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Mammoth impressionist exhibition returning to Australia

Mammoth impressionist exhibition returning to Australia

After an initial run was derailed by COVID lockdowns, one of the biggest ever French impressionist exhibitions to visit Australia is set to return to Melbourne.

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Australia's biggest art fair records $17.5m in sales

Sales at Sydney Contemporary in 2024 have fallen short of the previous year, with $17.5 million spent on artworks.

Buyers step through portal at nation's biggest art fair

Buyers step through portal at nation's biggest art fair

Buyers step through portal at nation's biggest art fair

Buyers step through portal at nation's biggest art fair

Many artworks have already sold as Sydney Contemporary - Australia's biggest art fair - opens to the public.

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Inflatable ape looks for love at Sydney Contemporary

Inflatable ape looks for love at Sydney Contemporary

The Sydney Contemporary showcases works by more than 400 artists with hopes the event will generate some $20 million in sales.

It's good to be King: Vincent Namatjira opens new show

It's good to be King: Vincent Namatjira opens new show

Gina Rinehart can rest easy - the new paintings by artist Vincent Namatjira are self-portraits based on his cheeky character King Dingo.

Artist puts High Vis glare on Australia's colonisers

Artist puts High Vis glare on Australia's colonisers

In an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, works by artist Joan Ross use lurid colours to talk back to colonial paintings.

History-making Australian art gifted to top galleries

History-making Australian art gifted to top galleries

Months after winning the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, Archie Moore's kith and kin has been gifted to the Tate and the Queensland Art Gallery.

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Crowds descend on art fair as artists face cost hikes

Crowds descend on art fair as artists face cost hikes

Crowds descend on art fair as artists face cost hikes

Crowds descend on art fair as artists face cost hikes

Thousands of people are visiting the Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair, but art centres are paying up to $40,000 to travel huge distances to attend the annual event.

Mind hacking CCTV monster stalks science gallery show

Mind hacking CCTV monster stalks science gallery show

Mind hacking CCTV monster stalks science gallery show

Mind hacking CCTV monster stalks science gallery show

Transcendence, parallel universes and the matrix: the links between western science fiction and eastern religion have inspired a new exhibition.

NGA acquires painting by 'nasty piece of work' Gauguin

NGA acquires painting by 'nasty piece of work' Gauguin

NGA acquires painting by 'nasty piece of work' Gauguin

NGA acquires painting by 'nasty piece of work' Gauguin

The National Gallery of Australia has bought a significant artwork by Paul Gauguin, during its exhibition of works by the controversial painter.

Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

An exclusive ancient Egyptian exhibition focusing on pharaohs' lives and the people that served them will display rarely seen artefacts from the British Museum.

Surrealist Magritte leads blockbuster summer art shows

Surrealist Magritte leads blockbuster summer art shows

Surrealist Magritte leads blockbuster summer art shows

Surrealist Magritte leads blockbuster summer art shows

Art by pioneering surrealist René Magritte, Chinese contemporary artist Cao Fei, and Ethiopian-American artist Julie Mehretu will go on show in Sydney.

Glamour, politics, exuberance on show at Africa Fashion

Glamour, politics, exuberance on show at Africa Fashion

Glamour, politics, exuberance on show at Africa Fashion

Glamour, politics, exuberance on show at Africa Fashion

Australia's biggest ever show of African fashion has opened at the National Gallery of Victoria, featuring work from 50 designers.

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

Late paintings reveal Lloyd Rees' landscapes of light

The late paintings of renowned artist Lloyd Rees are on display together for the first time, revealing a burst of creativity inspired by Tasmania's landscapes.

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Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

The National Gallery of Australia has rebuffed demands from mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition.

Roller derby clashes and raining applause at art show

Visitors to a contemporary art exhibition can stand alone in the dark and listen to applause, or find themselves surrounded by the violence of roller derby.

Venice crowds line up to view Australia's cosmic art

Crowds of artlovers have gathered to see Australia's official entry at the Venice Biennale, kith and kin, by Aboriginal artist Archie Moore.

Yayoi Kusama polka dots take over NGV for blockbuster

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama will hold one of her biggest exhibitions at the National Gallery of Victoria.

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The iconoclastic art inspiring the next generation

Dale Frank's latest exhibition will crowd the senses in an irreverent and satirical display that transcends mediums, conventions and generations.

Tiwi artist still painting despite works lost in crash

Kaye Brown lost a whole collection of artworks in a truck crash three months ago but the Tiwi artist has kept painting while waiting on an insurance payout.

Artist builds alternative worlds in MCA survey show

Nicholas Mangan: A World Undone at the Museum of Contemporary Art has everything from solar-powered installations to bioluminescent coral.

Lego show brings the block party back to Australia

Art of the Brick was an experiment when it first showed in Australia. The exhibition has since become a global success and returns to Melbourne after 13 years.

Collapsing terrain strikes the right hue in photo prize

Australia's longest-running acquisitive photography prize has gone to a Norwegian artist among finalist works delving into life, death and the uncanny.

Pioneering Meadmore works reveal Australia's design DNA

The most comprehensive collection of industrial designs by internationally renowned sculptor Clement Meadmore is going on public display for the first time.

Energy and talent come first at Arts Project studio

Arts Project Australia supports artists with intellectual disabilities to make work that's been exhibited in galleries here and internationally.

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