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The Archibald of Archibalds: The best portrait in 100 years
Art critic John McDonald picks his favourite winner since 1921 - one that is quite at odds with all the others.
- by John McDonald
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Archibald Prize
Salon des Refusés 2021: Disappointing, familiar and a few obvious duds
By now I ought to know better, but I’m always hopeful that some undreamt-of masterpiece might turn up in the Salon.
- by John McDonald
Opinion
Review
Game on: artist loose in the State Library concocting wild fantasies
In the exhibition Fake Truths, artist-in-residence Hadyn Wilson has magicked up bogus letters, relationships and even a philosophy session with Rupert Bear.
- by John McDonald
Hilma af Klint: how a “crazy, remote woman” upstaged male art heroes
Kandinsky and Pollock have been acclaimed as the pioneers of abstract art. Overlooking the Swedish artist who was inspired by seances with female friends.
- by Neha Kale
Archibald Prize winner makes for a nice story, but was also clearly the best in show
That Peter Wegner’s portrait of artist Guy Warren would win was a virtual inevitability providing a fairytale ending to the 100th year of the prize.
- by John McDonald
Barbed wire and bare bums: how Australian art came of age
A new book charts our history at the Venice Biennale, from cringe-worthy conservatism to mature self-confidence.
- by Andrew Stephens
Archibald Prize 2021 as it happened: Peter Wegner crowned winner; Georgia Spain, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu take out Sulman, Wynne prizes
It’s the centenary celebrations for this art prize that stops the nation. Keep up to date with our live blog to find critics’ picks, the stories behind the works and the eventual winner.
- by Helen Pitt, Linda Morris and Amelia McGuire
Peter Wegner wins Archibald Prize 2021 with portrait of artist Guy Warren
The Melbourne artist’s portrait of the 100-year-old is a fitting winner in the 100th year of Australia’s most famous art prize.
- by Linda Morris
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Archibald Prize
The Archibalds: 100 years of celebrations and controversies
A look at the last 100 years of Archibald winners.
Opinion
Indigenous
Once scorned, the fighting men of Budj Bim soar high
A giant mural on the town of Heywood’s water tower honours the memory of Gunditjmara soldiers.
- by Tony Wright
You can buy the work of famous artists for $100 - but there’s a catch
If you have always wanted to own a work by a great artist but have never been able to afford the price tag, here’s your chance.
- by Amelia McGuire