The 2025 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards bring together 71 finalists from across Australia. This year's exhibition showcases First Nations artists' bold, grounded, and culturally rich work, reinforcing the importance of Indigenous storytelling in contemporary art.
Monash University reinstates Khaled Sabsabi’s exhibition, Stolon Press: Flat Earth, celebrating artistic freedom. Featuring calligraphy with Lebanese coffee, the show reflects Sabsabi’s experiences during Lebanon's civil war, amidst broader political dialogues.
As Australia’s 2025 election nears, Labor’s arts commitment appears sincere but limited, the Coalition’s engagement minimal, and the Greens propose deep reforms.
Artist pay in Australia has reached crisis levels, causing financial stress, inequality, and hardship, highlighting an urgent need for policy reforms and fair pay standards.
Sabbia Gallery showcased Pippin Drysdale’s Remembered Landscapes at Melbourne Art Fair 2025, presenting porcelain works that captured the spirit, memory, and beauty of Australia’s landscapes through masterful form and colour.
At Melbourne Art Fair 2025, Fox Jensen Galleries showcased bold explorations in abstraction by Jan Albers, Koen Delaere, Elisabeth Vary, and Aida Tomescu, blending sculpture and painting into a dynamic, tactile dialogue on colour, form, and emotional intensity.
ICA LA's planned expansion includes a new outdoor space for installations, advancing its mission to support bold contemporary in Los Angeles.
Set to open in December, Dib Bang will showcase Yayoi Kusama and Rirkrit Tiravanija, marking a major moment for contemporary art in Thailand.
Frida Escobedo's new wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art will expand the museum's modern art collection, redefining what a contemporary art museum can be.
Frida Kahlo's life and legacy unfold in a powerful new exhibition at the Bendigo Art Gallery. "In Her Own Image" reveals how Kahlo transformed pain into creative power through fashion, photography, and fiercely personal artworks.
Anticipating Tate Modern's 2026 Joan Mitchell retrospective: Explore the Abstract Expressionist's unique path. Her vibrant canvases convey fierce energy, raw emotion, and connection to nature, born from lived experience. A monumental legacy awaits rediscovery.
Generative AI is transforming contemporary art, with pioneers like Mario Klingemann and Refik Anadol using algorithms to create immersive, thought-provoking works. These practices challenge traditional ideas of authorship, creativity, and the role of technology in art.
Christine Sun Kim's mid-career survey, "All Day All Night," at the Whitney Museum of American Art, offers an in-depth exploration of the intersections of sound, language, and communication.
Arc One Gallery presented Janet Laurence's ecological works, Marina Rolfe's perceptual paintings, and John Young's historical explorations. This curation showcased Arc One's dedication to rich Australian contemporary art, reflecting on environment, perception, and cultural narratives.
In Marfa, Texas, art transcends traditional spaces. This essay explores its unexpected role as an art school, where Donald Judd's legacy and the stark landscape teach context, accessibility, engagement, and mystery.
