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The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

With her online following, podcast and bestselling book, Katy Hessel has become an art-world superstar. But she’s not without her critics.

  • by Gabriella Coslovich

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Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

Shift nurses just want to feel safe at night. These are the artists trying to help

A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.

  • by Jane Albert
Indigenous artist Archie Moore first Australian to win top prize at Venice Biennale

Indigenous artist Archie Moore first Australian to win top prize at Venice Biennale

The Australian Pavilion received top honours as Moore picked up the coveted Golden Lion award.

  • by Linda Morris
Whiteley, Brack, Perceval. At 96, this art collector is farewelling his favourite works

Whiteley, Brack, Perceval. At 96, this art collector is farewelling his favourite works

While Peter Clemenger’s children will inherit some of the artworks he spent decades collecting with his wife, Joan, others were too big – and too important – to hand down.

  • by Elizabeth Flux
Australia’s entry to the art world’s Olympics unveiled as Israeli artist shuts down show

Australia’s entry to the art world’s Olympics unveiled as Israeli artist shuts down show

Australia’s entry to the Venice Biennale is a vast chalked family tree stretching back more than 65,000 years to the beginnings of time.

  • by Linda Morris
Israeli artist shuts down Biennale show, urging ceasefire

Israeli artist shuts down Biennale show, urging ceasefire

The Israeli government paid about half the costs of Israel’s pavilion at Venice and was not informed in advance about the protest.

  • by Alex Marshall
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Our museum is thriving because we do things differently
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Our museum is thriving because we do things differently

Museums are trusted messengers, so we need to be less hubristic about gateways to knowledge.

  • by Kim McKay
It’s not often you see an art exhibition as masterfully curated as this

It’s not often you see an art exhibition as masterfully curated as this

Personal identity is explored through pure poetry at the 18th Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art.

  • by John McDonald
Twelve months after opening, Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name

Twelve months after opening, Sydney’s new $344m gallery finally has a name

Art Gallery of NSW director Michael Brand said the leading cultural institution intended to carry the new names with the “deepest respect”.

  • by Linda Morris
This 95-year-old is the NGV’s next blockbuster artist

This 95-year-old is the NGV’s next blockbuster artist

The most comprehensive survey of Yayoi Kusama’s work ever to be brought to Australia will include childhood sketchbooks and the famed immersive mirror rooms.

  • by Nadia Bailey
The art that’s opening up one of the world’s most forbidding places

The art that’s opening up one of the world’s most forbidding places

Saudi Arabia’s second Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale features more than 170 works by 92 artists from 43 countries.

  • by John McDonald