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Jan Senbergs’ paintings are a brilliant assault on the senses

Jan Senbergs’ paintings are a brilliant assault on the senses

  • November 24, 2023
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Born in Riga in Latvia, Senbergs moved to Melbourne with his widowed mom in 1950 as part of a post-war migrant flood. After completing his apprenticeship as a screen printer for commercial purposes,...
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Australians’ favorites show Aboriginal art can transcend art and social boundaries

Australians’ favorites show Aboriginal art can transcend art and social boundaries

  • November 24, 2023
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Aboriginal art can help to dissolve prejudices about different types of art and bridge social gaps. There is a sharp divide among Australians as to whether they prefer traditional visual genres such...
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Can an Italian gallery sue for the use of public domain art

Can an Italian gallery sue for the use of public domain art

  • November 24, 2023
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The Birth of Venus by Botticelli is located in the gallery of Florence, Italy. The Birth of Venus is a painting that is thought to date back to the mid-1480s. It is, therefore, considered public...
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Dobell Drawing Biennial  modestly staged but impressively rendered

Dobell Drawing Biennial modestly staged but impressively rendered

  • November 24, 2023
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It's the Italian term for a high-profile, large-scale exhibition, which is usually staged on a small island, such as Cockatoo, Sydney, or Venice, Italy. The artistic directors are selected from an...
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Australia and England are at war over Stubbs masterpieces

Australia and England are at war over Stubbs masterpieces

  • November 24, 2023
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This is not the first time that Britain and Australia disagree cultural heritage. This time, two images of real historical importance to both Australia and Britain are at issue: Kongouro, from New...
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Archibald Award winners signal the end of the arts revolution

Archibald Award winners signal the end of the arts revolution

  • November 24, 2023
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In 1956, Sir William Dargie won the Archibald Award for his portrait of the Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. Vincent Namatjira, the great-grandson of the subject, won the Archibald Award this...
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The end of the white male dominance is finally here

The end of the white male dominance is finally here

  • November 24, 2023
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In 1956, Sir William Dargie, known for his academic portraits of prominent Australians, was awarded the Archibald Award for his painting of the Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. Vincent...
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Netflix’s investigation into history’s largest gallery heist

Netflix’s investigation into history’s largest gallery heist

  • November 24, 2023
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On entering the Dutch Gallery, the mood again changed. On the walls, empty frames hung. Their vacant centers were a painful tribute to the paintings that once occupied the space: Rembrandt's Storm...
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The oldest Aboriginal rock art in Australia

The oldest Aboriginal rock art in Australia

  • November 24, 2023
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In a paper published today by Nature Human Behaviour, we date the art as between 17,500 and 17,100 years old, making it Australia's earliest known in situ rock painting. Radiocarbon dating was used...
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Questions to ask instead of three about art

Questions to ask instead of three about art

  • November 24, 2023
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Is art just a global conspiration of Emperor's Robe makers? Are there questions that can finally be answered? Two years ago, I visited the Tate Modern, a museum in London. As I stood near a...
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