Culture
Art & design
How a two-metre necklace helped an artist connect to her country
Maree Clarke took traditional materials and supersized them into an award-winning artwork that tells a story of connection and loss.
- by Catherine Lambert
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Arts
Sixty years on, opera singer pays tribute to Paul Robeson
A recreation of the first ever performance at the Sydney Opera House took place on Monday.
- by Helen Pitt
Visual art
Why Nan Goldin, pioneer of lo-fi in-the-moment photography, hates Insta
The groundbreaking activist who broke the mould of art photography in New York in the 70s is appalled at the way we consume and dismiss images now.
- by Nick Miller
Good Weekend
'No boundaries': John Prince Siddon brings an original dynamic to Indigenous art
Emerging from the Kimberley, this artist's work could almost be described as psychedelic.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
Review
Three of the best: Art to see in Sydney now
John McDonald sums up the offerings of three Sydney commercial galleries.
- by John McDonald
Visual art
A return to paradise lost, as Heide turns on the lights again
A summer music festival, an immersive light installation and an exhibition of Sidney Nolan's paintings of paradise will feature in Heide gallery's 2021 season.
- by Nick Miller
Visual art
Streeton exhibition is a textbook study in what it means to be a local legend
AGNSW's latest show shines the spotlight on one of our greatest artists.
- by John McDonald
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Spectrum
Sex, alcoholism, abandonment: growing up with Australia's most famous living painter
Gallerist Tim Olsen's memoir reveals "the brutality attached to living under the shadow” of his famous artist father, John, its after-effects and their recent reconciliation.
- by Helen O'Neill
Arts
Sculpture by the Sea 2020 cancelled
The sculptural coastal walk has been cancelled after failing to secure an exemption from the NSW Health Department.
- by Linda Morris
Arts
Criticism grows of decision to defund Regional Arts NSW
The Berejiklian government has announced a major funding shake-up of regional arts bodies.
- by Linda Morris
Exhibitions
Finding a home for award-winning Yarn spinner
For war veteran Matt Jones his artwork is a triumph over hardship including a stint of homelessness.
- by Claire Hunter