Culture
Art & design
Inside the lustful reimagining of Bosch’s garden at the NGV Triennial
Dutch art collective SMACK put a contemporary spin on Hieronymus Bosch’s famous Garden of Earthly Delights triptych.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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The painting that scandalised Bendigo (and Victoria’s other hidden art gems)
From a bottle for your tears to a work by “the witch of Kings Cross”, our galleries have dug through their collections to present their most unsung pieces.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Former Sydney artist squat receives $20 million makeover
Three decades after squatters were roused by police from their sleep at 6am, and evicted, artists are invited back in to the Gunnery under a $19.2m renovation.
- by Linda Morris
Why this international artist cut up his childhood drawings
Artist Petrit Halilaj was 13 when his family was forced to flee their home in Kosovo, but he found new hope in a refugee camp.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
A stunning exhibition that makes you lose all sense of space and time
Bundanon’s latest survey would be jaw-dropping in any gallery, in any part of the world.
- by John McDonald
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Opera House set to put in place annual limit for light shows on sails
Illumination of the sails will be capped under a policy that aims to protect the building’s cultural significance – and avoid controversy.
- by Linda Morris
Portraits plastered on ABC Melbourne offices in Gaza protest
Forty artworks were created by 40 local artists, each depicting a journalist who has died in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza.
- by Elizabeth Flux
The urgent warning cut from Sydney’s long-awaited arts and culture plan
A stark assessment of the state’s arts sector never made it into the publicly released version of the 10-year policy framework launched last week.
- by Linda Morris
Indigenous art collective stunned by referral to consumer watchdog
Artists and staff of the APY Art Centre Collective had hoped to end the year with the group’s reputation restored.
- by Gabriella Coslovich
Can this French artist’s talking fish help your kids save the planet?
Social media star Jean Jullien immerses his viewers in a watery world at NGV Triennial.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Poo jokes and pachyderms: all you need to survive the school holidays
Banish the boredom with these fun-filled offerings for kids of all ages.
- by John Bailey