After winning the right to ban men,Mona’s Ladies Lounge is on the move

After winning the right to ban men,Mona’s Ladies Lounge is on the move

Mona’s controversial Ladies Lounge installation is about to embark on a new chapter,its creator has revealed.

  • byElizabeth Flux andGabriella Coslovich

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Australian writer Barbara Blackman,who ‘lived the poetry of life’,dies at 95

Australian writer Barbara Blackman,who ‘lived the poetry of life’,dies at 95

The “utterly extraordinary” artist – and muse to painter and husband Charles Blackman – was surrounded by family,friends and music at the end.

  • byHannah Kennelly
Three things I love:Art with kids is possible! Perth artist parents share their secrets

Three things I love:Art with kids is possible! Perth artist parents share their secrets

Galleries that are family-friendly,with amazing programming and space for running around are more common than you might think. Here’s your insider cheat sheet.

  • byEmma Young
This sheep in sheep’s clothing is solving a knotty problem

This sheep in sheep’s clothing is solving a knotty problem

A designer has found an innovative way to turn ‘waste’ wool into something beautiful.

  • byWill Cox
Bacteria deployed to the rescue of precious church frescoes

Bacteria deployed to the rescue of precious church frescoes

For years,art restorers have used sponges and warm water to help bring masterpieces back to life,risking a lot of damage. Enter the bugs.

  • byHoraci Garcia andEva Manez
Picasso in Paddington? Where to see great art beyond major galleries

Picasso in Paddington? Where to see great art beyond major galleries

From Damien Hirst to Andy Warhol,there are major artists on display where you might not expect them.

  • byMichaela Boland
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Stonehenge meets 2001:A Space Odyssey in monumental Sydney exhibition

Stonehenge meets 2001:A Space Odyssey in monumental Sydney exhibition

There’s a crackling bonfire,a burning donkey effigy and popping fireworks.

  • byLinda Morris
Opening nights and studio visits:How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated
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Opening nights and studio visits:How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated

The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissioned for Southbank by New Zealand artist Michael Parekowhai.

  • byCara Waters
An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027
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An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027

An eight-metre sculpture of a “soft-toy-appearing kangaroo” should be sitting in Southbank,but costs have ballooned to more than 10 times initial estimates.

  • byCara Waters
When art and politics collide:The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

When art and politics collide:The battles tearing our cultural bodies apart

Sackings,boycotts,sponsorship withdrawals:arts organisations across the country are in turmoil. So who has the right to say what?

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire
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Albert Namatjira paintings auctioned by son of late mining millionaire

The watercolours,thought to have been personally bought by Sir John Galvin from the pioneering Aboriginal artist in the 1950s,were sold to a mystery buyer.

  • byRob Harris