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A man standing opposite a real life sculpture of him in a firefighter uniform, point at each other. People.
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Turning people with no interest in art, into art

Australian sculptor Sam Jinks has made hyperrealistic works of everyday people and calls the project 'a fascinating experiment'.

A person looking into a mirrored cube. Around the figure every surface is filled with black polka dots on a yellow background.
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Kusama breaks record to be crowned queen in Australian exhibition history

NGV’s ‘Yayoi Kusama’ breaks exhibition attendance record and opening hours are extended until midnight for final weekend.

A colour installation that appears to resemble a meat and vegetable stall made with paper or cardboard. Museums to travel.
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Travel destinations: 2 new museums setting the scene in Asia

With an eye on innovation, Taiwan and Thailand are both opening new contemporary art museums this year.

Small deconstructed speakers dangling from the ceiling above a round weaved floor mat. Aluminium containers are placed around the corner of a black wall to the back.
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Exhibition review: Signal to Noise, National Communication Museum

Noise has accompanied every technological development; will we ever be free from its static?

A group of kids standing on the red sand that has been projected with yellow and red circular patterns, while adults are watching on the side.
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Event review: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light 2025, Alice Springs Desert Park

Parrtjima offers joy and hope in a dazzling display of storytelling through light.

The Wiggles new album features collaborations with powerhouses such as Dolly Parton. Image: supplied.
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The Wiggles go country, and viral, with Dolly Parton, Orville Peck and more

With impressive collaborations and nods to the queer community, The Wiggles' new album demonstrates they are as relevant and pioneering…

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Vivid Sydney 2025 program, freshly released and packed

For its 15th anniversary, Vivid Sydney dares to dream with its new theme.

An installation artwork by Nam June Paik of 52 television screens stacked against a wall, each screen is displaying something different, but some are grouped together to form a coherent shape, such as a heart.
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Nam June Paik’s 'Internet Dream' to make Melbourne debut

Nam June Paik predicted the future of telecommunications and understood its repercussions. The National Communication Museum will soon showcase his…

Two surreal animal shaped hot air balloons with people in park watching. Skywhales
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Where to see Patricia Piccinini's Skywhales in 2025

The second national tour of Patricia Piccinini’s incredible Skywhale balloons, has been announced.

Yayoi Kusama in 'Song of a Manhattan Suicide Addict', 1978, installation view at NGV International. An old Asian woman with bright red bob and red and white polka dot top, gesturing and singing on screen. Text in the subtitle reads "Tear down the gate of hallucinations".
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Exhibition review: Yayoi Kusama, NGV International

An overdue retrospective in the name of love, Yayoi Kusama has got little (time) to offer.

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