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Korean culture wave crashes onto Australian shores

Korean culture wave crashes onto Australian shores

An exhibit of South Korean pop culture has gone on display in the nation's capital, showcasing some of the biggest names from Korean film, TV and music.

Famous artist's 'brain-tingling' works inspire, provoke

Famous artist's 'brain-tingling' works inspire, provoke

Famous artist's 'brain-tingling' works inspire, provoke

Famous artist's 'brain-tingling' works inspire, provoke

One of the world’s most influential living artists has created a sensual journey for Aussie art lovers that will playfully test their perceptions of the world.

Wearable stories: an Indigenous counter to fast fashion

Wearable stories: an Indigenous counter to fast fashion

Wearable stories: an Indigenous counter to fast fashion

Wearable stories: an Indigenous counter to fast fashion

Stories are stitched into each garment of one Indigenous-owned fashion label and now an exhibition is celebrating the brand's journey.

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Art gallery or office block: flagship project in doubt

Art gallery or office block: flagship project in doubt

Aboriginal art sales are going gangbusters, but a gallery to showcase the art movement could become an office block instead.

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

Brazen thieves rob priceless jewels from Paris' Louvre

The jewelry robbery at the Louvre in Paris took less than seven minutes and was carried out by four unarmed people.

Thieves strike France's Louvre in daring jewel heist

Thieves strike France's Louvre in daring jewel heist

Thieves using a basket lift have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre in Paris, forcing the world’s most-visited museum to close.

Sculpture by the Sea's plea to stay afloat after crisis

Sculpture by the Sea's plea to stay afloat after crisis

Funding for the popular Sculpture by the Sea event should be overhauled, its founder says, after there was a scramble for money to run the annual exhibition.

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Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

Day of pain: Jewish anguish still raw on attack date

The Jewish community continues to experience horrors in Australia and abroad two years after the events of October 7, leaders say.

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

No place for protest on Oct 7 anniversary: deputy PM

Senior government figures have told pro-Palestine protesters the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel is not the time for demonstrations.

Exhibition celebrates power of Indigenous healing

Exhibition celebrates power of Indigenous healing

Exhibition celebrates power of Indigenous healing

Exhibition celebrates power of Indigenous healing

A museum dedicated to the history of medicine has re-opened with an exhibition acknowledging 65,000 years of Indigenous knowledge and healing.

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Playable videogames at ACMI, from Zork to Hollow Knight

Game Worlds is a playable videogame exhibition opening at Australia’s national museum of screen culture, ACMI.

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

The wonder of exotica at Australia's biggest art show

Artist Alexia Sinclair has released her fantastical series The Age of Wonder, as part of the inaugural photography showcase at Australia's biggest art fair.

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

Close-up on photography at Australia's biggest art fair

An inaugural showcase of contemporary photography features at Australia's biggest art fair. But will more collectors take an interest?

Buried 1000 years, Viking Age treasures tour Down Under

Buried 1000 years, Viking Age treasures tour Down Under

Buried 1000 years, Viking Age treasures tour Down Under

Buried 1000 years, Viking Age treasures tour Down Under

Unearthed with a metal detector in Scotland, the Galloway Hoard contains precious treasures that date back to the Viking Age.

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Portrait of hidden faces declared a hands-down winner

The First Nations girls in an award-winning photo hid their faces as a statement of resistance, with the shot taking out a prestigious national portrait prize.

Room by room, future of art on show in historic hotel

The Spring1883 art fair is held in an iconic hotel - but there's no putting holes in the walls to hang the paintings.

Romance comes of age, with portrait of fashion pioneers

A giant portrait marking 20 years of fashion label Romance Was Born reflects the inventiveness of the label's designers, Anna Plunkett and Luke Sales.

Attention please, is your phone dominating your life?

A satirical take on telethons will have gallery-goers pledging not money but time spent on digital distraction.

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Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts

Regional galleries provide cultural hubs, support artists and attract tourists. More than a dozen of them have missed out on vital NSW government funding.

Little trust in Creative Australia after Venice snafu

Trust in Creative Australia is at an all-time low due to the Venice Biennale controversy, but the decision to reinstate the artistic team may bring healing.

Vivienne Westwood, Comme des Garçons paired up at NGV

A blockbuster summer exhibition features self-taught fashion renegades Vivienne Westwood and Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo

From Arnhem Land to the world, power of art on show

Artists connected to the remote Yirrkala community in East Arnhem Land were among the first Indigenous Australians to use their art for political ends.

Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

An exhibition of French Impressionist masterpieces from a Boston museum has returned to Australia after closing early in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Museum lights up with Cerith Wyn Evans neon sculptures

The first major solo show in Australia by Welsh artist Cerith Wyn Evans sees rooms lit with neon sculptures, and glass flutes that breathe sound.

Modernism from Cezanne to Australia in NGA blockbuster

Rarely seen modernist masterpieces by the likes of Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso have come to Australia from Berlin’s Museum Berggruen.

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