Feature Piercing the veil A new exhibition at Buxton Contemporary finds a rich complexity in the shadowy terrain between life and death. Claire G. Coleman
Preview Conversation across continents In Cézanne to Giacometti: Highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie currently showing at the National Gallery of Australia, viewers are invited to share a journey through the history of modern art from across the globe. Courtney Kidd
Book Reviews Shelf Portraits: Yhonnie Scarce’s artwork and research in print In our ongoing series, Shelf Portraits, Art Guide writers recommend the books—recently published or deserving of more attention—that shed new light on an idea that has long simmered in the art world or has helped them see a familiar medium in a different light. Jane O'Sullivan
Feature Cartographies of the heart Five Acts of Love, a new exhibition at ACCA, maps the space in which memory, intimacy and resistance intersect. Tahmina Maskinyar
News Sabsabi and Dagostino recommissioned by Creative Australia to represent Australia at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026 Artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino have been recommissioned by Creative Australia as the Artistic Team for the Australia Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale. Art Guide Australia
Feature Sensory perceptions Inspired by the ways in which nature informs creativity, the exhibition Material Nature, now showing at Drill Hall Gallery, aims to encourage viewers to think deeply about the human connection to the natural world. Briony Downes