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The main wing of New York renowned Met reopens with works by Native American artists.

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New York: When an institution as large and prestigious as the Metropolitan Museum of Art embarks upon a major project, it takes time. The remaking of its Michael C. Rockefeller wing, which houses the Met’s enviable collection of 650 works from Oceania, began 10 years ago at a planning retreat outside the city. Closed since […]

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“There are too many unpleasant things in life without creating more”: Why Impressionism is the world’s favorite art movement.

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Impressionism is the world’s favorite art movement. Impressionist paintings create an oasis of beauty into which a viewer can escape from a sometimes dark and troubling world, or simply from the mundane boredom of urban living. The Impressionist master, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, once famously observed: In my opinion, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and

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Jack Ball Claims Ramsay Art Prize Amid Australia’s Top Young Artists

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Jack Ball, a trans artist based in Sydney, was awarded the 2025 Ramsay Art Prize at the Art Gallery of South Australia for an immersive installation titled Heavy Grit. The inspiration for the photo-collage and sculptural artwork stems directly from the artist’s exploration of the Australian Queer Archives in Melbourne – especially the scrapbooks covering

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Artist Janenne Eaton’s retrospective is a compelling account of our troubled times.

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With bad news overload, it is easy to conclude it is time to disengage. But troubling events don’t go away just because you stop looking. Janenne Eaton’s retrospective reminds us that art can provide new perspectives and a reason to look even harder. As a respected painter and teacher, Eaton has influenced generations of Australian

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Censorship into Art: Why Iranian Director Jafar Panahi’s Subversive Stories Are Capturing the World’s Attention

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi has spent his career turning barriers into creative inspiration. Working under travel bans, house arrests and periodic detention, he had made powerful films that depicted everyday life in Iran through quiet moments, daily struggles, and small talk on streets under surveillance. He shows people who are restricted by repressive rules, yet

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The Blak In-Justice exhibition at Heide Museum of Modern Art is ‘a wake-up call.’

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When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican in early May, he took with him, by way of gift for the new Catholic Church head, a painting by Ngarrindjeri artist Amanda Westley. “I wonder if the Pope knew that we’re 36 per cent of the prison population when he received that

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Film Festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen.

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The use of artificial intelligence in movie making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its second year, is showcasing what this technology can do on screen today. The annual AI Film Festival organized by Runway, a company that specializes in AI-generated video, kicked off in New York Thursday night with ten short

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The Henry Ford Museum is looking for rare talent: Antique vehicle mechanic wanted

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To be authentic to the history it depicts, The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn, Michigan at times needs people with distinct and even rare skills. In a job posting, In late April, the museum wrote: “Now hiring: We are seeking qualified applicants to fill the one-of-a-kind role of antique vehicle mechanic at The Henry Ford!

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