Review
The ‘ferocious’ painting that won Australia’s richest landscape prize
First Nations artists continue to dominate Tasmania’s prestigious Hadley’s Art Prize.
- by John McDonald
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The surreal deal: Art inspired by the unspeakable
From Del Kathryn Barton and Patricia Piccinini, there are many Australian artists who have been influenced by Surrealism.
- by John McDonald
Gallery shows give local artists the blockbuster treatment
While Michael Zavros is coy about the content of his works, eX de Medici almost buries the viewer with information
- by John McDonald
Two new Indigenous art exhibitions to see in Sydney this month
The proppaNOW collective at the National Art School Gallery and Tennant Creek Brio at Delmar Gallery showcase different skills.
- by John McDonald
The biggest and best Frida Kahlo exhibition ever seen in Australia
Frida Kahlo is one of the most admired of all artists, and a new exhibition featuring her work is coming to Australia.
- by John McDonald
‘Conservative choice’: Would this artist still win the Archibald Prize today?
The same portrait submitted to the present-day prize would almost certainly not be selected.
- by John McDonald
Fifty shades of Rembrandt in exhibition befitting a master
To examine his work is to risk falling into a deep reverie as one explores the imaginative world of one of the great innovators.
- by John McDonald
Get your shopping lists ready: The art world’s version of Young Talent Time is here
The prize, open to artists up to the age of 40, offers an overview of emerging talent from all over Australia.
- by John McDonald
AI can do any many things, but can it replicate these drawings?
Drawing will always be present because it captures the vital creative impulse that links the eye, the mind and the hand.
- by John McDonald
Why Philip Guston’s work is still causing headaches for galleries
One of the truly great artists of the late 20th century, the artist managed to alienate friends and admirers with a single exhibition.
- by John McDonald
Expect serpents, ships, oxen and elephants in this opera superhero story
A wrap of the week’s reviews, including Pinchgut Opera’s Giustino, new Australian musical Driftwood and Shelley Lasica’s performance-exhibition at AGNSW.
- by Sue Williams, Harriet Cunningham and Peter McCallum