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Attenborough got Opera House film made; NSW made sure it was never seen again – or so they thought
A meat cleaver was taken to the 1968 documentary, which detailed the cost-cutting and compromises that led to the resignation of Danish architect Jørn Utzon, in the basement of the BBC.
- by Julie Power
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Inspired by his ancestors, this artist just won a $100,000 prize
At the annual National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards in Darwin, memory and the process of making sense of the past emerges as a key theme.
- by Tristen Harwood
New show may make you feel like you’re being watched. That’s because you are
Facial recognition and tracking technology help bring to life Mexican Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s exhibition Atmospheric Memory at the Powerhouse.
- by Cameron Bayley
The ‘ferocious’ painting that won Australia’s richest landscape prize
First Nations artists continue to dominate Tasmania’s prestigious Hadley’s Art Prize.
- by John McDonald
Artists make Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and UFOs out of Lego
Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro are using Lego to explore the strange things people believe in – from the paranormal to conspiracy theories.
- by Lenny Ann Low
‘Quite spooky’ portrait of Play School favourite wins Archibald people’s prize
Jaq Grantford’s painting of Noni Hazlehurst is a nod to the long-running children’s TV show.
- by Linda Morris
One of these pictures is real. Can you pick which one?
Artificial Intelligence is just the latest tool with which artists explore their ideas. So why is everyone getting so het up?
- by Andrew Stephens
‘The pop star disappeared’: How Platon exposed Adele and other icons
Platon’s artistic leanings emerged far from the centres of fame and power. From hours of quiet observation, he came to understand how the body expresses energy and emotion.
- by Tara Kenny
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Sound ideas at Melbourne’s festival of the future
Max Cooper’s immersive electro-science show is at the heart of the city’s Now or Never festival.
- by Michael Dwyer
‘We are stuck’: The NSW vineyards caught in a catch-22
Some of Australia’s historic vineyards are under threat from mining and residential development, but can’t become heritage listed due to conflicting regulations.
- by Linda Morris