Visual Arts
UK’s most popular contemporary artists
Which contemporary British artists are the most searched? Banksy or Yoko? How did the YBAs stack up? The results will…
Edinburgh Fringe opens with flyers and a plea for humanity
The Fringe has returned to Edinburgh, along with the traditional fanfare of pop-up bars, fireworks, street performers and flyers.
Celebrity, scandal and satire: City of Sydney's commissions get a reaction
City of Sydney unveiled 3 major commissions this week that will transform its character as an internationally recognised art city.
Is this the exhibition of the future…or just a web page?
How Vegemite-loving flies prompted the thong dress is just one of the stories in the NFSA’s first online exhibition.
Collecting street art
Australia's largest street art collectors first had to convince the artists that they were not undercover cops.
Are festivals 'fundamentally unjustifiable'?
Perth International Arts Festival’s Jonathan Holloway gave delegates at the recent APACA conference a frank insight into arts festivals with…
Should Rolf Harris's art be removed?
Does condemning Rolf Harris as a sexual predator require expurgating his art from public collections?
Whiteley’s Chelsea Hotel painting returns to Oz
Offered by Menzies Art Brands later this month, Brett Whiteley’s painting "paid" as rent to the Hotel Chelsea is up…
Your name on their urinal
Here's an innovative way for an arts organisation to raise some cash.
Monet’s 'Water Lilies' makes a motza
Selling for $A57.3 million, Claude Monet’s iconic painting leads the way in a wave of demand for "trophy paintings".