Art
Napoleon invades MelbourneR. J. Stove | 14 August 2012 |tags: art, Napoleon, NGVShould you attend only one art gallery event this year, make it this one; should you attend only two, go twice.
This is not an articleZac Alstin | 16 July 2012 |tags: art, internet, philosophyThe surrealist painter Henri Magritte anticipated our immersion in the unreal world of the internet.
The unaccountable popularity of “The Scream”Carolyn Moynihan | 04 May 2012 |tags: art, Edvard MunchEdward Munch's picture of a tortured soul has become the second most famous image in the world, but why?
Bankrolling beauty: the money men of the 15th centurySarah Phelps Smith | 01 November 2011 |tags: art, banking, beauty, RenaissanceWith one eye on the next life, the Medici used their wealth to fund timeless works of art.
Captain America: The First AvengerRonan Wright | 12 August 2011 |tags: art, film reviewsThe latest instalment in Hollywood's obsession with Marvel Comics is trash, but, thankfully, rollicking good fun trash.
Conversation, an elusive idealJohn Armstrong | 30 June 2011 |tags: art, civility, conversationAn invitation to a big, sustained conversation about art.
The atheist and his artSteven Jacks | 29 May 2011 |tags: art, atheism, TasmaniaHobart, the capital of the clean and green state of Tasmania, is an unlikely place for a temple of atheist art.
Why my 50,000 videogames are the art form of the futurePaco Ruiz | 05 March 2010 |tags: art, Avatar, video gamesFar from endangering the soul, immersion in the world of avatars can give us a glimpse of lost innocence.
Attacking the Bible: an artist’s false bravadoBrian Lilley | 08 August 2009 |tags: art, Chrstianity, IslamA Scottish art gallery attacks the Bible, goes easy on the Koran. Should we be surprised?
The sublime message of ChristmasJohn Armstrong | 27 December 2007 |tags: art, ChristmasThe central idea of Christmas -- that God became man -- has had an enormous impact upon Western art.
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