contemporary art
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Art with heart
An art and architecture destination like no other, the island of Naoshima in the Seto Inland Sea of Japan has just added another masterwork to its collection of Tadao Ando architecture.
Events
“Doing things differently demands an incredible sense of responsibility”
Chus Martínez and Nguyen Le reflect on the importance of exhibition design as their own show – ‘A velvet ant, a flower and a bird’ – runs at the Potter Museum of Art.
News
Art, design and momentum at Melbourne Art Fair 2026
Record attendance, $16.4 million in sales and the debut of FUTUREOBJEKT signal a fair confidently expanding its cultural and commercial reach.
News
David Sequeira on colour, form and time
An array of coloured circles overlaid in perfect geometric sequences create a spectrum of musical auras in artist David Sequeira’s Bundanon Art Gallery commission, Form from the Formless (Under Bundanon Stars).
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Melbourne Art Fair 2026 expands its vision
Returning to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre this February, Melbourne Art Fair 2026 introduces FUTUREOBJEKT and its first-ever Design Commission, signalling a growing focus on collectible design, crafted objects and cross-disciplinary practice.
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Fletcher Arts October group show returns to Toorak
Held in a private Melbourne residence, Fletcher Arts’ annual exhibition unites over 30 Australian artists and designers in a setting where art meets architecture.
Events
Wonderfully Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck is currently on view at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), an exuberant statement of flamboyant possibilities.
Events
Cerith Wyn Evans at the MCA
On the eve of Cerith Wyn Evans’ first museum exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, we interviewed the internationally acclaimed contemporary artist in a wide-ranging discussion spanning Japanese gardens, the aesthetics of Buddhism and the Australian light.
Project
As one door closes, another opens
The Gaffa Creative Precinct by Supercontext is an architectural expression that is once reverent of the past and boldly contemporary.
People
Simone LeAmon’s and Ewan McEoin’s big ambitions for Australian design
As NGV’s top design curators, Simone LeAmon and Ewan McEoin have big dreams for the design sector. And they’re coming at it with energy and ambition.