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The blockbuster exhibition that was on par with Taylor Swift’s Eras tour
The Australian Museum’s ancient Egypt show injected more than $57 million into the NSW economy, but the state funding it benefited from has now lapsed, raising questions about what comes next.
- by Linda Morris
Tiny town bats well above average when it comes to artists
For an isolated community of about 2000 people, the place is awash with an extraordinary number of daubers.
- by Nick Galvin
Small secret becomes online puzzle phenomenon (6,7)
Minute Cryptic, an Australian crossword craze, is going global.
- by Elizabeth Flux
Could this be the new face of the Sydney Opera House?
The new director of programming at the Sydney Opera House, Brenna Hobson, has had a long relationship with the Sydney theatre world.
- by Helen Pitt
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The ‘harmful’ festival law adding $30 to the price of a ticket
Pressure is building on the NSW government to axe a law driving up the cost of festival tickets.
- by Linda Morris
This rare painting could be about to set a new Australian art record
The art market is hoping for a sales boost when Sydney Contemporary opens to the public on Thursday.
- by Linda Morris
Revealed: National Portrait Gallery offered to return Gina Rinehart painting
Gina Rinehart has yet to resolve a wrangle between her and the National Portrait Gallery over a portrait she wants to donate to its collection.
- by Linda Morris
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With spare materials from his Sydney exhibit, this international artist-superstar made a whole new work
“I can’t think of a single example where an artist has come and created a work from scratch,” Art Gallery of NSW curator Melanie Eastburn said.
- by Linda Morris
Line, space, repeat: The divine madness in this artist’s abstract patterns
At 82, Australian abstract artist Lesley Dumbrell’s retrospective, Thrum, is long overdue.
- by John McDonald
The piece of Sydney history relocated to make way for the new Metro
The sculpture made famous by OZ Magazine in the swinging ’60s was removed to make way for a new Sydney Metro station. Now it’s back.
- by Linda Morris