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Art & design
The swans of Lake Burley Griffin appear at the Melbourne Building
A new photography installation, Cygnus Atratus, pays homage to the "constant presence" of Canberra's black swans.
- by Serena Coady
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Australia Day
Wendy Sharpe’s rare, intimate landscapes celebrate Australia
Famous for her figurative work and self-portraits, this Archibald winner got a bit of a shock when she went bush.
- by Steve Meacham
Sydney Festival
Giant outdoor sculpture aims to be a powerful conversation starter
Artist Jacob Nash hopes to encourage a national conversation about reconciliation with ALWAYS, his giant sculpture on the Barangaroo headland.
- by Josh Dye
John McDonald: Taiwan's considered art collectors now have their own fair
While China is a "show-off" market, Taipei's collectors - who now have their own art fair - look for quality and consistency.
- by John McDonald
Once you know who you are – your culture, country and family – you're halfway there: Kent Morris
In the 120-odd Aboriginal languages still spoken across Australia, there is no specific word for art, explains indigenous artist and advocate Kent Morris.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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Arts
Labor's policy position on museum gives voters a clear choice
Labor has opened up a new election battlefront in its promise to build a $500 million stand-alone museum in western Sydney.
- by Linda Morris
Tourism
'I’m a legend': Mona Foma finds new audience for art in Launceston
The drinkers and billiard players at the Launceston Workers Club take a broad-minded approach to contemporary art.
- by Andrew Taylor
Art
A guide to Mona Foma in Launceston
This month, after a mini-launch last year in Tasmania’s second-biggest city, Mona Foma is moving its full-scale operation to Launceston.
Wales
Banksy mural on garage in Wales sells for six-figure sum
A British art dealer says he has bought a mural stenciled by street artist Banksy on a garage wall in Wales for more than 100,000 pounds ($129,000).
Visual arts review: Nonggirrnga Marawili, the dynamic impact of a quiet custodian
Yirrkala artist Nonggirrnga Marawili started exhibiting modestly in her 70s. Today there is nothing quiet about the innovative schematic landscapes of a quiet custodian of her land.
- by John McDonald