Art & Design
Silver lining to new Brisbane exhibition
NATALIE BOCHENSKI A new design exhibition has paired Queensland photographers and jewellers to interpret memories and experiences of the River City.
Retro Cool
Original Barbie part of California dreaming
NATALIE BOCHENSKI Eames chairs, an Oscar statuette and a genuine 1959 Barbie doll are just some of the treasures on display in QAG's latest exhibition.
QAGoMA director thinks big picture
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The director of the Queensland Art Gallery has revealed his exciting vision to revamp the facility.
Facing Monsters
Kids illustrate their fears at Woodford
NATALIE BOCHENSKI Three school children will have their childhood monsters turned into six metre high puppets for this year's Woodford Folk Festival.
Touring the City of Lights
NATALIE BOCHENSKI Imagine being perched ten metres above the Brisbane River, wearing four kilometres of fishing wire, and being pelted by river water.
Golden Touch
Artefacts hidden from Taliban unveiled in Brisbane
NATALIE BOCHENSKI Over 230 artefacts saved from destruction by the Taliban will go on display at the Queensland Museum.
Music
Gaming and live music make nice mix
Zoe Hincliffe It takes a particular type of creative expert to capture the attention of our tech-driven society.
Art Appeal
Gallery wants 'Apocalypse' now
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Queensland Art Gallery has appealed for funds to piece together a 500-year-old apocalyptic puzzle.
Art up for grabs
TV mogul's Sale of the Century
NATALIE BOCHENSKI It's Reg Grundy's Sale of the Century - and you'll need a very large Wheel of Fortune to buy in.
Kidnapped Brennan back behind the lens
NATALIE BOCHENSKI Nigel Brennan's latest exhibition represents a cathartic journey.
New Qld Museum head to showcase state
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Queensland Museum’s new chief executive believes there is an “enormous opportunity” to put the state’s physical and cultural history on the world stage.
Saines welcomed as new art gallery director
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The Queensland Art Gallery should develop and tour more of its own exhibitions, according to its new director.
Games
Game developer's latest fishing expedition
NATALIE BOCHENSKI The simple act of skimming stones has inspired Brisbane game developer Halfbrick's latest creation.
Ink-spiration on the Gold Coast
Natalie Bochenski The fourth annual Surf 'n' Ink festival is underway from January 11 to 13.
Kids line up to pat dinosaur
Natalie Bochenski Hear them roar: Dinosaur Petting Zoo arrives at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.
Game on at the State Library
Natalie Bochenski The State Library of Queensland is throwing open its doors to gamers for the ultimate level up.
Contemporary art exhibition set to delight
Natalie Bochenski Bright, bold, inventive - and fully air-conditioned - the 7th Asia-Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art will be the place to be this summer.
Frock lives of the rich and famous
Natalie Bochenski Nicholas Inglis has been a devoted QPAC usher for 23 years. Now, he's bringing his secret passion for memorabilia out of the closet.
Art that's wide eyed and a little rock 'n' roll
Natalie Bochenski You know you've probably made it in the art world when Eric Clapton requests an audience.
Visual Arts
Claudia Terstappen's work at the Monash Gallery of Art shows a poetic respect for the natural subject matter
Robert Nelson Claudia Terstappen is among the most travelled artists. Her photography spans many continents, wherever there are unspoiled places that suggest a relationship to indigenous cultures.
Art
Art sales paint positive picture
STEVE DOW High-end art is selling but investors are avoiding the middle to low end.
Tips from a cover star
Ray Edgar A lively book aimed at youngsters explores the power of images and typography.
Art review
Gold of the Incas exhibition review: Treasures of an empire
Reviewed by Sasha Grishin Gold of the Incas is a beautiful spicy and erotic show, one where all that glitters is gold.
St Mary's Cathedral light show begins
Charmaine Wong St Mary's Cathedral will be turned inside out with projections of stained glass windows and the nativity, usually seen in the church's interior, projected onto the sandstone structure's 75-metre southern facade in the annual Christmas light show.
Art
Faking it - for very good reason
ANDREW STEPHENS The knock-off has always intrigued artist Anastasia Klose. What is it that separates the genuine article from its doppelganger?
Art
Damien Hirst 'spot' prints stolen from London art gallery
Thief steals two signed prints of Damien Hirst's 'spot' artworks, valued at $60,000, from a London art gallery.
Creative strategy puts visual artists in the picture
Dewi Cooke, Deputy Arts Editor Visual artists would be better funded, better recognised and better resourced under a 30-year plan outlined by the National Association for the Visual Arts.
Art
NGV exhibition shines light on the peculiar poetry of Melbourne's soul
Chris McAuliffe Melbourne Now's sprawling informality dovetails with the NGV's otherwise formal structure.
NGV home to Melbourne's Now and then exhibition
Lydia Hales, Debbie Cuthbertson The National Gallery of Victoria may have attracted more than 100,000 people through its doors since the opening of its Melbourne Now exhibition two weeks ago, but will still refuse entry to patrons one day a week throughout summer.
Martin Sharp farewelled to eternity on a larger canvas
DAISY DUMAS When Martin Sharp created Eternity Haymarket! in 1978, he may not have realised how significant the Arthur Stace-inspired work would become - first as a screen print and political message in its own right, then re-imagined as part of Sydney's Millennium and Olympics.
Hot off the canvas
Pedro de Almeida A madam invites an artist into her house of bondage with thrilling results.
Wall-to-wall inspiration
As Melbourne celebrates its homegrown designs, Andrea Black asks Sydney experts for their local picks.
A modern take on primitive
Dan Rule Pimitivism goes under the lense in the vast Future Primitive exhibition at Heide.
Drama, beauty and bling: Ancient Peru
SALLY PRYOR From shining gold to brilliant feathers, ancient Peru was a place of drama and beauty.
Boy 'screaming through his art' against gun violence
Miami Charles Gitnick is only 11 years old, but his art appears far more mature. The sixth-grader from Los Angeles places toy guns that look like real weapons on a canvas and paints over them, purposely camouflaging them in an abstract design. He says it's a way to express his fear of gun violence.
Festivals
Melbourne's all-night White Night festival back in the swim with bigger footprint
Dewi Cooke Non-stop synchronised swimming among highlights of program for expanded February 22 all-night festival in Melbourne's city centre.
Art
Art of nurturing finds Synergism under Jesuit Social Services program, REVAMP
Sonia Harford A mentoring program for artists takes form in a new exhibition.
Photos
Children's Voices
The State Library of Qld's latest exhibition examines human rights through children's eyes.
My Country, I Still Call Australia Home
GOMA's largest ever exhibition of art by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. their lives, their history and their country.
Video
Nudes and sushi: Tunick's in Oz
Photographer Spencer Tunick, known for his pictures of nudes, lost his clothes on his flight into Sydney ahead of his naked gathering at the Opera House.
Picture perfect: Archibald 2010
Entries for Archibald 2010 have started arriving at the Art Gallery of NSW, all hoping to be the winner of the $50,000 prize.
Celebrities mourn McQueen
Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba and members of the fashion community remember British designer Alexander McQueen.
McQueen found dead
British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is found dead at his London home. He was 40 years old.
