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Khaled Sabsabi's artwork conference of one's self, 2026 installed at the Australia Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. A wall-size video screen projection showing abstract purple patterns. Three viewers stand in a darkened space around it.
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Can this year’s Venice Biennale artists avoid politics amid protests and pavilion closures?

The protests continue to overshadow the art at this year’s Venice Biennale. Can its exhibiting artists really stay out of…

Khaled Sabsabi, conference of one's self, 2026, Australia Pavilion. Six people stand in a large, dark space, contemplating the installed artwork, which consists of a series of eight very large paintings placed together in an octagonal pattern; we can see three of the purple and green paintings, which are brightly lit by projections cast onto their surfaces.
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Khaled Sabsabi reveals details of two installations at Venice Biennale

Khaled Sabsabi has described his two installations at the Venice Biennale as 'one body with two limbs'.

Atong Atem, Ego 2 (2019) from the Ego series (2019). A striking self-portrait of the Melbourne-based South Sudanese artist, in which her skin is painted blue, rows of small gold stars decorate her cheeks, and her lips are painted bright red.Her colourful headdress frame the image and also forms its backdrop.
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Atong Atem readies for her first major survey exhibition at NGV

Atong Atem's vibrant photographic practice will come into sharp focus in Melbourne this October.

Archibald Prize 2026 finalist Andy Collis, AKA Sopha Dopha. Oil on board, text on collage, resin, silicone phone case, 15.8 x 8cm. Photo: Jenni Carter. Courtesy: the artist and AGNSW.
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Famous faces: highlights from the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes

Here are just a few of the standout works that caught our eye ahead of the opening of the Archibald,…

Wall mural in light filled gallery with tropical drawings in black and white and colourful flower. Brian Robinson
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Exhibition review: Brian Robinson and Prita Tina Yeganeh, Onespace

An unlikely but beautiful pairing of exhibitions that works.

Video in orange coloured room. Primavera 2024
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Exhibition review: Primavera 2024: Young Australian Artists, MCA

Now in its 33rd year, this year’s Primavera manages to deliver a dynamic exhibition via its fresh crop of artists.

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Exhibition review: Heat, Redcliffe Art Gallery

Contemporary artists who use alchemy of air, sun and fire to create.

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Exhibition review: The Churchie Emerging Art Prize

Investigating emerging art, communities and curatorial trends.

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Exhibition review: Salon des Refusés 2021

The alternative Archibald and Wynne Prize Selection makes its Adelaide debut.

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Exhibition review: Tarnanthi

Large scale installation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art 'comes forth and appears.'

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