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Sep 25, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Elizabeth Fortescue

    ‘It is not a political joke’: Ai Weiwei unveils 500 cast-iron combat helmets in Sydney (opens the original)

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    Ai Weiwei’s latest work is “a metaphor and a warning” of how quickly humanity could slip into an epoch of darkness, the Chinese contemporary artist tells The Art Newspaper. The work, titled Mushrooms, comprises 500 cast-iron combat helmets in ten uniform rows. According to a statement from the artist, the fungal title refers to “growth in darkness, nuclear mushroom clouds, and in Chinese, the term also suggests endless delays”. Mushrooms was unveiled on Friday 25 September as the new Neil Balnav

  2. Article · Aug 27, 2026 · Elizabeth Fortescue

    Chief executive of Sydney’s anticipated Parramatta Powerhouse museum steps down two months before grand opening (opens the original)

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    Crisis has engulfed Sydney’s major, A$915m museum project Powerhouse Parramatta, with its chief executive officer Lisa Havilah stepping aside just over two months before the official opening. The arts minister for New South Wales (NSW), John Graham, announced today (27 August) that Havilah had stood aside pending “investigations into governance and procurement” at the Powerhouse. Powerhouse Paramatta has been touted as the biggest cultural infrastructure development in New South Wales since the

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Elizabeth Fortescue

    Sydney’s A$915m Powerhouse Parramatta museum announces opening date and plans for ambitious space-themed exhibition (opens the original)

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    One of Australia’s most anticipated museum projects, Powerhouse Parramatta, will finally open its doors to the public on 7 November. Organisers have announced that the site will be open 9am to 9pm seven days a week—and 24 hours a day for “residents” such as artists and researchers staying on site. Touted as a cultural “crown jewel” for western Sydney and located 20km from the city in Parramatta, the A$915 million institution has been 12 years in the making. When completed it will be the largest

  4. Article · Jul 27, 2026 · Elizabeth Fortescue

    Low Kee Hong chosen to curate Biennale of Sydney's next edition (opens the original)

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    Low Kee Hong, fresh from curating a landmark exhibition and performance by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, has been named as the artistic director of the 26th Biennale of Sydney, due to take place in 2028. Low is the creative director of Factory International, the arts organisation in Manchester, where the exhibition Ai Weiwei: Button Up! is on until 6 September. The 25th Biennale of Sydney, which closed on 14 June, was beset by controversy. Artistic director Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi was criticised

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