International
5 November 2015
Xi Jinping has made clear the Party’s views about the role of artists, writes Linda Jaivin. But it’s unclear what they will mean in practice
Essays & reportage
2 June 2015
Jon Altman has been visiting the remote Aboriginal community of Maningrida for many years. In February, he talked to Kuninjku people about the impact of…
Books & arts
19 May 2015
Books | Martin Edmond’s dual biography of Rex Battarbee and Albert Namatjira illuminates a remarkable friendship, writes Eleanor Hogan
Books & arts
18 March 2014
The continuing popularity of tattoos is a paradox, writes Richard Johnstone. Which other fashion refuses to acknowledge a use-by date?
Books & arts
22 August 2013
Despite the global financial crisis and high-profile scandals, money continues to flow at the highest end of the art auction market. Anna Cristina Pertierra looks at why
Books & arts
12 August 2013
Why do writers and visual artists seem less interested in living composers than composers are in them, wonders Andrew Ford
Books & arts
18 June 2013
What explains our fascination with the buried Neapolitan town?
Books & arts
2 May 2013
Iain Topliss visits Saul Steinberg’s 1958 panorama, The Americans, on show in Cologne
Books & arts
28 April 2013
Janine Burke on the lives of two painters whose travels shaped their lives and their art
Books & arts
7 April 2013
The British illustrator’s weightless characters have moved into a world beyond books
Books & arts
14 February 2013
Eleanor Hogan reviews Warwick Thornton’s film installation, Mother Courage
Correspondents
1 June 2011
China’s internal security establishment seems to have gained growing influence over policy, writes Duncan Hewitt in Shanghai
Books & arts
28 January 2011
Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art opened on Friday night. A day later, Lara Giddings became premier. Natasha Cica reports
Podcasts
19 May 2009
Peter Clarke talks to Denis Dutton about his book, The Art Instinct