not so bleeding obvious
Mike Parr has had his face sewn up with crisscrossed sutures, nailed his arm to a wall for 30 hours and been spattered with large volumes of his own blood. What is it like being Mike Parr?
Selling sex, by the book: a designer's steamy dilemma
On his way to Melbourne, acclaimed book designer John Gray lifts the cover on a delicate process.
Japanese cosplay artist Goldy touches down in Melbourne
About 150 people have gathered to hear wise words from a man dressed like a real-life transformer.
Toni Maticevski's Dark Wonderland of beautiful and bizarre designs a revelation
Since the launch of his fashion label in Melbourne in 1999, Toni Maticevski's designs have been considered a celebration of the female form.
Mike Parr: Foreign looking at the National Gallery of Australia
The exhibition at the National Gallery is a high-energy experience that is guaranteed to leave you emotionally drained and intellectually challenged.
Behind every great abstract work is a great realist
Behind every great abstract painting is a master of realism – or so it is with Yvonne Audette, one of Australia's most underrated artists.
New generation Namatjira's bold PM portraits
The great-grandson of pioneering indigenous artist Albert Namatjira will unveil a series of paintings of Australian Prime Ministers at the TarraWarra Museum of Art 2016 Biennial on Friday.
Books. Demonising Productivity Commission distracts from what we need
Cooperation between copyright owners, libraries and educational institutions has a sensible draft bill to the point where it is ready to go to Parliament.
'Piercing headache' lands photographer coveted Australian Geographic nature prize
Photographer Matthew McIntosh captured the image called "Piercing headache" at Cedar Bay National Park in Queensland while road tripping from Townsville to Cooktown with friends.
Bruce Armstrong's menagerie of metaphors descends on the NGV
Bruce Armstrong’s sculptures channel Egyptian gods that play with death but pulse with life.
Performance artist Marina Abramovic calls Aboriginal Australians 'dinosaurs' in unpublished memoir
An excerpt from a draft of the renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic's memoir has been slammed for describing Aboriginal Australians as "dinosaurs" and "terrible" looking.
What's on in Canberra's art scene
What's on in Canberra's art scene from August 19
Melbourne artist updates historic monuments for the Instagram age
Throughout history humans have been compelled to make their mark. But in a heartbeat a symbol of power can be torn down and destroyed.
Confronting questions of identity and sexuality
Vulnerability and the search for identity among young gay, lesbian and bisexual people is the prevailing theme of the show.
A cut above
A legendary director has turned his lifelong obsessions – religion and movies – into a brilliant career where even the failures are remarkable.
Architects learn from an Indigenous sense of place
Rueben Berg and Jefa Greenaway believe design can promote cultural understanding, if not reconciliation.
Inside Melbourne's art auction houses
"Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
Repeat ² at Megalo combines experienced and emerging artists
As more and more people seek a sense of authenticity within an interior decor, handprinted fabric art is experiencing a resurgence in popularity.
Was Alec Baldwin a victim of paint and switch?
Alec Baldwin, who occupies a central role in New York's cultural life, is now pitted in a bitter dispute with two formidable players in the city's rarefied world of art and money.
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