Grey Gardens
One of the most extraordinary documentary films ever made is Grey Gardens. This was made in 1975 by the brothers David and Albert Maysles.
View ArticleEd Hardy: Tattoo the World
Have you seen the range of t-shirts and bags and other apparel with designs that look like retro 50s tattoos? Lots of roses and swallows and skulls -- all very hip. Groovers amongst you will know that...
View ArticleArtworks Feature: Pedder Dreaming
In the Artworks Feature, back to the 70s and a Lithuanian-born photographer and his passion for a pink quartz beach.
View ArticleThe economy of Art
Earlier this year, a painting by Jeffrey Smart sold for more than a million dollars. That puts him in a very small group of Australian artists whose works have sold for seven-figure sums.
View ArticleInternational art: Delhi style
In the new world order, India is one of the economic powerhouses. It has a growth rate of more than seven and a half per cent, but also, since 2003, India has been saving and investing well over 30...
View ArticleTango anyone?
If there's one thing everyone knows about Buenos Aires it's that this is the home of the tango. The music, the sad songs and the dance all emerged in the poor barrios of Buenos Aires. Now, nearly 100...
View ArticleArtworks Feature: Matisse
The Art Gallery of New South Wales predicts its big Picasso show (just opened in Sydney) will be so popular, it's put time limits on the entry tickets. There are 150 paintings, drawings and sculptures...
View ArticleArt for Christmas
The art of Europe, over five centuries, is on display in different exhibitions at various of our big galleries over this summer holiday period.
View ArticleWhen artists publish
Most of us would have the notion that artists' books -- that is 'books made by artists' -- are just quaint, nostalgic romances with a bygone craft. And while this is one aspect of the world of...
View ArticleKartika Affandi
Establishing a name for yourself as a female artist in Indonesia during the 60s was never going to be easy. And being the daughter of one of the country's most respected painters made it even more...
View ArticleArtworks Feature: Living room opera
There's a new phenomenon happening in the arts where the private sector is taking a hands-on role in the arts. You may have heard about the house museum where private citizens open their houses to the...
View ArticleWhat's the future for the Blockbuster?
Tate Modern in London is the world's most visited modern art gallery. It's just over 10 years old now, although the original Tate Gallery, now called Tate Britain, goes back more than 100 years to...
View ArticleCrowdfunding
Do you like the idea of being a patron of the arts? A latter-day Medici? But you probably lack the funds. Well, for anything from just a few dollars up, you can help back an arts project, among many...
View ArticleThe artists' studio
Since the death of the painter Margaret Olley, on July 26, there's been speculation about what will happen to her home and studio in Paddington in Sydney. Should it be preserved intact and open to the...
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