China’s terracotta warriors.

Museum’s biggest exhibition yet will be a windfall for WA

The Perth public – and a landslide of anticipated visitors – will soon be able to see some of the world’s greatest ancient archeological finds at Boola Bardip.

  • Holly Thompson

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A work by Sidney Nolan inspired by the Ravensbrück women’s camp.

These works by Sidney Nolan have never been displayed. Now they’re heading to Melbourne

In 1962,the artist visited Auschwitz. The paintings he created afterwards have been brought together in a new exhibition.

  • Will Cox
George Gittoes with his Blake Prize winning painting of a preacher during the Rwandan massacre that has gone on display at the National Gallery.

How a preacher’s courage amid a brutal massacre inspired this artist

Thirty years ago,George Gittoes arrived at a Rwandan refugee camp amid unimaginable violence. But he discovered an oasis of calm in the face of brutality.

  • Elizabeth Fortescue
Death of a Unicorn is a bonkers film about killer unicorns,but it’s drawing on real-life source material.

This bonkers film about killer unicorns is less far-fetched than you’d think

Death of a Unicorn is inspired by real-life artworks that still perplex art historians to this day.

  • Nell Geraets
Rosemary Lee with her winning work at the National Art School.

‘Very shocked’:How a Sydney artist’s odd inspiration won her a major prize

Sydney artist Rosemary Lee has scooped the biennial Dobell Drawing Prize. This is how she did it.

  • Nick Galvin

‘We are not chickens’:the cry that inspired a show of defiance

Colonialism is under scrutiny as artists in this year’s TarraWarra Biennial unleash works of freedom,feminism and protest.

  • Tiarney Miekus
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Badiucao’s Here and Now work in Hong Kong.

‘No trace’:Dissident artist told his work has been removed from Hong Kong billboard

Australia-based artist Badiucao said his four-second video work was designed to test “the freedom-of-speech situation in Hong Kong”.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Badiucao’s Here and Now work in Hong Kong.

Artist tests freedom of speech in Hong Kong with daring billboard work

A video of the Australia-based Chinese dissident Badiucao silently saying “you must take part in revolution” has been playing since March 28.

  • Elizabeth Flux
Some of the fun activities in the April school holiday guide for Sydney.

Things to do this school holidays in Sydney

From the visual arts to a beloved musical,live music and comedy,here’s how to keep the kids busy these school holidays.

  • Nicole Elphick
A Quiet Language by Australian Dance Theatre

The man next to me didn’t even applaud. I couldn’t recommend this show more highly

It wouldn’t be a good festival if every show were easy to like or a sure thing – a program packed with tepid crowd pleasers serves no-one.

  • Elizabeth Flux