Art
Not for sale: The priceless collection coming off store shelves
David Jones donates 3000 pieces including Dior accessories to join Queen Elizabeth’s cutlery at the Powerhouse Museum.
- by Damien Woolnough
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Editorial
Editorial
Our National Gallery must continue to stand up to Gina Rinehart
New documents revealing how Gina Rinehart sought to influence the National Gallery of Australia should ring alarm bells.
- The Herald's View
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Gina Rinehart
Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.
- by Linda Morris and Eryk Bagshaw
Corporate watchdog clears Indigenous art centre
Allegations that non-Indigenous arts workers meddled with Indigenous art sent shockwaves through the industry.
- by Liz Hobday
I was never supposed to hear this album. It changed how I think about art
In 2015, Wu-Tang Clan released a single-copy album. This year, a handful of listening parties meant the public could hear it for the first time.
- by Elizabeth Flux
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Sydney councils
‘Looney Tunes Jesus’ picture pulled from Sydney exhibition after protests
One of the finalists in a major art prize has been taken off the gallery wall after an intense campaign by Christian activists.
- by Kate McClymont
Opinion
Review
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
Ten great books we’re excited to read in July
From a highly anticipated poetry collection to a mind-bending debut, here are the books we’re looking forward to this month.
- by Melanie Kembrey
Opinion
Review
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
Police escorts, angry drivers: Australia’s most expensive art commission has arrived
An immersive, public sculpture by Australian artist Lindy Lee has arrived at the National Gallery of Australia, after its epic journey from Brisbane on the back of a truck.
- by Linda Morris
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Science
They ‘see’ music, smell colours, feel flavour. What’s it like to have synaesthesia?
Zinia is a composer who literally sees her music take shape. But it’s not just artists who experience this rare “crossover of the senses”. How does it work?
- by Jackson Graham