Visual Arts
Gareth Sansom: Transformer
Sansom’s continued fascination with pushing the boundaries of gender norms have their roots in some of his earliest work.
Textiles – the sleeping giant of contemporary art
As the dialogue around contemporary textile art expands, a new work by Turner Prize recipient, Keith Tyson, is cut from…
Yayoi Kusama: Life is the heart of a rainbow
Beyond the brand, beyond the dots – we review GOMA’s Yayoi Kusama exhibition and dig deep into the factors that…
GOMA trumps The Broad when it comes to experiencing Kusama
90,000 tickets sold out within hours to The Broad’s LA Kusama exhibition, while Queensland’s GOMA delivers its show free and…
Who is public sculpture really for?
From colonial statues and monuments for healing to heavy metal abstractions, a discussion at the Sydney Sculpture Conference questioned public…
Why are you winking at me?
Strategies for disarming sexism for people working in the arts and cultural sector.
Imagining a better world: the art of degrowth
By speaking to our emotions, art can inspire ideas for alternate means of living in ways that science cannot.
Over 100 Nolan paintings to be sold by his widow
118 paintings by Sidney Nolan will go under the hammer this month in a unique release of works for sale…
How to write your artist bio
It's one of the most miswritten, most confused tools in the artist's kit of skills, and getting it right is…
Australian artists respond where history forgot
With this week's centenary of The Battle of Beersheba, we look at three exhibitions that explore its other less told…