It’s said that one should not speak ill of the dead, but with Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen there’s an exception to the rule. There’s just so much to remember, so much to reignite the blood. From his sacking of 1500 electricity

Last weekend saw a strange coincidence as John McDonald in The Sydney Morning Herald and Sebastian Smee in The Australian independently reviewed a show by the late Sam Fullbrook at Rex Irwin Art Dealer in Sydney. Fullbrook is one of

Alright, time to get serious. Last year we said we’d predict who will win the 2005 Archibald Prize and we’re people of our collective word. The first thing we need to do is explain that this is not a declaration

We have been thinking about starting our own bulletin board where readers of The Art Life may swap stories, reviews, notices about upcoming exhibitions and have spirited “debate” about art world matters – you know, where so and so says

Australia must be unique in the world in its recognition of emerging talent. The highest accolade we can think of is to ask young artists to please leave by handing them an air ticket and saying, “don’t come back until

At Australian Galleries Lewis Miller has a show called Recent Paintings, which are paintings he has done recently. We’re not sure if any artist has ever had a show called Old Paintings or Aging Works on Paper, but if they

It’s true, it’s Archibald Prize time again and everyone is cashing in. Including us. We’re not too proud to admit that every time we say “2005 Archibald Prize” in conjunction with an article on the 2005 Archibald Prize, or just

Kubrick for Blogger. That won’t mean anything to people in the real world but to web nerds that’s the name of this new page design.

At Kaliman Gallery right now, there’s plenty to be happy about. On Tuesday, the gallery mailed out an announcement that Adam Cullen, formerly with Yuill/Crowley, was now with the gallery in its lower Paddington grotto. Just a stone’s throw from