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The Colleano Heart review: a remarkable Aboriginal success story
Shapeshifting for decades to avoid detection as Aboriginal, The Colleano Heart follows a remarkable family of circus performers who won…
The Louvre heist: how will the thieves hide these jewels?
A jewellery insurance expert and a professor specialising in art crimes, explain what comes next following the Louvre heist.
Salman Rushdie to speak in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026
Salman Rushdie will deliver a one-night-only address in Melbourne and Sydney in 2026.
Dangerously Modern review: fearless women artists who disrupted the male canon
Rewriting Australian art history, ‘Dangerously Modern’ at the Art Gallery of NSW is equally erudite and entertaining.
Brazen theft at The Louvre targets prized jewellery collection
It only took four minutes, in broad daylight, to close the world’s most famous museum in a daring heist, with…
Fell review: Luke George’s performance leaves you hanging
Performed in a working saw mill, Luke George rivets audiences in a highly physical and poetic work for The Unconformity…
The Unconformity review: a festival that finds its own way
One of Australia's most remote arts festivals has no problem drawing audiences for its unique embedded, and genuine, program.
National Gallery of Australia leads with 2026 program release, but doesn’t raise the pulse
Rosalie Gascoigne survey, Arthur Boyd tapestries, car culture and Aboriginal-led major exhibitions define 2026 for the National Gallery.
Mike Hewson’s The Key’s Under the Mat review: arty playground is joyous and chaotic
Mike Hewson shatters taboos and transforms the Art Gallery of NSW’s Tank space into a light-filled, living playground.
Long overdue solo exhibition of Hany Armanious’ work builds on UK connection
Buxton Contemporary exhibits artist Hany Armanious in November, celebrating the act of looking.