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Red coloured photographic portrait of a man from mid 19th century. Gauguin
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Everything other than Gauguin: addressing the dilemma

We listen, we learn, we ponder, we argue with ourselves and, hopefully by the end of it, we gain a…

Gauguin. Painting of two Tahitian women.
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Do we want Gauguin back?

The NGA's recently announced 'Gauguin World' exhibition raises questions, but also proposes new answers.

Features

Peers and portals

A triptych of vignettes about three of Sydney’s emerging oil painters and their voyages of identity.

artwork of queen with cigarette butts by artist Philjames
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The slippery zone of art prize categories

‘How do you make sense of the Archibald?’, is a question I ask myself every year, and what are the…

air
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'Air' is a powerful and welcome successor to 'Water'

QAGOMA opens its summer blockbuster exhibition exploring the multifaceted dimensions of the air we breathe.

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Why are climate activists glueing themselves to paintings?

Climate activists are targeting priceless art to spread their message. Here's why the seemingly absurd act is more than a…

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How blockbusters can usher new thinking

Blockbusters offer a voltage of ideas between past and present, so how is a pandemic model ushering a new way…

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How art can rehabilitate after war

A veteran of recent conflicts, Sean Burton reflects on how art gives meaning to his post-conflict life.

A sun sets behind a mountain on a desert world, a robed figure is in the foreground.
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How games can become our greatest artform

At his recent keynote at Melbourne International Games Week, Albert Chessa argued that there was a way for games to…

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ArtsHub’s 2021 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman predictions

112 artists vie for this year's Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Who will win Australia's most prestige gongs? We offer…

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