Gina Fairley
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Thinking before the box: artist estates
Planning for, and managing, an artist’s estate is not often considered until it is too late. Don't haunt your relatives…
Francesco Clemente: Encampment
A nomadic gypsy from Naples sets up camp in Sydney and invites viewers to enter a world of Indian sensuality…
Aborigines 'like dinosaurs', says Marina
The world's most famous performance artist Marina Abramović has gone viral for a racist slur against Indigenous Australians.
The Archibald for garden lovers
In the age of Instagram, there’s a strange appeal in a work of garden art that takes 200 hours to…
Synchrotron scientists are the new art detectives
Scientists have revealed the second painting beneath the NGV's Degas, with a technique that could change the future of art…
Blood on the floor (literally) as Parr takes on Pollock
A bloody encounter between two icons sets the tone for a new survey exhibition of Mike Parr at the National…
Art award carries the voice of activism
An art award that responds to contemporary issues offers more than financial rewards for Indigenous artists.
Art school won't take new students
One of the nation's key arts schools has announced it will not take new studio-based students in 2017 pending a…
Funding culture outside the art world
Art doesn’t just live in galleries and theatres. Community festivals offer many artists a pathway to professional growth.
War declared on fake Indigenous art
A new campaign aims to derail the flourishing market in fake Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artworks.