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Powerhouse compromise could halt demolition, save $100m
Redevelopment plans for the Powerhouse Museum may be scaled back under options being considered by the NSW government.
- by Linda Morris
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‘An unjustified attack’: APY Land collective hits out at probe, critics
The board of the APY Lands Art Centre Collective has hit out at allegations of unethical practices and backed its under siege art administrator.
- by Linda Morris
Hustle Harder: Bringing dance into a gallery, all day long
Choreographer Adam Linder’s new commission for the Museum of Contemporary Art asks questions about how social media mediates our experience of the gallery.
- by Jo Higgins
Melbourne meets The New Yorker: The bold new magazine reviewing the city
Thousands have already subscribed to The Paris End, which treats Melbourne with the same reverence (and irreverence) that New York and London have long enjoyed.
- by Will Cox
Nuclear war and climate change key focus of next year’s Sydney Biennale
Australian artists including Tracey Moffatt, Kaylene Whiskey and William Yang lead the first line-up announcement for the 24th Biennale of Sydney.
- by Hannah Story
Nine out of 10 NSW heritage sites lack a condition rating
A damning audit found Heritage NSW had taken between three months and 17 years to assess properties for protection, and its records were inadequate for 90 per cent of the properties under its care.
- by Linda Morris
Grubby to glitz: St Kilda’s housing rollercoaster
Architectural historian David Brand leads a walking tour of St Kilda in which he describes Melbourne’s experimental building laboratory.
- by Ray Edgar
Gallery shows give local artists the blockbuster treatment
While Michael Zavros is coy about the content of his works, eX de Medici almost buries the viewer with information
- by John McDonald
A dozen Kiwi artists descended on Arthur Boyd’s property. Here’s what came next
The artist left the country his 1000-hectare property Bundanon in 1993. Now it’s the site of a gallery, where much of the work responds directly to the site.
- by Jo Higgins
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Don’t be alarmed if you see a giant breathing balloon in Melbourne
We’ve seen a massive pink pool and an ancient, graffitied ruin. Now prepare for an enormous sphere that seems to inhale and exhale.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Two new Indigenous art exhibitions to see in Sydney this month
The proppaNOW collective at the National Art School Gallery and Tennant Creek Brio at Delmar Gallery showcase different skills.
- by John McDonald