Adventurous new works that push the boundaries of art are a hallmark of Carriageworks' 2018 artistic program.

Almost since the beginning, filmmakers have been fascinated with Lewis Carroll's stories. A new exhibition will look back at that rich, weird history.

One crane, 10 crew and two years in the making. A giant Buddha created by Chinese artist Xu Zhen reclines in the foyer of NGV International as part of its upcoming Triennial.

He only lends his presence to shows that can provide an incredible vision of the natural world.

Uncertainty has resulted in a hit to the Powerhouse Museum's bottom line.

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Marc Quinn freezes his own blood in a self portrait with a difference - and here's how

Hyper-real drawings explore conflicts between traditional Japanese culture and its malcontents.

Cultural change was on the drawing board for Australia's most innovative architect.

Women artists take a more subtle approach to their subjects than their male counterparts in this year's Archibald prize, argues Robert Nelson.

In the entire history of Australian regional galleries there has never been a show like The Unflinching Gaze: Photo Media and the Male Figure.

Powerhouse Museum's first ever architectural installation gives an experience of reflection and connection.

More than 250 refugees will make a powerful artistic statement on Cockatoo Island for the 2018 Biennale of Sydney.

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Long periods of unemployment or casual work requires a special approach to budgeting and finances.

All across the tiny Pacific island of Banaba thousands of pinnacles of sun-bleached coral rise in jagged formations, mute reminders of the phosphate mining carried out there last century by the Australian, UK and New Zealand governments.

A new painting has taken pride of place next to the AWM's most treasured item, and for a reason

Suspicions have been raised after a computer meltdown caused the postponement of multi-million dollar art sale.

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A painting thought by scholars to be one of only a few by Leonardo da Vinci to have survived the half-millennium since the artist's death has been sold at auction for $US400 million in New York.

These two exhibitions are not to be missed.

Introduce yourself to the wide range of plants of Arnhem Land through stunning works from renowned artists Mulkuṉ Wirrpanda and John Wolseley

The Australian impressionist painter John Russell was an artist in the right place at the right time. During the mid-1880s he found himself in Paris, a friend of Van Gogh, a dinner companion of Monet.

TeamLab's signature exhibition, Future Park, is coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum.

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The final design for the "Sydney Modern" expansion, to be released on Wednesday, is a blueprint for turning the flagging Art Gallery of NSW into one of the world's great museums of art, the state government says.

More than 2000 documents relating to the famous anti-war painting, plus digital interactive viewing, are now available online.

There's plenty to see and do in Canberra this week.