Nolans set pace at strong Gould sale
A modest painting by Sidney Nolan Minotaur gave the painter's Ned Kelly - Outlaw a run for its money at a recent auction.
‘Satanic' medal on offer
An example of a controversial medal designed by sculptor Raynor Hoff is on offer next week at a large auction of coins, notes and tokens in Sydney.
Derek Walcott, Nobel laureate of the Caribbean
There was nothing shy about Walcott's poetic voice. It demanded to be heard, in all its sensuous immediacy and historical complexity
Consciousness starts with words
As language became more complex, we gained the capacity to mean things.
The horror of smug liberals
A film about the objectification and violation of black bodies; white people's appropriation of black culture; the trope of the white savior.
In China reading has changed
The Western middle-class culture where people discuss new novels doesn't really exist.
This science fiction is old but riveting
It may be a story of alien-bearing meteorites plummeting fantastically from Mars but it also documents the reaction ... as though written by a sci-fi John Betjeman.
Romancing high-risk 80s fashion
An exhibition at the RMIT Design Hub riffs on Melbourne's in-your-face 80s fashion aesthetic.
Russian doll curation of art prize uncovers next generation
What's unique about the prize is that it's curated by a previous year's winner, who assembles a pool of established peers and then each of them elect an emerging artist.
Rock legend Chuck Berry dies, aged 90
He was one of the last survivors of the breakthrough age who defined rock 'n' roll's potential and attitude in its early years.
Ancient cities matter
An exhibition of John Gollings' photographs of awe-inspiring ruins raises questions about what we're building today.
