At the dawn of a new avant-garde
“Rauschenberg & Johns: Significant Others”, a new exhibition depicting one of North America’s most important artistic dialogues, has opened at the National Gallery.
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Reviewer LEN POWER is full of praise for the National Library's show about showbiz.
THE long-delayed outdoor sculpture prize, Sculpture@Shaw was officially opened by Nectar Efkarpidis at Shaw Wines in Murrumbateman this evening, March 4.
After a couple of false starts during the covid outbreak, Canberra region’s biggest sculpture exhibition, “Sculpture@Shaw”, is up and running.
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Flaming flowers that brightly blaze, swirling clouds in violet haze
Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews "Van Gogh Alive", an immersive show of more than 3000 images set to a classical music score.
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Australians who share a whole lot of Hollywood
The coming Hollywood exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive is not just a big summer blockbuster – it's the first time in two decades a major exhibition has been curated primarily from the NFSA’s collection.
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A few of their favourite things…
THE National Museum of Australia and the National Australia Day Council today launched their annual exhibition of significant objects chosen by the eight 2022 Australian of the Year state and territory recipients.
Legendary for his almost surreal urban-scapes and paintings of commonplace objects Jeffrey Smart's work is of such fame that the National Gallery exhibition marking 100 years since his birth in 1921 is simply titled “Jeffrey Smart”.
To celebrate "Young Talent Time’s" 50th anniversary, the National Film and Sound Archive has curated a digital tribute to the show that shaped young stars and musical tastes for a generation.
The National Gallery of Australia is on to a sure thing with its coming blockbuster, “Botticelli to van Gogh: Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”.
A NEW hot-air balloon sculpture Skywhalepapa was launched just after dawn this morning.
Artists Amadis Lacheta and Lee Grant ask what makes life in the Eurobodalla area special, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Outdoor events dominate in public arts festival Contour556, allowing people to view art while walking or riding their bikes, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The National Portrait Gallery is surfacing from the depths of lockdown with an exhibition celebrating the glory days of pub rock through around 130 photographs that capture the energy, the sweat, the passion and the grunge of its performers – think Jimmy Barnes, Kylie, Midnight Oil and even the young AC/DC.
The photographic exhibition “Where I Stand” is on display along Exhibition Avenue at ANU, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The full force of lockdown is explored in Zoe Brand's carefully thought-out show, writes craft reviewer MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.
“The Burning”, a searing exhibition of Nick Moir’s fire photographs, is about to go on show at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
A fascinating new exhibition is shedding some light on the real stories of Australia’s security agencies, told through photographs, gizmos and gadgets, intelligence memos and candid interviews with real-life spooks.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA takes a walk down Lazarus Lane – the library dedicated to former PM John Howard at Old Parliament House.
