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Watchers become the watched: Climate change protests spark gallery security reviews
Security is an eight-letter word rarely spoken about by galleries and museums but the latest climate change protests have its leaders worried.
- by Linda Morris
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This doctor fled Iran 15 years ago. Now he’s using art to speak up
As Ali Tahayori prepares to show his work at the National Art School’s postgrad show, his homeland is never far from his mind.
- by Angus Thomson
From princess gowns to Ford Lasers: Carla Zampatti’s greatest hits
The Powerhouse Museum called on the public to fill in the gaps for the first retrospective on the late fashion icon.
- by Damien Woolnough
Biggest art sale in history: Microsoft co-founder’s collection auctioned for $1.56 billion
The artworks owned by the late Paul G. Allen spanned 500 years of history. The sale hit the $US1 billion mark at Lot 32.
- by Robin Pogrebin
The BAB is back: Biennale delivers shocks and an Australian standout
The youthful Bangkok Art Biennale creates the opportunity for some serious South-East Asian art tourism over summer.
- by John McDonald
Hiding in plain sight: the modernist artists who shaped Melbourne
A new exhibition looks at the Centre Five, a group of artists established in 1961 who avoided the peacocking and in-fighting of Melbourne’s bohemian arts scene.
- by Nadia Bailey
‘My childhood was full of cracks. But it was full of love’: Bertie Blackman
The acclaimed Australian musician looks back at how her life was shaped by her irrepressible artist father, Charles Blackman.
- by Bertie Blackman
Dancing drones and Ellie Goulding: A very modern party for Sydney’s new gallery
Art will be written in the skies for the opening of the new wing of the Art Gallery of NSW as part of nine days of celebrations planned from December 3.
- by Linda Morris
Sydney’s cultural tsar-in-waiting is unapologetic about his most controversial moves
Adam Lindsay learnt early in life that it’s better to make your own decisions and live with the consequences.
- by Linda Morris
‘Reach for the stars, people’: Tony Albert paints a new vision of hope
Amid the sadness surrounding Cassius Turvey’s death, Tony Albert sees hope for the boy he’s now raising, and others like him.
- by Susan Johnson
From the Archives, 1922: Sensational discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
On November 4th, 1922, Howard Carter made a note in his pocket diary: ‘First steps of tomb found.’ The following day he added: ‘Discovered tomb under tomb of Ramses VI. Investigated same & found seals intact.’ The find inspired a media frenzy around the world and inspired designers to incorporate ancient Egyptian motifs on everything from clothing to architecture, a feature of the Art Deco style that dominated the decorative arts until the mid-1930s.
- by Staff writers