Visual Arts

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Arts & Culture

Art can be anywhere

Project Anywhere, a ten-year-long global exhibition program, explores the where and when of art outside the traditional exhibition circuits

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Sciences & Technology

What’ll be big in 2023? AI, that’s what

In 2022, artificial intelligence chatbots and image generators seemed to take over the internet, but what can we expect from AI in 2023?

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Arts & Culture

What if Monet were shorter?

Altering the height of an artist’s eye level changes their perspective – but might this also alter the appeal of their paintings?

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Arts & Culture

Making sense of war through art

Two former official war artists are using art to research how we respond to and cope with, conflict

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Arts & Culture

Artists, environment and truth telling in Indonesia

Art and environmental activism go together for many Indonesian artists, but some are also pushing for a reckoning as a new way forward for the country

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Arts & Culture

How will the arts recover from COVID-19?

Working with the limitations and opportunities of online interfaces, artists whose careers survive the pandemic will emerge with an altered sense of what they do, and of their place in society

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Arts & Culture

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Podcast

How have plagues and pandemics influenced the arts?

Professor of literature Justin Clemens and artistic director Dr Suzie Fraser describe how throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity

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Arts & Culture

The woman who stitched her way into art history

Known for her bold and bright work, artist Mirka Mora was a trailblazer for women artists in the 70s, bringing ‘feminine techniques’ to the forefront of art

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Arts & Culture

Faithfully conserving a Rembrandt

The Three Crosses is Rembrandt’s powerful depiction of Christ’s crucifixion – but how do you stabilise a 350-year-old print for exhibition while preserving the qualities which make it distinct?

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Arts & Culture

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Under the Microscope

Curating a life

This year, curator and writer Professor Natalie King was recognised by the Australian Financial Review as part of their 100 Women of Influence awards for her contribution to Arts, Culture and Sport

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