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When was the last time a soap ad gave you spiritual pleasure?
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When was the last time a soap ad gave you spiritual pleasure?

Alphonse Mucha made the bold claim that his posters turned the street in “open-air art exhibitions”.

  • by John McDonald

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Want to buy an Archibald winner’s work for $100? This art show is your chance

Want to buy an Archibald winner’s work for $100? This art show is your chance

The Incognito Art Show features works by Archibald winners and helps raise funds for artists with disabilities.

  • by Helen Pitt
Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged

Mona’s ‘priceless’ toilet cubicle Picassos? They’re forged

The controversy around the Ladies Lounge, a conceptual women-only space at Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art, has taken yet another turn.

  • by Karl Quinn
Master or monster: The artist equally loathed and revered
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Master or monster: The artist equally loathed and revered

Call it charisma, presence or personal magnetism. Paul Gauguin had it in abundance.

  • by John McDonald
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?

What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?

In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.

  • by Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
Do we care about the Archibald Prize too much?
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Do we care about the Archibald Prize too much?

The best interpretation one may put upon this phenomenon is that it’s a bit of fun, but it is a worrisome trend because the prize becomes the public standard by which art is judged.

  • by John McDonald
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Doilies be damned, this ain’t your grandma’s crochet

Doilies be damned, this ain’t your grandma’s crochet

Textile artist Luise Elsing returned to crochet after nearly 50 years - instantly she was hooked.

  • by Nick Galvin
Photo Gallery: Sydney’s Supernova Comi Con
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Photo Gallery: Sydney’s Supernova Comi Con

Herald photographer Jessica Hromas finds cosplayers around Sydney adding some colour to a wet and cold mid-winter weekend.

Adding an owl to this painting was a wise move, it just won a $75,000 prize

Adding an owl to this painting was a wise move, it just won a $75,000 prize

A portrait rejected by the Archibald Prize judges has scooped this year’s Darling Prize.

  • by Nick Galvin
This is a monumental exhibition worthy of its monumental subject

This is a monumental exhibition worthy of its monumental subject

Pharaoh – the British Museum’s largest-ever loan exhibition – is quite exceptional. A monumental subject has brought forth a monumental feat of exhibition design.

  • by John McDonald
Bumper festival crowds prompt tourism rethink

Bumper festival crowds prompt tourism rethink

Sydney’s winter festivals could be front and centre of a new tourism push after Vivid drew a near record crowd this year.

  • by Linda Morris and Helen Pitt