Neighbours peer curiously over their fences at a house that is painted completely black. As far as urban development goes, they haven't seen anything quite like this.

From a short, jute-mesh sheath, to a final massive jute cloak, the thrilling opening installation takes the idea of an autumn-to-winter accumulation of layers to an absurd degree.

The creators of the upside down rhino has been named Sculpture by the Sea's official crowd favourite.

At 79, British artist David Hockney embraces change better than many of his much younger peers.

Standing in the shadow of the gigantic naked man is author Kathy Lette, whose head reaches only so high as his awkwardly hairy navel. He bears the pained look of a person who would rather be anywhere but here, perched nude on a stool in a well-lit room at the Art Gallery of NSW. She looks positively delighted to see him.

A trust that Sidney Nolan set up before his death wants to use next year's centenary of the Australian painter's birth to polish his legacy in Britain, opening up his British studio to the public for the first time.

The Victorian Government and Australia's major performing arts companies will oppose a federal government plan to cut vocational student loans at a meeting of cultural ministers in Perth on Friday.

What's on in Canberra's art scene from November 4.

A new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery celebrates the unconditional love we share for our pets.

This is a strange but poignant celebration of the trees that have made Australia great.

While striking in appearance, these innovative designs do not overpower the wearer by their presence.

They lead separate – and equally chaotic - lives, but Brisbane artists Joanna Bone and Aaron Micallef have a shared love of order and precision, one that has led to an amazing creative partnership.

US artist Nick Cave's sculptural performance work is bringing colour, sound and a sense of wonder to Sydney.

Pets get top billing in a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, a series of portraits of artists and their furry, feathered friends.

1960s housing clusters were driven by a sense of optimism.

Tatsuo Miyajima displays a head for numbers with his inventive digital artworks.

Celebrity milliner Nick Fouquet is in Melbourne as a guest of Coburg Quarter, the new residential neighbourhood in Pentridge Village.

The Singapore Biennale suffers from excessive verbiage, while the works express complex issues without words.

Some people wore witches' hats for Halloween, but in Northcote, 35-odd musicians donned black T-shirts and smashed out a Metallica song.

These artists invite viewers to vicariously participate in their lives – an invitation worth accepting.

In this exhibition Grace has exhibited work that reflects her growing preoccupation with the alpine and sub-alpine landscape near Thredbo in the Australian Alps.

The exhibition will showcase props, costumes and artwork from across Marvel's cinematic and comics worlds.

When David Walsh opened his Museum of Old and New Art in 2011, he explained the spur that drove him to erect such an outrageous shrine to human creativity: "Better build a museum; make myself famous. That will get the chicks."

From nudes to MONA's latest to the rarely seen treasures of a king, art will have everyone talking.