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Visual arts sidelined by festival culture
As "festivalisation" takes over our cities, one thing is increasingly left off the programing list – and that is the…
Inspire60: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah
VIDEO: Family and finding one’s identity are what inspires Perth artist Abdul-Rahman Abdullah.
Vale Leonard French
The Australian artist, who made the world’s largest stained glass ceiling, has died aged 88.
Australia loses a great arts patron
Philanthropist and former chairman of Australia’s media dynasty, Fairfax & Sons, James Fairfax leaves a great legacy for the arts.
Quilty on hate, art and the death penalty
An exhibition includes the last paintings made by Myuran Sukumaran before his execution in a message against the death penalty…
Vernon Ah Kee: Not an animal or a plant
While this exhibition lands a political wallop, it also raises questions more broadly of critical engagement through contemporary art.
The soft-glove politics of Indigenous festival programming
How important is Indigenous programming within festival culture, and has it moved beyond mere box-tick politics.
Remembering the oft-quoted John Berger
The iconic British art critic John Berger died yesterday, leaving a legacy of quotable words and tributes from others.
10 words not to use this year
Some words just got overdone in 2016. It's time to let these overused terms lie fallow for a while, in…
Exhibitions gives a picture of the year ahead
You can tell a lot about a year by the topics that garner attention. We surveyed the exhibitions scheduled for…