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Melbourne Art Fair 2025

This year's Melbourne Art Fair is a showcase of incredible contemporary art, bringing together artists, galleries, and collectors in a dynamic celebration of creativity.

MAF25. Photo Peter M Lamont © 2025

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This year's Melbourne Art Fair is a showcase of incredible contemporary art, bringing together artists, galleries, and collectors in a dynamic celebration of creativity. Clever Planet is on the ground, capturing the energy of the fair with real-time updates. Scroll through for a curated selection of standout works, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and the bold ideas shaping today's art scene. Whether you're here in person or following along online, explore the art that's making waves in 2025.

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The Rijksmuseum and Prado are rewriting the Renaissance

The Rijksmuseum and Prado are rewriting the Renaissance

The Rijksmuseum and Museo Nacional del Prado have joined forces to reconsider the women who shaped Renaissance art, beginning with three Habsburg rulers whose influence as collectors, commissioners, and political leaders has long been underestimated.

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12 versions of Jas Shalimar
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12 versions of Jas Shalimar

Melbourne artist Jas Shalimar makes watercolours from a thousand fast decisions. Ahead of The Private Theatre at Mars Gallery (twelve self-portraits, one for each of Jung's archetypes) she talks of Beatrix Potter, an Arnott's chair hung from the ceiling, and trying on versions of herself.

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'Tide of Returns' after repatriation

'Tide of Returns' after repatriation

In Venice, 'Tide of Returns' follows the remarkable journey of Indigenous Australian shell dolls to consider what repatriation means after cultural objects finally come home.

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