A History of the World in 100 Objects, featuring treasures from the British Museum, opens this week at the National Museum of Australia.

What's on in Canberra arts scene from September 9

The arts sector is facing more upheaval with a potential restructure of Arts NSW and Screen NSW.

An elegant and simple premise to guide us through human history.

A serial Melbourne stunt artist, who has rubbed shoulders with the world-famous Banksy, has had his work defaced to make it 'family friendly'.

The director of the Powerhouse Museum and its chairman will be asked to answer more questions about the costs of moving the museum to Parramatta and selling off its Ultimo site.

Moving the Powerhouse Museum to Parramatta could blow out to $1 billion, while property developers earn multi-million dollar profits.

Fringe values

Two audio visual works from Robin Fox encourage Melburnians to engage with their city.

Peter Gant pulls out an iPad to find the list of personal items he will be allowed to take to jail: six pairs of jocks or boxer shorts, six pairs of socks, two singlets, two windcheaters or jumpers or jacket.

The internet is abuzz with news that the true identity of the world's most famous street artist has finally been unveiled. But is the truth really that simple?

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Akerman has mastered a technique, a form of pictorial expression, and fostered an audience with another almost sold-out exhibition.

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Why this sense of suburban surreal succeeds in the case of Latimer, but fails in the art of many others, is in part due to his mastery of the colour etching technique through which he embellishes the most mundane objects with loving precision and detail.

Better known as an ARIA award-winning musician, the shadow of her father Charles Blackman, and the call of visual art, has lingered.

She has been to Guantanamo Bay, Beirut and Syria; now Molly Crabapple is bringing her pen and sketch pad to the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Kanye's 'Famous' sculpture has gone on display. But is he an artist?

Sculptor Heather B. Swann has created a surreal world filled with larger-than-life Banksia Men as part of a new installation at the National Gallery of Australia.

Sydney University claims its art school is losing money. Yet the NSW government offered generous terms to establish the Sydney College of the Arts at Callan Park.

What's on in Canberra's art scene from September 2

The University of Sydney has been attacked by a Liberal heavyweight over its decision to shut down its art school at Callan Park.

The painter tells what it takes for an artist to keep their head above water.

The art world remains a boys' club, according to Tate Modern's director Frances Morris, one of the few women leading a major public art museum.

"The best for the most for the least," was Charles and Ray Eames' democratic design mantra. Yet their most iconic design – the lounge chair and ottoman, which this year celebrates its 60th anniversary – only subscribes to one of those principles: "the best". 

Renovations for a chain pasta bar at the St Kilda space have partially obscured a heritage-listed art work.