Visual Arts
Arts & Culture
Opinion
The (not so) subtle art of not giving a punk
The fashion designs of Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo show that being punk is about more than just style – it’s an approach to freedom, politics and society
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
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?
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?
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
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
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
Arts & Culture
Podcasts
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
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
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?