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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.

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Pharaonic art vanishes from Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

A Pharaonic painting has vanished from the famed Saqqara necropolis marking another archaeological loss in Egypt.

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Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

Lucian Freud painting tipped to sell for up to $A25m

A self-portrait by one of Britain's most revered artists Lucian Freud could fetch up to $A25 million at auction in October.

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

Picasso painting unveiled for first time in 80 years

A Picasso portrait of artist Dora Maar, unseen for 80 years, has been unveiled in Paris.

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

Not a millionaire? You can rent a masterpiece instead

A government leasing program for Australian art that has amassed a collection worth $47 million is marking 45 years of lending out works.

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

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.

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Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

Aussie brings grain silo art to small North Dakota town

A huge grain elevator and silo in North Dakota is the site of a massive mural being created by Brisbane artist Guido van Helten.

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

Dali painting bought at clearance sale worth $A61,000

A painting by Spanish Surrealist artist Salvador Dali found in a clearance sale is expected to fetch up to $A61,000 at auction.

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Rone's global street art starts in this shared studio

Street artists Rone and Callum Preston are throwing open the doors of their shared studio for the first time, as part of Melbourne's Open House weekend.

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

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

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

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

Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

Period scenes set mood for Impressionist masterpieces

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.

Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

Artist wins $100k prize with art of wax, sand and glass

The winner of the 2025 Ramsay Art Prize, Australia's richest for contemporary artists under 40, uses everything from beeswax to copper pipe and stained glass.

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

Australia’s dark past woven through powerful exhibition

An exhibition celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art confronts the dark heart of Australia’s colonial history.

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Frans Hals portraits return to Holland after a century

Two paintings by Golden Age master Frans Hals have been brought at auction for $US7.8 million by two museums with support from the Dutch government.

Never-before-seen Margaret Preston artworks go on show

Paintings by Margaret Preston that have never been on show to the public before feature in an exhibition of Australian women artists.

Multiverse of motherhood shines brightest in Archibald

A portrait addressing the juggle of motherhood, a day job and making art has taken out one of Australia's richest and most prestigious sector awards.

King and Queen unveil portraits marking coronation

Portraits of the King and Queen commissioned to mark their coronation have been unveiled by the royal couple two years after they were crowned.

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Intrepid artists get the retrospectives they deserve

Retrospectives at the National Gallery of Australia give Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar the attention they deserve, but time is running out to see them.

Antiques and auctions inspire Archibald artist

The 2025 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes are underway, with more than 2000 entries expected to arrive at a gallery in Sydney this week.

Exhibition tells 'bigger story' of survival and culture

Secret family stories showcasing the strength, survival and culture of Kalkadoon people will be unveiled after decades of being kept under wraps.

Beyond The Scream: Munch portraits on show in London

A new exhibition at London's National Portrait Gallery will explore how Norway's master of loneliness was in fact surrounded by people.

Rare Banksy owned by blink-182 rocker up for auction

Banksy's re-imagining of the 1992 painting The Singing Butler by Scottish artist Jack Vettriano is expected to fetch millions at auction.

Crews guard richest collection of rock art from blazes

Emergency crews are fighting to contain out-of-control bushfires from scorching a rich concentration of Indigenous rock art as hotter weather looms.

Drama of WA's Kimberley in paintings - and on plates

A new commissioning program features Indigenous artists including Mervyn Street, who led a class action to recover stolen wages in Western Australia.

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