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First glimpse at plans for Powerhouse Museum in Ultimo
Design guidelines now on public exhibition give the first glimpse at what planners may have in store for a renewal of the 2.4-hectare site, home of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences since 1988.Â
- by Linda Morris
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Ensign for the times: Forget the new flagpole, we need a new flag
Even NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet can’t explain why it costs $25 million to place a third flagpole atop the Sydney Harbour Bridge - so perhaps it is time we dropped the state flag altogether.
- by Helen Pitt
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After everything was destroyed by floods, National Art School steps up for students
The NAS has donated a host of art materials and workshops to the young student artists of Lismore, months after their works were destroyed by floods.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Here to stay or will they go away? Either way, NFTs have transformed Australian art
In a world awash with acronyms, there’s one that has a particular power to make hackles rise, especially in the arts.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
The new Queensland buildings that ‘deliver with delight’
Creatively innovative buildings and their designers have been honoured at this year’s Queensland Architecture Awards.
- by Sean Parnell
‘Exceptional’: The whimsical self-portrait that won Australia’s newest portrait prize
Artist Jaq Grantford has scooped the $75,000 Darling Portrait Prize, the second time the National Portrait Gallery award has been handed out.
- by Nick Galvin
In this empty shop, two artists opened a window to a dystopian future
The Metaverse Store sells injectable emotions and cyberspace spaceships and comes with a warning about where technology is heading.
- by Nick Miller
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5 home furniture pieces that will last a lifetime
These big-ticket items are worth the splurge.
- by Michelle Bateman
Who hated Robert Menzies enough to take a knife to his official portrait?
Resigned to the dusty annals of history for decades, the story of Menzies’ vandalised portrait has only now resurfaced, thanks to some clever art detective work.
- by Jacqueline Maley
She hacked an old knitting machine to weave the universe into a work of art
A decade ago Melbourne software engineer Sarah Spencer began an unlikely project that has ended up with her huge woollen star map on show at the State Library.
- by Nick Miller
Looking for life? You might find it in these tuning forks, artist says
A new exhibition at Carriageworks examines the meaning and feeling of life.
- by Anthony Segaert