Hidden Gems: Renaissance paintings in Sydney and Melbourne
Suggested Reading
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Nicholas Smith and the sensuality of sculpture
Nicholas Smith’s sensuous and bodily sculptures speak to the classical history of the form in an installation that is now on display at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art as part of Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions.
Laura Couttie
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Belinda Fox masters the art of collaboration
In her latest exhibition at Arthouse Gallery, Belinda Fox invites friends and artists to contribute by reflecting on their sense of home.
Briony Downes
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GAGPROJECTS closes after 32 years
GAGPROJECTS, a mainstay of the Adelaide art scene, has announced that the Kent Town space it has operated out of for 32 years will close at the end of August.
Art Guide Australia
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From Palm Springs to Ballarat
A new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ballarat asks nine Australian and five US artists to respond to the visual culture of the landscapes and architecture of Palm Springs, California.
Art Guide Australia
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The politics and poetry of John Prince Siddon
As NAIDOC Week comes to a close, it’s also the final days to catch John Prince Siddon’s latest exhibition at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf, showcasing his unique and distinctive style of painting.
Art Guide Australia
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Colour’s the thing with Lesley Dumbrell
Ahead of a career-defining survey at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, icon of abstraction Lesley Dumbrell discusses with Kelly Gellatly the Women’s Art Movement, slowness in creating and viewing, and how she’s reflecting on 60 years of painting.
Kelly Gellatly
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