Editorial

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Chloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiers

Chloé, the French nude by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, is an Australian cultural icon.

The Conversation

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Steve Lopes responds to identity in landscapes

The son of Italian migrants, Steve Lopes explores how cultural and psychological identity can evolve and expand in an Australian environment, with its “intensity of colour and light”, as he puts it. His latest show is at Orange Regional Gallery.

Barnaby Smith

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What you can’t miss at RISING 2022

Melbourne’s RISING festival of art, music and performance is something of a fever dream, having been delayed from 2020 and then running for just one night in 2021 before again being impeded by lockdowns. Now taking place this June with over 200 events by 800 artists, it may be tricky deciding what to see—so here’s our top picks, with tickets still available.

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

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Interview: Sally Smart on the politics of cutting and gender equity in the arts

For over three decades Sally Smart has gifted us her astounding assemblages. Smart talks about the inherent violence and restoration of her work, why structural change is needed for gender equity in the arts, and how her latest solo at Geelong Gallery is inspired by the Ballets Russes.

Tiarney Miekus

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Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies turns data into a reparative force

Data is often described as the ‘new oil’ of the 21st century—it’s a sought-after asset in our hyper-connected world. But The Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies at FUMA is showing how data can also be a reparative force.

Zali Matthews

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Solitude and landscape with Belynda Henry

Solitude is a habit for Belynda Henry and, as an artist, immersion in the landscape drives her paintings. Her latest works at Edwina Corlette distil imagery which is vested in place, conveying its many moods and experiences.

Louise Martin-Chew

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Who Are You: Australian Portraiture

Briony Downes

News

The winner of the 2022 Archibald is Blak Douglas for his portrait of artist Karla Dickens

Congratulations to Blak Douglas who has won the 2022 Archibald for his exquisite, urgent portrait of Karla Dickens, aptly titled Moby Dickens. The winners of the Wynne and Sulman Prizes have also been revealed.

Tiarney Miekus

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The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon

For those seeking refuge from the election, the 101st Archibald Prize is almost a politician-free zone. Unless you count Joanna Braithwaite’s amusingly titled McManusstan, a portrait of bird lover Sally McManus. Former Labor minister Peter Garrett painted by Anh Do is in the line up – but more accurately described as a rock star.

The Conversation

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The necessity of artistic expression

Confined 13 shows how art can change lives. With 400 works created by First Nations artists either currently in or recently released from Victorian prisons, the exhibition is a tribute to how artistic expression strengthens a person’s connection to their story and culture, while giving further artistic possibilities.

Louise Martin-Chew

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Richard Blackwell’s collision of the digital and ‘real life’

Richard Blackwell’s latest exhibition at Flinders Lane Gallery explores the places where the real and unreal intersect in our increasingly digitised world.

Editorial

Feature

Chloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiers

The Conversation

Preview

Steve Lopes responds to identity in landscapes

Barnaby Smith

Feature

What you can’t miss at RISING 2022

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Interview

Interview: Sally Smart on the politics of cutting and gender equity in the arts

Tiarney Miekus

Preview

Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies turns data into a reparative force

Zali Matthews

Preview

Solitude and landscape with Belynda Henry

Louise Martin-Chew

Preview

Who Are You: Australian Portraiture

Briony Downes

News

The winner of the 2022 Archibald is Blak Douglas for his portrait of artist Karla Dickens

Tiarney Miekus

Feature

The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon

The Conversation

Feature

The necessity of artistic expression

Louise Martin-Chew

Preview

Richard Blackwell’s collision of the digital and ‘real life’

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Feature

All Hail The King: Graceland comes to Bendigo

Rex Butler

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Editorial

Feature

Chloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiers

The Conversation

Preview

Steve Lopes responds to identity in landscapes

Barnaby Smith

Feature

What you can’t miss at RISING 2022

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Interview

Interview: Sally Smart on the politics of cutting and gender equity in the arts

Tiarney Miekus

Preview

Data Imaginary: Fears and Fantasies turns data into a reparative force

Zali Matthews

Preview

Solitude and landscape with Belynda Henry

Louise Martin-Chew

Preview

Who Are You: Australian Portraiture

Briony Downes

News

The winner of the 2022 Archibald is Blak Douglas for his portrait of artist Karla Dickens

Tiarney Miekus

Feature

The Archibald 2022 finalists: sitters speaking up to power; artists speaking back to the canon

The Conversation

Feature

The necessity of artistic expression

Louise Martin-Chew

Preview

Richard Blackwell’s collision of the digital and ‘real life’

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Feature

All Hail The King: Graceland comes to Bendigo

Rex Butler

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