Last updated: November 19, 2016

Birth of a colony

Birth of a colony
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN
Depictions of the nascent colony of what would become Perth point to the hopes and dreams of settlers.

Standing for the fallen

Standing for the fallen
Bronwyn Watson
A stark image of a tree in regional Victoria is a poignant tribute to a soldier who fell in World War I.

Seller makes hay with Monet

Seller makes hay with Monet
Will Pavia
A Claude Monet painting of a haystack in a field at sunset has sold for a record price in a frenetic bidding contest.

AGNSW lures Brisbane talent

AGNSW lures Brisbane talent
ASHLEIGH WILSON
AGNSW director Michael Brand has taken his second-in-command from Brisbane’s leading arts institution.

Legendary dancer farewelled

Legendary dancer farewelled
VICTORIA LAURIE
Legendary indigenous artist, sculptor, dancer — and ‘rainmaker’ — Nyilpirr Spider Snell has died.

Legendary dancer farewelled

Legendary dancer farewelled
VICTORIA LAURIE
Legendary indigenous artist, sculptor, dancer — and ‘rainmaker’ — Nyilpirr Spider Snell has died.

The key to capital ambitions

The key to capital ambitions
Michaela Boland
BHP Billiton digs deep to make Adelaide the centre of indigenous art.

All our yesterdays

All our yesterdays
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN
This exhibition is full of fascinating things, but can it truly be considered a history of the world?

‘Buyers beware’ alert for art

‘Buyers beware’ alert for art
Michaela Boland
A criminology professor has warned collectors to be wary of buying antiquities from the Raphy Star collection.

One of a kind

One of a kind
Bronwyn Watson
A display of Australia’s first digital computer shows how far we have come in the past 60 years.

‘I’ll work until I fall over’

‘I’ll work until I fall over’
TESSA AKERMAN
Surrounded by 81 portraits of his friends, artist David Hockney dodges who was his favourite subject.

Inspirations for the stars

Inspirations for the stars
Anna Russell
What’s in a rock star’s art collection? Not much to do with music, it turns out.

Wedding dresses ‘full of hope’

Wedding dresses ‘full of hope’
MEREDITH BOOTH
Nine wedding dresses stand ghostlike on invisible mannequins in defiance of Islamic State’s hold on Syria.

Treasures from the trenches

Treasures from the trenches
NICHOLAS J. SAUNDERS
Old shells and metal salvaged from battlefields become distinctive works.

Selling the past

Selling the past
Michaela Boland
Susannah Helman has fished from the National Library’s archives 200 masterpieces from Australian advertising.

Studio superstar

Studio superstar
MICHAELA BOLAND
As the NGV prepares a survey of his work, David Hockney explains why he’s still making art in his 80th year.

Study in contrast

Study in contrast
Christopher Allen
Harold Cazneaux’s images of Sydney Harbour reflect the extraordinary artistry in his approach to photography.

Missing in Paris

Missing in Paris
Annabel Abbs
Australian women’s contribution to the French arts scene during the 1920s is coming back into the light.

Judge questions Whiteley verdict

Judge questions Whiteley verdict
PIA AKERMAN
Brett Whiteley’s ex-wife has called for an appeal against the sentences passed on two men who faked the artist’s works.

Gleams of humanity’s naked truth

Gleams of humanity’s naked truth
ASHLEIGH WILSON
How the nude evolved into new forms over time.
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