Indigenous art
When Daniel lost his brother, nobody spoke of it. A new film aims to change that
The 25-year-old describes the work as a “beacon of hope for brown boys” in the Bangarra production Sheltering.
- Kayla Olaya
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Molly Johnson’s legend lives on in opera’s world premiere at Glasshouse Theatre
It has already triumphed as a play, a book and a movie, but Leah Purcell’s outback tragedy may have found its ideal medium.
- Nick Dent
How Tony Albert’s childhood instinct became a radical art practice
Even as a boy the artist didn’t play with toys - he collected and displayed them.
- Nick Galvin
‘Shameful and abhorrent’: Authors call for boycott after book pulled
The University of Queensland’s publisher cancelled the upcoming First Nations children’s book over illustrator Matt Chun’s political posts about last year’s Bondi attack.
- Catherine Strohfeldt and Kerrie O'Brien
‘A champion for Indigenous artists’: Pioneer Rhoda Roberts leaves a huge mark
She brought us a key part of the Olympics opening ceremony and the Welcome to Country. Journalist, actor, theatre maker and activist Rhoda Roberts made a mark.
- Karl Quinn
Steve Martin launches new mission to bring Aboriginal art to the world
The American actor and fellow collector John Wilkerson wanted to “spread the word” about the paintings they love. Increasingly, they feel they’ve accomplished their mission.
- Michael Koziol
Eighty years ago, Albert Namatjira built a house in the desert. Now it has been recreated
A chance encounter with history became the catalyst for a new artistic installation in the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the legacy of the pioneering watercolourist.
- Linda Morris
Miranda Tapsell, Deb Mailman and Shari Sebbens reunite for one of our favourite films
The trio will join a handful of actors for a one-off event to revisit the movie, with its writer hoping it will inspire others.
- Karl Quinn
Largest exhibit of Indigenous art ever shown overseas opens in the US
Many of the artworks on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington had never left Australia before.
- Michael Koziol
Meet the woman who owns Europe’s biggest collection of Aboriginal art
When she walked into a Paris gallery 20 years ago, Bérengère Primat was instantly captivated by what she saw. It was the start of an obsession.
- Rob Harris