NewsCollectors
Tasmanian museum expands with £230m luxury hotel that includes a Marina Abramović-designed spa
Collector David Walsh plans to build new Motown complex alongside his Museum of Old and New Art
NewsArt market
Bark painting comes out of the woodwork at Sydney Contemporary
Work by the indigenous artist John Mawurndjul sold for $140,000 at the fair, where organisers estimate AUD$21m of sales were made
NewsMuseums
$890m Sydney museum move could be most expensive gallery relocation in history
Critics fear that plan will lead to parts of the Powerhouse Museum’s collection being sold off
NewsChina
Uranium glass chandeliers banned from Shanghai exhibition
Chinese authorities did not explain why Ken and Julia Yonetani’s four works will not be part of Powerlong Art Museum group show
NewsExhibitions
Australian artists and inmates collaborate to make videos about the reality of life behind bars
Works are on show as part of Dark Mofo, a festival organised by the Museum of Old and New Art just north of Hobart
NewsBiennials & festivals
Sydney biennial appoints its first indigenous Australian artistic director
Artist Brook Andrew’s work deals with notions of history, identity and race
NewsBuilding projects
Australia's largest contemporary art gallery to be built in Melbourne
New space will help National Gallery of Victoria to capitalise on blockbuster exhibitions
BlogIn the frame
Couples lock lips and make sweet music in Sydney
NewsPhotography
Bill Henson unveils new works in Melbourne
Show will be first commercial viewing of controversial photographer’s latest works
PreviewExhibitions
The many faces of Australia’s colonial legacy unveiled across two shows
National Gallery of Victoria’s mega-shows range from art by convicts to contemporary indigenous work
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The world's most popular exhibition? Ancient sculptures in Tokyo versus Modern masters in Paris
Plus record crowds in US, UK and Australia
NewsBiennials & festivals
Top Australian donors pull funding from Venice Biennale
Funders are furious about plans to exclude them from selecting the artist to represent the country
CommentVenice Biennale
Why I’m no longer funding Australia at the Venice Biennale
The financier and philanthropist Simon Mordant says the proposed restructure is 'not in Australia or the artists’ best interests'
NewsArt market
Emily Kame Kngwarreye painting sells for $1.6m, breaking record for an Australian female artist
Aboriginal work, Earth’s Creation I, was shown at the 2015 Venice Biennale
CommentVenice Biennale
Risk is the key to success at the Venice Biennale
Museum founder David Walsh on Australia's controversial new artist-selection process
David Walsh