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    Gorillaz, Lit-Up Zoos and Da Vinci-Inspired AI Art: Illuminate Adelaide's Huge 2022 Program Is Here

    South Australia's huge winter arts, music and light festival is back for its second year with a jam-packed month-long lineup.

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    Melbourne's New NGV Contemporary Just Received a Massive (and Record-Setting) $100-Million Donation

    Gifted by trucking magnates Lindsay and Paula Fox, it's the largest cash donation ever made to an Australian art museum by a living donor.

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    A Giant Sculpture of the Moon Has Popped Up in Melbourne to Celebrate Marvel's 'Moon Knight'

    The floating replica measures seven metres in diameter and features renderings of the celestial body's surface based on NASA imagery.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW Will Launch Its Sydney Modern Project with New Works by Nine Artists

    Yayoi Kusama, Jonathan Jones, Lorraine Connelly-Northey and Lee Mingwei are all creating original pieces for the art gallery's expansion.

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    GOMA Will Become a Maze of Red and Black Wool for Its Huge Chiharu Shiota Exhibition This Winter

    Rescheduled from 2020, Brisbane's Gallery of Modern Art will host a showcase of weaved web-like installations by the Japanese artist — and that's just one exhibition on its 2022 slate.

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    Melbourne's Blockbuster Citywide Arts Festival Rising Will Finally Make Its Proper Debut This June

    COVID might have crushed the festival's dreams two years in a row, but it's ready and raring for 2022 with a huge 12-day program featuring 225 events and 800-plus artists.

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    After-Dark Light Festival Lightscape Will Brighten Up the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne This Winter

    Wander through 1.8 kilometres of light and colour, including a cathedral made out of 100,000 tiny globes, all while walking through nature.

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    This Is What Melbourne's New NGV Contemporary and Its Rooftop Sculpture Garden Will Look Like

    Sprawling across 30,000 square metres, it features a rooftop terrace with vistas over the city, plus an eye-catching spherical central hall reaching 40 metres in height.

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    Immersive and Impressive Blockbuster Exhibitions to Look Forward to Around Australia in 2022

    Plan trips to dive into all things Disney, peer at Yayoi Kusama's finest in two different cities, scope out Picasso's best and fall in love with Elvis paraphernalia.

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    An Eye-Catching Exhibition Filled with Ancient Greek Artefacts Is Heading to Melbourne This Autumn

    Co-created and presented with the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, 'Open Horizons: Ancient Greek Journeys and Connections' will feature 44 ancient works dating back to the early bronze age.

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    A Huge Exhibition Showcasing Works by Picasso and His Peers Is Coming to the NGV This Winter

    World-premiering in Melbourne, 'The Picasso Century' will feature more than 70 works by the Spanish artist, as well as 100-plus others from over 50 of his contemporaries.

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    How to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix in Tropical North Queensland

    Explore beachfront markets, local art galleries and a tropical gin distillery.

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    A Huge Exhibition From the Tate with Art by Claude Monet and Yayoi Kusama Is Coming to Australia

    Displaying at ACMI, Melbourne-exclusive showcase 'Light: Works from Tate’s Collection' will feature more than 70 works from the UK galleries, covering the past 200 years in art history.

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    Australia's Huge New Bushland Art Museum Is Opening on the NSW South Coast This Month

    Sprawling over 500 square metres alongside a 160-metre-long bridge that doubles as a learning centre, the Bundanon Art Museum will showcase contemporary and First Nations art year-round.

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    One of Yayoi Kusama's Pumpkin-Filled Infinity Rooms Is Popping Up in Adelaide in 2022

    The vibrant installation is touring from its permanent home at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra.

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    Sydney Is Now Home to a Giant Mural of Bob Hawke Drinking Beer to Encourage Vaccinations

    Hawke's Brewing Co has emblazoned its namesake across its wall, teaming up with renowned mural artist Scott Marsh.

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    Meet the Seven Winners of This Year's Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards

    Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the Telstra People's Choice Award.

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    Peter Wegner's Portrait of Fellow Artist Guy Warren Has Just Taken Out the 2021 Archibald Prize

    Fittingly, and in an unanimous decision by this year's judges, 'Portrait of Guy Warren at 100' has won the prestigious award in its 100th year.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2021 Finalists

    An equal number of male and female artists have made the shortlist for the first time in the award's history.

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    The Gold Coast Is Now Home to a Colourful New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

    Showcasing local art, the city's 4400-piece collection and touring exhibitions, it's the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

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    This 100-Metre-Tall Artwork Is Set to Tower Over Melbourne (But You'll Need Your Phone to See It)

    The augmented reality design envisions the future of an imagined child, which'll age from zero to 100 years — all based on input from 14,400 locals.

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    Huge Multi-Sensory Exhibition 'Van Gogh Alive' Is Touring Australia This Year

    The immersive exhibition allows you to step into artworks such as 'The Starry Night' and 'Sunflowers' — and it's now coming to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra and Newcastle.

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    Illuminate Adelaide Is the Latest Huge New Winter Arts Festival Making Its Debut This Year

    The South Australian event will deliver 17 jam-packed days of music, art, light projections and performance, including everything from The Avalanches to Van Gogh.

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    The Gold Coast Will Soon Be Home to a Huge New Six-Level Art Gallery with a Rooftop Bar

    Opening in May, it'll be the largest public gallery outside a capital city in Australia.

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    Dark Mofo Has Cancelled the Controversial First Artwork Announced for Its 2021 Festival

    Understandably, the decision to display a British flag immersed in the blood of First Nations peoples received instant backlash.

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    Teamlab's New 'Sakura Bombing Home' Artwork Will Fill Your TV Screen with Cherry Blossoms

    Travelling to Japan is off the cards at the moment — but you can watch and participate in this kaleidoscopic project at home.

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    A Huge Exhibition of Korean Buddhist Statues Is Coming to Sydney's Powerhouse Museum

    They're part of the site's hefty 2021 lineup, alongside exhibitions dedicated to tiny automobiles, gum trees, Australian ceramics, and Persian arts and crafts.

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    A Multi-Sensory Impressionist Exhibition Featuring Works by Monet and Renoir Is Coming to Sydney

    It's from the same team as 'Van Gogh Alive' — and you'll be able to step through a heap of famed 19th- and early 20th-century artworks.

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    Patricia Piccinini's 'Skywhale' Is Returning to the Skies in 2021 with a New Floating Companion

    They'll both fly above the National Gallery of Australia on three separate dates, before touring the country.

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    A Matisse Exhibition with Over 100 of the Artist's Works Is Coming to the Art Gallery of NSW

    As part of the gallery's 2021 program, the Sydney exclusive will also be accompanied by a lineup of works celebrating Matisse today.

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    A Big Exhibition of European Masterworks from London's National Gallery Is Coming to Australia in 2021

    It includes Van Gogh’s 'Sunflowers' — and it's the largest batch of works to venture beyond the United Kingdom in the gallery's history.

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    A Towering 18-Storey Painting of Nicole Kidman Has Temporarily Popped Up in Sydney

    It's soaring above Darlinghurst to promote twisty thriller series 'The Undoing' — and it'll be replaced by a second artwork related to the show this week.

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    'Flowers Bombing Home' Is the New Teamlab Artwork That You Can View and Participate In At Home

    Check out the live-stream — or draw your own flowers, upload them, and they'll be added to the kaleidoscopic project.

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    Vincent Namatjira's Portrait of Adam Goodes Has Just Taken Out the 2020 Archibald Prize

    Namatjira is the first Indigenous artist to win the award in its 99-year history.

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    The Art Gallery of NSW's Prestigious Archibald Prize Has Announced Its 2020 Finalists

    Here are five of our favourite portraits up for the top gong.

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    Five Spectacular Artworks You Can Experience Online in the Telstra NATSIAA Virtual Gallery

    Stay right where you are to explore this online exhibition of works by 65 First Nations artists.

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    Teamlab Is Opening Its Next Dazzling Permanent Digital Art Museum in Europe

    From 2024, the art collective's new venture will sprawl across a 3000-square-metre space in Utrecht in The Netherlands.

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    A Huge Exhibition of European Masterpieces from New York's The Met Is Coming to GOMA in 2021

    It'll be a Brisbane exclusive featuring everyone from Monet, van Gogh and Vermeer to Renoir, Rembrandt and Degas.

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    Seven Winners from This Year's Telstra NATSIAA (and How to Support Your Favourites)

    Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the People's Choice Award.

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    A Life-Size, Custom-Made Lego Version of Your Cat Is a Thing You Could Own

    Legoland is offering one lucky cat owner across Australia exactly that.

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    You Can Now Dive Beneath the Sea to Tour Australia's Museum of Underwater Art

    Go diving or snorkelling through a 12-metre-high coral greenhouse — located 18 metres below the water on the Great Barrier Reef.

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    Seven First Nations Artists You Should Get to Know Better This Year and Why

    The painters, jewellery makers, textile artists (and more) are finalists in Australia's most prestigious awards for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

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