The best art shows to see in Sydney this weekend

The best art shows to see in Sydney this weekend

From unnerving pale blue skies to piles of gravel that resemble pyramids - these are the small gallery exhibitions not to miss.

  • byJohn McDonald

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Will ‘the Global South’ provide a new opportunity for Australian artists?

Will ‘the Global South’ provide a new opportunity for Australian artists?

Australian dealers often find it too expensive to participate in overseas art fairs and are rejected when they apply for flagship events.

  • byJohn McDonald
It’s time this most original Australian artist got the attention he deserves

It’s time this most original Australian artist got the attention he deserves

Idris Murphy is an artist with his own stubborn vision,who paints the landscape as he sees it. Yet,his compelling work is largely unknown.

  • byJohn McDonald
Peter Booth’s breathtaking new show really is the stuff of nightmares

Peter Booth’s breathtaking new show really is the stuff of nightmares

These mysterious paintings are so powerful that the acclaimed Australian artist barely seems to be in control of his subjects.

  • byJohn McDonald
It’s most unexpected,but one local gallery has pulled off a major art coup

It’s most unexpected,but one local gallery has pulled off a major art coup

How did a leading British artist - and his brilliant work - come to be on show outside the major galleries?

  • byJohn McDonald
Selfie anyone? The spectacular Sydney show that evokes a lost art
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Selfie anyone? The spectacular Sydney show that evokes a lost art

Today’s audiences are looking for an instant hit,not a slowly unfolding epic. In an age of communications we are swiftly becoming illiterate.

  • byJohn McDonald
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The great rivalry that will shape our art markets of the future

The great rivalry that will shape our art markets of the future

Singapore is so wealthy it represents a gigantic potential market if the art bug takes hold.

  • byJohn McDonald
‘Like an exhibition about nothing’:How does an artist capture air?

‘Like an exhibition about nothing’:How does an artist capture air?

The Gallery of Modern Art could hardly have chosen a more universal theme for its summer exhibition.

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Catch this trailblazing art show while you still can

Catch this trailblazing art show while you still can

Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme were groundbreaking artists at a time when women found it difficult to make an impression on the art scene.

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We’ve got a lot to learn from this vital,quirky and energetic art scene

We’ve got a lot to learn from this vital,quirky and energetic art scene

It would be wise to keep an eye on our neighbours across the Tasman.

  • byJohn McDonald
The good,the bad and that new $344m gallery:the year in art

The good,the bad and that new $344m gallery:the year in art

The exhibitions that made - and missed - their mark in Australia this year.

  • byJohn McDonald