Archive - Everything the artworld doesn't want you to know

25th Biennale of Sydney: Part 1

There’s no excuse for the scandals that have rocked this year’s Biennale of Sydney.

Mar 21 • John McDonald

How to Get a Party Started

Mar 17 • John McDonald

If Academy Award nominations were a guarantee of quality, Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, with a record sixteen, would be the greatest film of all time.

Mar 16 • John McDonald

Turbulent Times

Mar 9 • John McDonald

The Testament of Ann Lee

For Ann Lee, the visionary leader of the Shakers, fornication was the express lane to hell.

Mar 6 • John McDonald

Searchers: Graffiti + Contemporary Art

Art, like fashion, is cyclical.

Mar 4 • John McDonald

February 2026

Feb 23 • John McDonald

"Wuthering Heights"

Searching for redeeming features in Emerald Fennell’s ‘Wuthering Heights’, I could only feel grateful the film gave me an excuse to read Emily Brontë’s…

Feb 16 • John McDonald

Home is where the hate is

Feb 14 • John McDonald

Chloé Zhao must be a remarkable person to achieve what she’s achieved.

Feb 10 • John McDonald

Cairo for Tyros

There are cities around the world that are almost interchangeable in their blandness.

Feb 7 • John McDonald

January 2026

Data Dreams: Art and AI

A few years ago, Artificial Intelligence belonged to the realm of science fiction.

Jan 31 • John McDonald

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