Culture
Art & design
My father, my sadness: John Olsen's son paints a portrait
A new memoir by Tim Olsen lifts the lid on growing up with Australia's most famous living artist – his father, John.
- by Helen O'Neill
Latest
Indigenous art
Dispossession and invasion: Art program challenges colonial narrative
Following the success of Jonathon Jones's transformation of the Hyde Park Barracks forecourt, Sydney Living Museums is actively acquiring Indigenous art.
- by Linda Morris
Visual art
The tragedy that changed everything for artist Julia Gutman
Human relationships are now the focus of her art practice.
- by Chloe Wolifson
Visual art
Five hours of curious fun: online art beats going to a gallery
Nirin Naarm is a hit: but it's taken a pandemic for a Melbourne gallery to finally present video art online, where it's easier and more comfortable to consume.
- by Robert Nelson
Visual art
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
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