Painting
On show
Not a lot to see at invisble art exhibition
Martin Gayford As you might expect, there's not a lot to look at in the new exhibition, “Invisible: Art of the Unseen 1957-2012,” at the Hayward Gallery in London.
Record price
US billionaire the mystery buyer of 'The Scream'
US billionaire Leon Black is the mystery buyer who paid a record $US120 million for Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream" at Sotheby's in May, the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction,...
Fact from fiction
Sam de Brito One of the obvious achievements of this blog having been around for almost six years is we've covered a looooot of ground ...
Rare masterpiece
Mystery Picasso to boost uni coffers
Adam Fulton A rarely seen Picasso painting is soon to bring the University of Sydney a windfall of about $18 million.
Art of distinction
Boys' fantasy now worth a fortune
Wendy Frew When Robert Green was a boy, he sneaked his friends into the family home to stare and giggle at a painting of female nudes frolicking in the sea.
Contemporary art
Lehman Brothers logo 'liquidated' as graffiti artist paints Wall Street
Artist Aghirre Schwarz has 'liquidated' the Lehman Brothers' logo to symbolise the investment bank's collapse two years ago.
Rock legend
Mental in a good way
Andrew West Andrew West meets the artist and rock legend formally known as Chris O'Doherty.
Passion in the frame
Lawrence Money Charles Blackman turns 80 today and will celebrate by launching a major retrospective.
A career of one's own
Julia Llewellyn Smith Rebecca Miller was never going to the selfless artist's wife, even married to Daniel Day-Lewis.
Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
David Sutherland Candle-lit laneways, exquisite sweets, renowned chefs - it's the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.
