Convicts and killers:What one man’s colourful family history tells us about ourselves

Convicts and killers:What one man’s colourful family history tells us about ourselves

Indigenous artist Archie Moore has taken a deep dive into his own story for his presentation at April’s prestigious Venice Biennale.

  • byNick Galvin

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Iconic artist Howard Arkley’s final painting to be displayed for the first time
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Iconic artist Howard Arkley’s final painting to be displayed for the first time

The work,painted in 1999,has been in storage ever since the Melbourne artist’s death. This month marks the first and potentially only time the public will be able to see it.

  • byElizabeth Flux
Underground art:New works for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel stations revealed
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Underground art:New works for Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel stations revealed

Giant metals hands,a mosaic of Japanese tiles,oversized stone animal footprints,and a large photographic piece depicting Aboriginal women will grace the new stations.

  • byNajma Sambul
The dog chewed my artwork:Why the NGV wants your ratty old tennis ball

The dog chewed my artwork:Why the NGV wants your ratty old tennis ball

Over the next 10 days,artist David Shrigley invites Melburnians to bring a tennis ball to the gallery – in any state – and exchange it for a new one.

  • byWill Cox
Bold colours,dark topics and a message of hope

Bold colours,dark topics and a message of hope

Janne Kearney raised a family and worked in a paint shop while dreaming of making art. Then she turned 43 and came to a decision. She hasn’t looked back.

  • bySteve Dow
Never mind the books,what about the art?

Never mind the books,what about the art?

The State Library of NSW is known for its books,but it has a remarkable collection of paintings as well.

  • bySusan Wyndham
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Velazquez painting worth $51m vanishes ahead of auction

Velazquez painting worth $51m vanishes ahead of auction

The full-length portrait of Isabella of Bourbon,who in 1621 became Queen of Spain as wife of King Philip IV,was set to go on sale on February 1 in New York.

  • byJames Badcock
The painting that scandalised Bendigo (and Victoria’s other hidden art gems)

The painting that scandalised Bendigo (and Victoria’s other hidden art gems)

From a bottle for your tears to a work by “the witch of Kings Cross”,our galleries have dug through their collections to present their most unsung pieces.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
A glimpse at an ‘unthinkably large’ future Melbourne

A glimpse at an ‘unthinkably large’ future Melbourne

As Melbourne’s population surges,a megacity exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria’s Triennial raises questions about population growth,housing density and transport.

  • byCara Waters
Anna Schwartz steps down from arts board as Mike Parr controversy continues

Anna Schwartz steps down from arts board as Mike Parr controversy continues

“I wasn’t trying to provoke Anna,” said acclaimed performance artist Parr. “What I was trying to do was provoke debate around the whole issue of this crisis.”

  • byMartin Boulton andLinda Morris
Months alone and a 50-kilo pack:The Murray Fredericks guide to photography

Months alone and a 50-kilo pack:The Murray Fredericks guide to photography

There’s landscape,and then there’s a Murray Fredericks landscape – and the story of how he got there is on display in a major retrospective.

  • byKarl Quinn