The most popular stories of 2017

We look back over the most-read stories of the year and ask what they say about the zeitgeist across the creative sector.

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2017 was a year of big stories, from sexual harassment within the international arts, media and entertainment sectors to fake news, the changing climate, and a turbulent international art market, including the sale earlier this year of the most expensive painting ever sold.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina