Visual art
Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged
The controversy around the Ladies Lounge, a conceptual women-only space at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art, has taken yet another turn.
- by Karl Quinn
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What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess
Long before Taylor Swift, conspiracy theorists were joining the cultural dots.
- by Jordan Prosser
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?
In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.
- by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Doilies be damned, this ain’t your grandma’s crochet
Textile artist Luise Elsing returned to crochet after nearly 50 years - instantly she was hooked.
- by Nick Galvin
Adding an owl to this painting was a wise move, it just won a $75,000 prize
A portrait rejected by the Archibald Prize judges has scooped this year’s Darling Prize.
- by Nick Galvin
This is a monumental exhibition worthy of its monumental subject
Pharaoh – the British Museum’s largest-ever loan exhibition – is quite exceptional. A monumental subject has brought forth a monumental feat of exhibition design.
- by John McDonald
My exchange in Paris was hardly a fairytale. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat
Here are five things I learnt from the six months I spent studying abroad.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
We had some questions about the Jacob Elordi portrait. The artist answered
Whose idea was it for the Australian actor to be shirtless – and what’s with the Camus?
- by Melanie Kembrey
Bowie, Thatcher and Picasso unite to explore the danger of our fame obsession
The new exhibition Namedropping at Mona is by turns enjoyable and uncomfortable, with ideas that pick at the way you see the world and then follow you out of the building.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Australia’s oldest working artist Guy Warren dies, aged 103
Born in 1921, the same year the Archibald Prize began, Warren went on to win it, both as painter and later subject.
- by Helen Pitt
God-kings and everyday people: NGV’s blockbuster isn’t just about pharaohs
It might be named for the pharaohs, but this year’s Winter Masterpieces exhibition also tells a quieter and more intimate story – that of everyday people.
- by Nadia Bailey