Tag: Contemporary Art
Big Mother set to polarise
The Art Gallery of SA adds a striking sculpture to its collection - Patricia Piccinini's Big Mother.[MORE]
French artist finds what's missing in Penrith
The people of Penrith might not think they have much in common with the billionaires of America's Silicon Valley.[MORE]
Contemporary art's old masters return to Oz
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Old masters of the contemporary art world return to Australia to celebrate 40 years of the Kaldor Public Art Projects.[MORE]
Park development gets the thumbs up
Construction on Reconciliation Park in Wilcannia will begin soon, following good feedback from public consultation.[MORE]
SA gallery director quits over funding
The director of the South Australian Art Gallery, Christopher Menz, is quitting over funding cuts.[MORE]
Year of bright lights and stellar performances
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If there was one person I would nominate as the standout in the arts for 2009 it would be Warwick Thornton. With his knockout film Samson And Delilah, the Aboriginal filmmaker was everywhere. [MORE]
Eliasson on art in a changing climate
Artist Olafur Eliasson calls on his colleagues to offer their thoughts on climate change.[MORE]
Vandals hack at massive knitted artwork
Vandals have ruined a large knitted public art display at Kensington, in Melbourne's west.[MORE]
Artist sells work in game with 'Australian devil'
A French artist has struck an unusual deal with Tasmanian art collector David Walsh who will hand over a regular fee until the artist dies.[MORE]
Disappointment over Archibald decision
The Bendigo Art Gallery is disappointed the Archibald Prize exhibition will not be returning next year.[MORE]
Fair trade code for Indigenous artists
Art dealers urged to back a new arrangement to protect Indigenous artists from exploitation.[MORE]
Blake Prize awarded to video artwork
A silent video of people watching a rock concert wins Australia's top award for religious art.[MORE]
Auction gives hope to art market
The art world is breathing a sigh of relief after a big auction in Melbourne showed signs the market is making a recovery.[MORE]
Record interest in SA artists' festival
Record numbers of artists have featured their work as part of the SALA arts festival.[MORE]
Doomsday seed vault inspires contemporary exhibition
The CSIRO hopes its new art exhibition will help raise awareness of the need to save the world's agricultural seeds.[MORE]
Museum to show Burton's unseen works
Tim Burton's unseen films, paintings and drawings will be exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York later this year.[MORE]
Trafalgar Square art puts public on a pedestal
An unusual new artwork sees members of the public stand on an empty plinth in Trafalgar Square.[MORE]
Mecca painting wins young artist $40,000
Jackson Slattery wins the $40k Metro Art Gallery Award - the richest for artists under 35.[MORE]
Archibald Prize exhibition opens in Bendigo
The Bendigo Art Gallery is expecting more than 40,000 people to attend this year's exhibition of the Archibald Prize. [MORE]
Some highs for Aboriginal art in economic downturn
The global economic crisis could actually improve the quality of Aboriginal art, an art centre says.[MORE]
Organisers delighted with start to Ten Days on the Island
Organisers of Tasmanian bi-ennial arts festival 10 Days on the Island say the event's off to a great start. [MORE]
Edinburgh festival aims to beat recession blues
The Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) hopes to shake off the recession blues with a wide-ranging program for its 2009 season inspired by Scotland's 18th century enlightenment.[MORE]
'Hard yards' pay off for prize-winning snapper
Ingvar Kenne's compelling image of his two sons playing by a pool wins $25,000 prize.[MORE]
