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Art on James | An Evening with Archibald Prize Winner Richard Lewer Image credit: Portrait of Richard Lewer. Photo: Christian Capurro Richard Lewer finds inspiration in the everyday: in observations, memories, landscapes, jokes and moments of quiet beauty. Working across painting and drawing, his practice often reveals the humanity in seemingly ordinary encounters.
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Hey Siri, What is Act Natural? On Compounding Dualities and Robin F. Williams’ Latest Show. Image credit: Portrait of Robin F. Williams, 2026. Photo by Alejandro Jassan Studio. If television taught me anything, it is that there is no direction more damning to its own cause than ‘Quick: Act Natural!’ Rather than prompting unsuspicious conduct, the line sooner incites bumbling misbehaviour, 'nothing-to-see-here’ whistling and a lampshade atop somebody’s head.
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Ragnar Kjartansson: Mercy Image credit: Portrait of Ragnar Kjartansson Photo: Rafael Pinho There is something slightly deceptive about Ragnar Kjartansson’s work. It is beautiful, often extravagantly so, and frequently very funny. His films unfold through music, repetition and theatrical performance, populated by melancholy musicians, romantic figures, dinner guests, lovers and fools.
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Moon Jar: An Axis Image credit: Installation view, MOON JAR; AN AXIS, Korean Cultural Centre Australia, 2026. Courtesy of Gallery LNL and Docqment. Spanning the Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCC) and Gallery LNL in Sydney, Moon Jar: An Axis is a dual-site exhibition that offers a thoughtful exploration of the enduring legacy of the Korean moon jar.
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The Offbeat Sari: A Living Garment in Motion Image credit: The Quilted Sari from the HUEMN Fall 17 Collection, 2017, Photo: Pankaj Dahalia. Model: Rachi Chitakara The Offbeat Sari at Bunjil Place Gallery offers a vivid reconsideration of one of the world’s most enduring garments, and a challenge to the ways it has too often been fixed in the Western imagination.
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Sabine Marcelis: Designing Atmosphere from Jewellery to Lacquerware Image credit: Portrait of Sabine Marcelis, Studio Sabine Marcelis inside CARTIER on display from 12 June to 4 October 2026, at NGV International, Melbourne.Photo: Stephanie Cammarano Sabine Marcelis is a Rotterdam-based artist and designer whose practice spans objects, furniture, lighting, installations and spatial design, united by a sustained investigation into how materials behave under light.
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Old Objects, New Conversations Image credit: David Roche Gallery, Making Old New: DRG 10th Anniversary, Sam Roberts Photography. M.C. Elkin, workmaster, Malachite vase and cover, attributed to Carl Woerffel Manufactory, 1860-70, St Petersburg. Gray Hawk, Return, 2026. One of Australia’s most beloved house museums, the David Roche Gallery in Adelaide, is celebrating its 10th birthday.
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Lykke Li is Lucky Again Image credit: Chloé Le Drezen Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li has built a career on emotionally charged music that blends dream pop, indie rock and electronic influences. Emerging in the late 2000s with her debut album Youth Novels, Li quickly became known for her haunting vocals, cinematic soundscapes and deeply personal songwriting.
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Marina Adams: Works on Paper, Three Decades of Becoming The progress of space and time toward shifting perceptions is explored in a 3-decade survey from Marina Adams – focusing on the works on paper that are central to her search for ‘what is’. Image credit: Marina Adams Portrait. Photo: Grace Roselli Marina Adams’s interest in making work that creates space for thought was an epiphany piqued while visiting Granada’s extraordinary Alhambra.
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Mindy Seu Image credit: Portrait of Mindy Seu. Photo: Iga Drobisz Hello Mindy. Can you tell us what people can expect when they come to participate in A sexual history of the internet? Can you describe its origins for those who are not familiar? The one-liner is that it tells the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. In this case, it’s very much focusing on the internet and some of its appendages, like the computer mouse and the phone.
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Must See at Aotearoa Art Fair 2026 Each year, Aotearoa Art Fair transforms Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland into a gathering point for the region’s most interesting galleries and artists. The 2026 edition feels especially alive, with presentations that move between abstraction and storytelling, material experimentation and questions of place, identity and inheritance. For those navigating the aisles on a tight schedule, these are the booths worth lingering at.
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Shaun Gladwell Image credit: SHAUN GLADWELL, Spazio Tarocchi (Palazzo Ducale, detail), 2025. Production Still. Cinematography: Roberto pio Di Monte. Commissioner: Rinaldo Di Stasio Images © The Artist Courtesy PALAS, Sydney, Australia. Galleria Enrico Astuni, Bologna, Italy.
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Don’t miss Horizon Festival 2026! Horizon Festival transforms the Sunshine Coast into a living canvas, celebrating art, culture, and community across ten days. The festival is a rare convergence of First Nations storytelling, contemporary art, performance, music, and immersive experiences, with programs staged in iconic coastal locations, hinterland sites, and gallery spaces.
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Horizon 2026: Lucky Lartey’s Exoticism Image credit: Lucky Lartey, Exoticism, 2022.
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Hybrid Futures and Soft Power Image credit: Queen Mary of Denmark observing Deep Time, 2023, light installation, 3 pcs. 270 x Ø45 cm by Rhoda Ting and Mikkel Bojesen.Courtesy the artists and Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert. Photography Ryan Wheatley Royal visits have long held symbolic significance, but increasingly they are leveraged to reinforce shared priorities between nations. In this context, Hybrid Futures operates on multiple levels.
William Mackinnon: Crossroads in the Desert
William Mackinnon: Crossroads in the Desert Image credit: William Mackinnon, Our secret history, 2019, acrylic, oil and automotive enamel on linen, 160 x 220 cm. Courtesy of Philip Bacon Galleries. Following a year-long residency in 2009 at Mankaja Arts in the central Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing, William Mackinnon spent the following year working as a field officer for the Alice Springs-based Arts organisation Papunya Tula.
Culture Vulture: Sydney is a buffet of art and culture this summer
From cutting-edge exhibitions to top-notch food and drink offerings, now is the time to visit Sydney. This article may contain links from our affiliate and advertising partners. We may receive payments when you click on links, buy through them or share this content. Summer in Sydney is like living inside a Ken Done painting; when the sun hits the harbour at just the right angle, the whole city sparkles. I most often visit to see art, but I always make time to be by the water.
Vault · Australasian Art & Culture Magazine · Anna Varendorff’s Otherworldly Light
Emerging Galleries, Ambitious Practices: Spotlight on Melbourne Art Fair 2026 Melbourne Art Fair 2026 continues to position itself as more than a commercial platform. Increasingly, the fair has become a site for testing ideas, advancing critical conversations, and supporting artists at pivotal moments in their careers.
Melbourne Art Fair 2026: A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Creativity
Melbourne Art Fair 2026: A Celebration of Contemporary Australian Creativity Melbourne Art Fair returns to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 19–22 February 2026, bringing together an extraordinary selection of contemporary Australian artists across painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and design. From senior masters to emerging voices, the fair offers an immersive survey of the depth, diversity, and innovation defining the nation’s creative landscape. Image credit: Melbourne Art Fair 2025.
Anna Varendorff’s Otherworldly Light | MAF x NGV Design Commission
Anna Varendorff’s Otherworldly Light | MAF x NGV Design Commission Image credit: Portrait of Anna Varendorff. Photo: Annika Kafcaloudis Awarded the inaugural MAF x NGV Design Commission, Anna Varendorff is presenting her most ambitious work to date at the 2026 Melbourne Art Fair; an expansive installation that pushes her signature tubular language into new spatial, material and conceptual territory.
Beneath the Surface of Vranken-Pommery
Beneath the Surface of Vranken-Pommery Image credit: Installation view, Luka Fineisen, Awakening, 2021. Garden Area of The Domaine Vranken-Pommery, 2025 Australia holds a special place for Vranken-Pommery, not just as a thriving market but as a mirror of the Maison’s character. As Madame Nathalie Vranken says, “you’re joyful people,” and I must say we do love Champagne! When Vranken speaks about Pommery, she is not talking about champagne in isolation but about people, imagination and time.
Keeping the Work Alive: NotFair 2026 and a Lust for Life
Keeping the Work Alive: NotFair 2026 and a Lust for Life Image credit: Portrait of Sam Leach. Photo courtesy of Philip Huynh. Portrait of Ashley Crawford, 2009. Photo courtesy of Sonia Payes. As NotFair enters its eighth iteration, the exhibition does so under altered conditions.
Reading the Silence: Inside Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka’s KUMI MOE HELIAKI
Reading the Silence: Inside Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka’s KUMI MOE HELIAKI Image credit: Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka, KUMI MOE HELIAKI: Blackened Tapa and Metaphor, Installation view, Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, 2025. Courtesy of Aigantighe Art Gallery. Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka’s KUMI MOE HELIAKI is a smoke-scorched, metaphor-rich exhibition that refuses to play translator for the Pacific experience, daring viewers to sit with its silence and complexity.
Pladia and the Future of Museum Experiences: When Technology Meets Curatorial Vision
Pladia and the Future of Museum Experiences: When Technology Meets Curatorial Vision Image credit: Courtesy of Pladia. Museums are full of extraordinary things, cared for and shared with us all. We often hear that art is for everyone, but in practice, that ideal is constantly challenged.
Curatorial+Co.: Ten Years & Many Pages
Curatorial+Co.: Ten Years & Many Pages Image credit: Courtesy of the artists and CURATORIAL+CO. Marking a decade since Curatorial+Co. first opened its doors with the exhibition PAPER, the gallery’s new anniversary show PAGES reflects on its past while looking squarely to the future.
Fragments of Place: Jon Setter’s Sydney Beaches
Fragments of Place: Jon Setter’s Sydney Beaches Image credit: Jon Setter, Wetsuit 1 (Bondi) - Pink, 2020-2025, backlit transparent archival film, handmade light box, 33.7 x 43.7 x 5.7cm, Edition of 8 plus 2 AP. Courtesy of the artist. What is a Sydney beach? The water, the sunrise, the people or the quiet hours spent lost in its beauty, immersed in a standstill moment where time seems to suspend itself.
Painting in Three Dimensions: A New Chapter for Louise Forthun
Painting in Three Dimensions: A New Chapter for Louise Forthun Image credit: Louise Forthun, Flamenco, 2025, bronze. Courtesy of the artist and Charles Nodrum Gallery, Naarm / Melbourne For over three decades, Louise Forthun has mapped the modern city through layers of stencil and precision. However, in her new show, Sculpture · Painting,she presents new works that show the diversity of her practice and move away from her highly detailed depictions of concrete jungles.
Harley Cortez and the Language of Memory
Harley Cortez and the Language of Memory Image credit: Harley Cortez in his Los Angeles studio. Courtesy of the artist. When Harley Cortez speaks about VOZ, his new exhibition, his words carry the rhythm of invocation. The title itself, VOZ, is layered with meaning, translating both as “voice” and “you.” For the Los Angeles–based multidisciplinary artist, who grew up between Guatemala, Los Angeles, and Queens, this linguistic doubling is more than a coincidence; it’s a key to the work’s cosmology.
Bound to Resist: Karla Dickens at The Lock-Up
Bound to Resist: Karla Dickens at The Lock-Up Image credit: Exhibition view, Karla Dickens, Locked On, 23 August - 16 November 2025, The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space, Muloobinba/Newcastle. Commissioned by The Lock-Up Contemporary Art Space in partnership with New Annual. Courtesy the artist. Photographs by Lauren Moulton The Lock-Up in Muloobinba/Newcastle presents Locked On, a major solo exhibition by cross-cultural Wiradjuri artist Karla Dickens, running until November 16, 2025.
The Space Between Seeing and Being: Tschabalala Self at ACCA
The Space Between Seeing and Being: Tschabalala Self at ACCA Image credit: Skin Tight, installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne, 2025. Photograph: Andrew Curtis. So, you know your body? Or at least, you think you do. But how do you really understand the way you move through the world? Do you see yourself clearly, or are you just living inside a version reflected by others?
Adam Lindsay and the Living Lineage of Modernism
VAULT’s Editor-in-Chief Alison Kubler’s Must-See Guide to Sydney Contemporary 2025 Sydney Contemporary 2025 promises a carefully curated selection of Australasia’s contemporary art scene. From tactile, material-rich printmaking to soaring pastel flights and immersive installations, these exhibitions exemplify the fair’s capacity to connect collectors, artists, and galleries.
Cézanne to Giacometti: Adam Lindsay and the Living Lineage of Modernism
Cézanne to Giacometti: Adam Lindsay and the Living Lineage of Modernism Image credit: Pablo Picasso, Woman in a multicoloured hat (Tête de femme au chapeau), 1939, installation view, Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie, National Gallery of Australia Kamberri/Canberra, 2025 The National Gallery of Australia’s major winter exhibition, Cézanne to Giacometti: highlights from Museum Berggruen / Neue Nationalgalerie, brings together some of the most...
Sanderson Returns to Sydney
Sanderson Returns to Sydney Image credit: Portrait of Sanderson Contemporary Team. Courtesy of Sanderson Contemporary. After a six-year absence, Sanderson Contemporary is set to return to Sydney Contemporary this September, marking the gallery’s first presentation at the fair under the ownership of director Lydia Cowpertwait.
Ladies Lounge or Glinda’s Bubble of Hope
Ladies Lounge or Glinda’s Bubble of Hope Image credit: KIRSHA KAECHELE, Ladies Lounge, 2020-ongoing. Photo: Jesse Hunniford Courtesy the artist and Museum of Old and New Art, Nipaluna/Hobart As I left my first visit to the Ladies Lounge, I passed a couple in their 70s. The man was very emotional, insisting that he wouldn’t wait for her to go in, so they had to leave.
Musonga Mbogo: Awake Before the Porsches
Musonga Mbogo: Awake Before the Porsches Image credit: Rachel Yabsley Ambition flows beneath the surface of Awake Before the Porsches, Musonga Mbogo’s bold new exhibition at Hake House of Art. Based in Canberra and proudly African Australian, Mbogo draws on his own experiences to present an autobiographical body of work that transforms vintage car logos into symbols of memory, cultural identity, and aspiration.
The Rise and Ruin of Power: James Powditch’s Empire Fall
The Rise and Ruin of Power: James Powditch’s Empire Fall Image credit: James Powditch in his studio. Photo: Mike Buick The first work in the series, USA (Camelot), was conceived in July 2023 as the 2024 US election loomed. At the time, Powditch wasn’t sure if it would be a one-off. But as Trump re-emerged into the mainstream with renewed force, the myth of Kennedy’s so-called golden age became a spark.
How a polka-dot pumpkin sparked an art renaissance on Japanese islands
How a polka-dot pumpkin sparked an art renaissance on Japanese islands Image credit: Yayoi Kusama, Pumpkin, 2022. Photo copyright Yayoi Kusama. Photo: Tadasu Yamamoto The wind’s whipping up a frenzy on a crystal clear March morning when the rumours fly that visitors won’t be allowed onto Naoshima pier, made famous by Yayoi Kusama’s iconic yellow pumpkin. About two years ago, it was washed away by a storm and had to be replaced by the artist, who is now 96.
Five Acts of Love: Tenderness as Resistance
Five Acts of Love: Tenderness as Resistance Image credit: Five Acts of Love, 2025, Installation view, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Naarm/Melbourne. Photograph: Andrew Curtis. In Five Acts of Love, curator Dr Nur Shkembi offers a profound and deeply felt exploration of love as more than emotion, but love as action, resistance, ritual and vulnerability.
The Living Portraits of Maania Tealei
The Living Portraits of Maania Tealei Image credit: Maania Tealei,Te Hau o Ōku Tūpuna, The Breath of My Ancestors, 2025, photographic print on Ilford Galerie Prestige Smooth Lustre Duo paper, 594 x 841 mm. Courtesy of Aigantighe Art Gallery, and the Artist. There is an unmistakable reverence in the air at the Aigantighe Art Gallery in Timaru. It resides in the lines of a weathered face, the shimmer of a kākahu’s weave, and the quiet gravitas of presence.
Darren Blackman: More Than Words
Darren Blackman: More Than Words Image credit: Embellysh Photography. Courtesy of the artist and Redcliffe Art Gallery. Words are powerful. They have the power to move people, to provoke emotion, to generate love, to incite violence. The use of words, text, or language as forms of visual art is relatively new in the history of Western art, but, for Aboriginal people, words and text have been a fundamental tool within post-invasion art practices as a means of telling our truths.
The Double Life of Aneta Grzeszykowska
The Double Life of Aneta Grzeszykowska VAULT’s Duro Jovicic spoke with Polish artist Aneta Grzeszykowska ahead of her Australian premiere at Buxton Contemporary as part of the veil, where she presents a specially curated selection of fourteen works from her photographic series Mama, exhibited in Milk of Dreams; at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. Image credit: Aneta Grzeszykowska, Mama nr. 45, 2018. Courtesy Raster Gallery, Lyles & King Gallery, the artist.
A New Era: Maud Page on Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of the Art Gallery of New South Wales
A New Era: Maud Page on Leadership, Legacy, and the Future of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Image credit: Portrait of Maud Page. Photograph by Anna Kucera It’s lovely to see you, Maud. Warmest, albeit belated, congratulations to you on your appointment as Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Honestly, it couldn’t happen to a nicer person and someone who deserves it more. It's just such a lovely thing.
A Celebration of an Icon of Minimalism
A Celebration of an Icon of Minimalism Image credit: Donald Judd at 101 Spring Street, New York,1972; photo © Paul Katz How did it come into the collection, and why is it so important? It resulted from a Museum of Modern Art in New York travelling exhibition, curated by Jennifer Licht, titled "Some Recent American Art." This exhibition visited Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, Perth and Auckland.
‘Time for Women!’: 20 Years of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women
‘Time for Women!’: 20 Years of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women Image credit: Emma Talbot, The Age/ L’Età, Installation view, Time for Women! Empowering Visions in 20 Years of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women, Florence, Italy, 2025. [Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio]. There have been nine winners of the Max Mara Art Prize for Women over its 20-year history, and each of them has enriched the award’s legacy with journeys of discovery, engagement, and artistic development.
Contemporary Tasmanian Women Artists: Exploring Place, Process and Poetic Connection
Contemporary Tasmanian Women Artists: Exploring Place, Process and Poetic Connection Image credit: Jo Chew, Dopamine, 2025, oil on canvas, 82 x 61 cm. Courtesy of Despard Gallery. Now in its second iteration, Contemporary Tasmanian Women Artists at Despard Gallery continues to gain momentum and significance.
Creativity Thrives on Wellness: Why Artists Should Prioritise Health
Creativity Thrives on Wellness: Why Artists Should Prioritise Health There’s no doubt that pain can spark meaningful work–some of the world’s greatest art has emerged from struggle. However, emotional depth doesn’t have to come at the expense of well-being. True creativity isn't about suffering endlessly; it’s about transforming life’s experiences, both painful and joyful, into something meaningful. For that, a clear, well-rested mind is just as important as raw emotion.
Know Their Names: The Fashion Legacy of Kee and Jackson
Know Their Names: The Fashion Legacy of Kee and Jackson Image credit: Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson with Know My Name: Kee, Jackson and Delaunay, installation view, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/ Canberra, 2025 The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) has acquired over 80 works by renowned fashion icons Linda Jackson and Jenny Kee, forming one of the most comprehensive collections of their designs worldwide.
An Interview with Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zaunier
An Interview with Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zaunier Image credit: Japanese Breakfast. Photo: Pak Bae How would you describe For Melancholy Brunettes (and sad women)? I think it's my most mature work. It's a very guitar-focused album.
An Agitation of the Air: A Challenge to the Blueness of Autumn’s Approach
An Agitation of the Air: A Challenge to the Blueness of Autumn’s Approach Image credit: L-R, then below: Matthew Johnson, Aureola IV and Aureola II, 1999, oil on linen, 57 x 48 cm; Moments in Civilisation (Invisible Cities),1998, oil and perspex, dimensions variable, Installation view, Lennox Street Gallery, Melbourne, 4-29 March, 2025. Photo: Christian Capurro. Courtesy Lennox St. Gallery The transitional essence of March fills the air.
On Taking Time: Matt Johnson, The The
On Taking Time: Matt Johnson, The The Image credit: Matt Johnson, The The. Photo: Christie Goodwin Hi Matt! I'm in Brisbane, and I think you are in Brisbane today or tomorrow. Tomorrow. We're still in Sydney tomorrow and played a few nights at the Opera House. We played last night and were playing tonight. I've just got a beautiful view from my hotel room, looking over the Opera House. It's all illuminated in this beautiful sunlight. Oh, how beautiful! It was very special to play in the Opera house.
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