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Liberation of abstraction embraced in troubled times

Liberation of abstraction embraced in troubled times

Acclaimed US painter Julie Mehretu is holding her first exhibition in the southern hemisphere at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia.

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A whole room of Banksys as street art fills a gallery

A new work by street art superstar Bansky will feature when two of Australia's biggest street art collectors show off their finds.

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African dissident writer Breyten Breytenbach dies

South African writer Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former South African government’s apartheid policy, has died in Paris.

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European fake art network uncovered in Italy

European fake art network uncovered in Italy

European auction houses were complicit in selling thousands of fake Warhols, Banksys and Picassos to unsuspecting buyers, Italy’s culture ministry says.

Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis, dies at 93

Painter Frank Auerbach, who fled the Nazis, dies at 93

Frank Auerbach, who escaped Nazi Germany as a child and went on to become a leading painter in the post war School of London, has died at the age of 93.

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Police bust art crime network forging Banksy, Picasso

Modern and contemporary fake artworks including Banksy and Andy Warhol have been uncovered following an Italian police operation.

The surreal world of René Magritte comes to Australia

The surreal world of René Magritte comes to Australia

The first-ever Australian retrospective dedicated to the influential surrealist René Magritte opens at the Art Gallery of NSW.

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Reddit, Wikipedia images inspire artist's Paris posting

Reddit, Wikipedia images inspire artist's Paris posting

Reddit, Wikipedia images inspire artist's Paris posting

Reddit, Wikipedia images inspire artist's Paris posting

Sydney artist Adele Warner has won the 2024 Brett Whiteley Travelling Arts Scholarship, earning her a three-month residency in the French capital.

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.

Artist puts High Vis glare on Australia's colonisers

Artist puts High Vis glare on Australia's colonisers

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.

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Long road to Australia's top Aboriginal art award

Tjuntjuntjara artist Noli Rictor drove 25 hours to Alice Springs and then flew to Darwin to receive Australia's most prestigious award for Aboriginal art.

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

'Beautiful' Langton tribute the public Archibald choice

The artist whose portrait of an esteemed Indigenous activist won the Archibald People's Choice says the prize is a platform to speak about important people.

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.

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Whiteleys fail to sell at 'Mr Melbourne' art auction

Three valuable artworks by Brett Whiteley were the centre of the late Ron Walker's art collection, but have been passed in at auction.

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Johnny Depp turns to tarot to inspire art collection

Actor Johnny Depp pays tribute to his ex-partner Vanessa Paradis in new artworks inspired by tarot cards.

'Picassos' hanging in Tasmania's MONA were 'created'

Artist and curator Kirsha Kaechele has revealed two paintings hung in Tasmania's MONA are not Picassos and were, in fact, painted by her.

'Unwilling participant' helps secure major arts prize

An "unwilling participant" captured hanging out with horses and an accomplished author bathed in moonlight are featured in two award-winning portraits.

Aspiring doctor wants more 'familiar faces' in health

After the birth of her second son Kahlie Lockyer knew she wanted to be a paediatrician, following a lifelong passion of helping others.

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Laura Jones' portrait of Tim Winton wins the Archibald

Artist Laura Jones has won Australia's most prestigious art award, the Archibald Prize, with a portrait of author Tim Winton.

What would Banksy think? Big data steers mega art bucks

A multimillion-dollar company is using data to bring global entertainment to cities across Australia - but does it matter if what they offer is the real thing?

Painting within painting sheds light on hidden abstract

An artwork revealed inside a painting of a close collaborator brings an exciting edge to an exhibition of Australia's earliest and most important abstract art.

Mystery of Mona Lisa's locale may have been solved

The mysterious backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art may have been solved by a geologist who has pinpointed a small town on a lake shore.

Mural a parade of rebellious heroes ... doing burnouts

Indigenous artist Ryan Presley's giant mural that subverts traditional religious iconography is being installed at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Streeton masterpiece sells for more than $1.8 million

A painting by Australian impressionist Arthur Streeton that was out of public view for more than a century has sold well above expectations for $1.875 million.

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.

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