Visual art
Young, in love and from Newcastle? I took her to see the Castanet Club
The student share houses of Newcastle became a hot-house for a circle of talented oddballs who changed the face of Australian comedy.
- by Mark Mordue
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‘These prices are absurd’: Leonardo da Vinci the size of a Post-it sells for $16.5 million
The record-breaking sale was viewed by many experts as possibly the last opportunity to buy an original Leonardo drawing from a private collection.
- by Scott Reyburn
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Is street art copyright? The vexed question Australia hasn’t answered
In theory, urban artists have rights to their work, even if it’s scrawled on a Melbourne alleyway. This might prove a problem for ‘wannabe Kardashians’.
- by Nick Miller
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Banksy is ‘trying to backdoor copyright’ with trademark, lawyer says
The British greeting card company that’s fighting street artist Banksy’s attempt to trademark his art says the artist isn’t playing by the rules.
- by Nick Miller
Music and street art in laneways – Melbourne gets back into the groove
Add some fresh-pressed vinyl and you get Flash Forward, a new initiative to bring life back to the city’s heart and give much-needed work to artists and musicians.
- by Mikey Cahill
Famed British seascape by J.M.W. Turner up for auction
Aside from a brief auction in New York in 1945, the painting hasn’t been displayed publicly in more than a century.
- by Urooba Jamal
They had the glam worked out. Now The Huxleys bring the disco
Melbourne’s performance art duo, infamous for their fabulous, otherworldly costumes, have made a disco song to accompany a new exhibition.
- by Nick Miller
Capturing life at the speed of light: NGV shows art’s ‘rock stars’
The French Impressionism winter blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria makes up in beauty what it lacks in shock value.
- by Tiarney Miekus
Meet Azimuth, the COVID-killing robot artwork that burned its creator
Azimuth pumps out short-wave UV light that rips apart the basic molecules of life. The artist says the pandemic inspired him to create it.
- by Nick Miller
How young Goya’s encounter with a ‘witch’ left a lifetime scar
A drawing found in the private albums of the Spanish master records his outrage at the treatment of a woman who dared defy the Church.
- by Nick Miller
In a world of wonder, Piccinini asks us to value more than beauty
The warren of hyper-real creatures in Flinders Street Station has reopened after lockdown ended the RISING festival. Our art critic gives her verdict.
- by Tiarney Miekus