The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

The Instagram sensation who’s rewriting art history without the men

With her online following,podcast and bestselling book,Katy Hessel has become an art-world superstar. But she’s not without her critics.

  • byGabriella Coslovich

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Artist behind Mona’s Ladies Lounge speaks out after legal ruling
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Visual art

Artist behind Mona’s Ladies Lounge speaks out after legal ruling

Kirsha Kaechele,the creator of the women-only space,has spoken out for the first time since being ordered by a tribunal to allow men entry into the lounge.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
How do you talk a millionaire into saving a tiny Hobart record shop?

How do you talk a millionaire into saving a tiny Hobart record shop?

The grumpy owner,the eccentric museum owner – and a treasured piece of history.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Can Hobart’s Mona gallery legally keep men out of its Ladies Lounge?
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Visual art

Can Hobart’s Mona gallery legally keep men out of its Ladies Lounge?

An anti-discrimination case launched against the Hobart museum by a man refused entry to a women-only space has reignited debate about art’s relationship to law.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Male visitor sues Mona over women-only Ladies Lounge

Male visitor sues Mona over women-only Ladies Lounge

The space was designed by Kirsha Kaechele,the wife of Mona founder David Walsh,and inspired by the discrimination faced by women in public places.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Indigenous art collective stunned by referral to consumer watchdog

Indigenous art collective stunned by referral to consumer watchdog

Artists and staff of the APY Art Centre Collective had hoped to end the year with the group’s reputation restored.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
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For months,she kept silent amid the APY art storm. Now Yaritji Young’s speaking out

For months,she kept silent amid the APY art storm. Now Yaritji Young’s speaking out

The APY Art Centre Collective was one of the brightest lights in the Australian art world. Damaging allegations hit the very heart of its operations.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Murdoch,MONA and the AFL’s chokehold on Tasmania
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Murdoch,MONA and the AFL’s chokehold on Tasmania

The plans for a new stadium at Hobart’s Macquarie Point don’t make business sense. But that doesn’t stop the Tasmanian premier and Murdoch-owned The Mercury pushing for it.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Football v First Nations:Why the Hobart stadium should not be built
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Hobart

Football v First Nations:Why the Hobart stadium should not be built

The government says a reconciliation park will go ahead,but there are concerns that in the stadium’s shadow it will be tokenistic.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Celebrated in Paris and ripped off back home:an Indigenous art tale

Celebrated in Paris and ripped off back home:an Indigenous art tale

While the late Indigenous artist Sally Gabori is being feted in the top echelons of Paris,a tragic subplot of theft and deception swirls in the background.

  • byGabriella Coslovich
Here to stay or will they go away? Either way,NFTs have transformed Australian art

Here to stay or will they go away? Either way,NFTs have transformed Australian art

In a world awash with acronyms,there’s one that has a particular power to make hackles rise,especially in the arts.

  • byGabriella Coslovich