Bondi has had a colourful history,but this is why it’s never lost its appeal

Bondi has had a colourful history,but this is why it’s never lost its appeal

It’s an unruly coastal circus and that’s why we love it.

  • byChris Baker

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Works by art superstar Brett Whiteley come to Logan

Works by art superstar Brett Whiteley come to Logan

The legendary artist’s major exhibition is bypassing QAGOMA and HOTA in favour of an oft-overlooked regional gallery.

  • byNick Dent
Whiteley,Brack,Perceval. At 96,this art collector is farewelling his favourite works

Whiteley,Brack,Perceval. At 96,this art collector is farewelling his favourite works

While Peter Clemenger’s children will inherit some of the artworks he spent decades collecting with his wife,Joan,others were too big – and too important – to hand down.

  • byElizabeth Flux
Courtney Barnett returns to her ‘forever hometown’ as part of Sydney Festival 2024

Courtney Barnett returns to her ‘forever hometown’ as part of Sydney Festival 2024

The third weekend of the Sydney Festival 2024 features Symphony Under the Stars as well as a host of other real-life stars.

  • byHelen Pitt
Brett Whiteley kept thousands of LPs,the tunes have inspired new work

Brett Whiteley kept thousands of LPs,the tunes have inspired new work

The artist’s dog-eared collection has provided the inspiration for a series of performances for the 2024 Sydney Festival,to take place in the painter’s studio.

  • byHelen Pitt
This compelling series delves back into one of Australia’s most intriguing art mysteries

This compelling series delves back into one of Australia’s most intriguing art mysteries

A two-part documentary revisits the sale of disputed paintings by the celebrated painter Brett Whiteley and the people caught up in the scandal.

  • byKarl Quinn
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‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’:Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake
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‘Saddam Hussein’s Picasso’:Drug kingpin wanted to launder money but instead got a fake

The shadowy nature of the art market makes it ripe for exploitation by organised criminals,sparking calls for a shake-up of money-laundering and provenance rules.

  • byChris Vedelago andMarta Pascual Juanola
From the Archives,1993:What Whiteley willed

From the Archives,1993:What Whiteley willed

Thirty years ago,the women in the life of Brett Whiteley arrived at the Supreme Court to contest his estate. Multiple wills didn’t help the process.

  • byJennie Curtin
Wendy Whiteley reckons with the lows and dizzying highs of a creative life

Wendy Whiteley reckons with the lows and dizzying highs of a creative life

Intimate questions are answered frankly in Ashleigh Wilson’s engrossing account of a year of conversations with the Australian identity.

  • byChloe Wolifson
Is the priceless artwork in Russell Crowe’s new film real – and is it his?

Is the priceless artwork in Russell Crowe’s new film real – and is it his?

There are some spectacular paintings on display in Russell Crowe’s Poker Face,and the writer-director-star claims most of them are real. But how many are his?

  • byKarl Quinn
‘Art now is therapy,art is entertainment’:Wendy Whiteley in conversation

‘Art now is therapy,art is entertainment’:Wendy Whiteley in conversation

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks,the former wife of late artist Brett talks about art,her own output and the 1960s’ sex,drugs and rock ‘n’ roll scene.