FeatureChloé: how a 19th-century French nude ended up in a Melbourne pub – and became an icon for Australian soldiersChloé, the French nude by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, is an Australian cultural icon.The Conversation
PreviewSteve Lopes responds to identity in landscapesThe 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
PreviewArtists on grief, mourning and lossArt is often cited as one of the few places left in Western culture to have shared reflections on death and mourning—and this is being given form by 11 contemporary artists in One foot on the ground, one foot in the water at Bunjil Place Gallery.Tiarney Miekus
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