Art
How this rock star artist makes whitefellas laugh at themselves
Royals, prime ministers and Donald Trump are all brought down to earth in the humorous but searing works of Vincent Namatjira.
- by Kylie Northover
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Not just a pretty place: What garden exhibitions really teach us
Gardeners and artists are putting plants in galleries and expanding our notions of what horticulture can be.
- by Megan Backhouse
Meet the first Timor-Leste artist to show in Venice
Maria Madeira’s inclusion at the world’s oldest art biennale represents a big step for a tiny nation.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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From tobacco farm to the NGA: One photographer on his breakthrough moments
William Yang talks about his best financial decisions, politics – and why he doesn’t take wedding bookings.
- by Benjamin Law
Why the song never remains the same when these artists are singing
Dan Callahan examines the careers and lives of six great recording artists from the golden age of American singers.
- by Tom Ryan
Creative jobs fall between the cracks into a wages no-man’s-land
Strip tease artists and actors have greater workplace wage recognition than authors, web designers and sculptors, a landmark industrial award inquiry was told.
- by Linda Morris
Robotic dogs, taped bananas and frozen flowers – this exhibition has it all
It’s the quality and variety of work that sets this exhibition apart from most of the world’s large-scale contemporary art festivals.
- by John McDonald
White Lotus drops actor after Ukraine controversy
The casting of Milos Bikovic for the third season of the popular TV show had drawn criticism from Ukraine’s foreign ministry for his ties to Russia.
- by Christopher Kuo
Think you know what a real Aussie looks like? Think again
With questions of identity set to swirl around Australia Day, the work of Adelaide artist Peter Drew, and the kids he inspired, has never been more relevant.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
MCA’s summer show reveals a rare artist who defies classification
Tacita Dean’s work is diverse and cerebral, caught up with moments of experience and the vagaries of recollection, both public and private.
- by John McDonald
A deep dive into the world of Alex Miller’s creative mind
Stephanie Miller has chosen a selection of her novelist husband’s private writings to give a glimpse of how he works and how he observes the world.
- by Morag Fraser