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They're having a lend: packing Blue Poles off exhibits Canberra distaste

If you're going to loan art, don't do the work a disservice.

The Canberra Times · Aug 26

This haunting novel narrated by a book stayed with me for weeks

Angela O’Keeffe’s compelling new novel, Phantom Days, is a haunting contemplation of the power (or, perhaps more precisely, the agency) of stories.

The Conversation · Jul 16

The emperor's new receipt: Rs 59 cr for a banana? Inside the world of absurd art pricing

In a very exclusive room far far away, a very ordinary looking wooden gavel comes down on an equally ordinary looking rostrum and somehow millions of dollars have transpired within that quarter of a second.

The Times of India · Jul 11

‘I’m the product of a smashed-up family’: how Sean Scully became the greatest abstract painter alive

He has survived loss, breakdown and schooling by ‘scary nuns’, but the anguish is still there in his art. As his new show thrills Paris, the US-based, Irish-born artist talks about the pain that drives him

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

The Most Expensive Auction Items Sold This Past Year

These are the most expensive auction items sold in 2025.

GOBankingRates · Dec 30, 2025

A Light the Darkness Cannot Extinguish

At the close of an awful year, a religion scholar offers reflections on resisting despair in dark times, for the religious and non-religious alike.

Texas Observer · Dec 19, 2025

Paintings by UK pioneer of abstract art to be displayed in West Country

Large-scale William Scott works feature in exhibition that tells story of artist’s friendship with Mark Rothko

The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2025

Go fake yourself! The creators of trippy, four-hour art forgery epic Rohtko on their quest for truth

Based on a New York gallery scandal that was traced back to a Chinese maths teacher, Łukasz Twarkowsk’s play makes audiences question absolutely everything

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025

These 18 under-the-radar Amazon swaps will make your home fall-ready overnight – and no one will guess where they're from

These are the Amazon fall decor finds I’d recommend to my pickiest friends

Homes & Gardens · Sep 4, 2025

Stop rushing through art galleries. Spend 10 minutes with just one masterpiece instead

Science tells us art can expand our minds and bring us happiness. Australians are so lucky our public collections are free – and here’s one way to make the most of them

The Guardian - AU · Jun 16, 2025