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Florida's melting sculpture turns climate denial into public art
A life-sized gallium statue of Governor Ron DeSantis melts under the Florida sun, using material chemistry to confront climate policy and the state's growing environmental risks.
Coen Young Explores the Chemistry of Abstraction in 'No End'
Ahead of the 2026 NGV Triennial, Sydney-based artist Coen Young presents No End at Melbourne’s 1301SW, bringing together new mirror paintings that use silver nitrate to explore reflection, materiality and the boundaries between painting and photography.
The language of abstraction
Romanian-born painter Cristina Popovici never trusted words, so she learned to speak in blue. And red. And green, yellow, turquoise, cerulean ... the language of colour & the language of abstraction. 35 years, 3 countries and one collapse later, she is still finding out what painting has to say.
NGA brings art to Logan
The NGA's travelling 'Art Cases' arrive at Logan Art Gallery, inviting visitors to explore works from the national collection through touch, conversations, and hands-on learning.