Ai Weiwei's new Sydney installation 'Mushrooms' places 500 cast-iron combat helmets against the calm of Sydney Harbour. As the artist declares that "real art questions the existing order", the work raises a harder question about political art today.
Jingwen He's new sculpture draws on Ballarat's Chinese history and the tradition of Southern Chinese flower lanterns to explore migration, belonging, and the many lives that shape a city.
Yayoi Kusama's polka dots and Infinity Rooms made her a global phenomenon, but behind the spectacle lies a radical exploration of self-obliteration, mental health, and our fascination with seeing ourselves reflected back.
Marri Ngarr artist Dr. Ryan Presley has won the prestigious Telstra Art Award with a monumental painting that uses European Renaissance techniques to challenge colonial power dynamics.
Jo Darvall walks the forest before she paints it. Born in Yarram in 1966 and trained as a printmaker, she now works from Fremantle, building layered landscapes from repeated walks and close looking. Her patient practice won the 2023 Collie Art Prize, Australia's richest regional award.
