Astonishing works by Gunybi Ganambarr at the Art Gallery of NSW and the installations at Carriageworks are the standouts in this collaboration by three major Sydney galleries.

In a rare interview, photographer Norman Seeff talks about the story behind his iconic portrait of legendary musician Patti Smith.

There's plenty on offer over the next few weeks, from detailed botanical drawings to sensual tango.

Mami Kataoka, artistic director of the 21st Biennale of Sydney, promises a spectacular experience.

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This is the first of three biennial exhibitions in Sydney with works being shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Carriageworks and the Museum of Contemporary Art.

The world of a botanical illustrator may seem to be one of little excitement, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

Emilio Cresciani's latest exhibition looks at our most private lives.

Robert Mapplethorpe and Patti Smith were soul mates and creative muses and are featured in a new exhibition documenting the iconic path of the godmother of punk.

Australian Photographer Tom Blachford has spent the last three years photographing Palm Springs, California, a town filled with sprawling golf courses and millionaires' retreats.

This exhibition from the South Australian artist is impressive, full of beautifully made objects and jewellery.

Not everyone shares the excitement over two looming additions to the local architectural scene.

A new exhibition investigates the effect of time, human impact, and nature on organic matter.

The artist and the subjects involved in a new exhibition on child Holocaust survivors hope it will shine a light on the experiences of today's trauma victims.

Wooden poles resembling Indigenous funerary poles destroyed following social media backlash.

An exhibition starting April 1 will show portraits of the iconic musician Patti Smith never seen before in Australia.

The winning portrait in the National Photographic Portrait Prize is both subdued and striking.

Museums might seem like institutions that have had their day, but a revolution in the way science is done and communicated makes them more important than ever.

Jinx was nine when she asked her father, Sidney Nolan, to teach her to draw. He told her to sit down with a pencil and piece of paper. Now draw, he said.

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As the rich get richer, they buy more (and more expensive) art. And art fairs such as Art Basel are quick to accommodate them.

You'll be asking yourself a lot of questions after viewing the entries in this year's prize, writes Karen Hardy

Enveloped by this artwork, we all become the young heroine of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Forget thanks: Couple donating $3 million to State Library redevelopment just want to sing the library's praises.

If it looks like it doesn't belong, that is a good thing, says artist Alex Gawronski on the eve of The National: New Australian Art 2017, a ground-breaking three-way collaboration between the Museum Contemporary of Art, the Art Gallery of NSW and Carriageworks.

An Australian photographer who documented the Standing Rock protests is set to have his first solo exhibition in Sydney