Everything to know about Melbourne Fringe 2023

Everything to know about Melbourne Fringe 2023

This year’s festival is bigger than ever and our reviewers are out in force. Whether you’re after laughs,shocks or anything in between,check out our coverage.

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Breathtaking and awe-inspiring,this is how art should be collected

Breathtaking and awe-inspiring,this is how art should be collected

One of the reasons we are compelled to look at works of art is the feeling they contain some essential mystery or puzzle that can’t be solved.

  • byJohn McDonald
Art fair has become the exact event Sydney needs

Art fair has become the exact event Sydney needs

We’ve seen it happen with Sculpture by the Sea,Vivid and,most recently,the Women’s World Cup.

  • byJohn McDonald
‘Something that happens elsewhere’:The role of the war artist today

‘Something that happens elsewhere’:The role of the war artist today

The war artist’s role has changed in line with the changing status of the Australian Defence Force abroad.

  • byJohn McDonald
In the shadow of APY saga,Australia’s richest Indigenous art prize still shines

In the shadow of APY saga,Australia’s richest Indigenous art prize still shines

Things felt a little tentative last year as the industry emerged from the pandemic,but the intervening 12 months have given everybody a chance to find new creative vigour.

  • byJohn McDonald
The ‘ferocious’ painting that won Australia’s richest landscape prize

The ‘ferocious’ painting that won Australia’s richest landscape prize

First Nations artists continue to dominate Tasmania’s prestigious Hadley’s Art Prize.

  • byJohn McDonald
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The surreal deal:Art inspired by the unspeakable

The surreal deal:Art inspired by the unspeakable

From Del Kathryn Barton and Patricia Piccinini,there are many Australian artists who have been influenced by Surrealism.

  • byJohn McDonald
Gallery shows give local artists the blockbuster treatment

Gallery shows give local artists the blockbuster treatment

While Michael Zavros is coy about the content of his works,eX de Medici almost buries the viewer with information

  • byJohn McDonald
Two new Indigenous art exhibitions to see in Sydney this month

Two new Indigenous art exhibitions to see in Sydney this month

The proppaNOW collective at the National Art School Gallery and Tennant Creek Brio at Delmar Gallery showcase different skills.

  • byJohn McDonald
The biggest and best Frida Kahlo exhibition ever seen in Australia

The biggest and best Frida Kahlo exhibition ever seen in Australia

Frida Kahlo is one of the most admired of all artists,and a new exhibition featuring her work is coming to Australia.

  • byJohn McDonald
‘Conservative choice’:Would this artist still win the Archibald Prize today?

‘Conservative choice’:Would this artist still win the Archibald Prize today?

The same portrait submitted to the present-day prize would almost certainly not be selected.

  • byJohn McDonald