Culture
Art & design
Convicts and killers: What one man’s colourful family history tells us about ourselves
Indigenous artist Archie Moore has taken a deep dive into his own story for his presentation at April’s prestigious Venice Biennale.
- by Nick Galvin
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The Magic Flute
Backstage at the Opera House with cast and crew of Opera Australia’s new production of The Magic Flute.
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Australian culture
Let’s all get behind the Powerhouse Museum renovation
The clamour of voices raised in concern over the temporary closure of the Powerhouse Museum do themselves and Sydney’s cultural heritage a disservice.
- The Herald's View
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Unveiled: New $80 million plans for Barangaroo Cutaway
The revamp of the cavernous concrete shell beneath the Barangaroo headland confirms the government is not reviving calls for a dedicated Indigenous cultural space.
- by Linda Morris
Step inside the otherworldly mind of Picnic at Hanging Rock’s author
A new installation at Mulberry Hill, the former residence of Joan Lindsay, offers a peek into the author’s life – and her love of St Valentine’s Day.
- by Nadia Bailey
Robotic dogs, taped bananas and frozen flowers – this exhibition has it all
It’s the quality and variety of work that sets this exhibition apart from most of the world’s large-scale contemporary art festivals.
- by John McDonald
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Iconic artist Howard Arkley’s final painting to be displayed for the first time
The work, painted in 1999, has been in storage ever since the Melbourne artist’s death. This month marks the first and potentially only time the public will be able to see it.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Sydney Festival director poached by prestigious international competitor
Olivia Ansell, who has directed the past three Sydney Festivals, will present her final Sydney program in 2025 before taking up the new Canadian role the same year.
- by Nick Galvin
Alan Joyce absent from MCA board as museum grapples with funding crisis
The former Qantas chief is on indefinite leave from the board of the Museum of Contemporary Art, to which he is a generous patron.
- by Linda Morris
Historic plane may fly south as doors close on Powerhouse Museum
Talks are under way to display the historic flying Catalina in an Albion Park museum as Powerhouse Museum shut on Sunday until 2027.
- by Linda Morris
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Art Gallery of NSW flags job cuts to fix budget black hole
A year after opening its new home for contemporary art, the Art Gallery of NSW needs to find $4.2 million in savings.
- by Linda Morris