Sculpture

The sculptures were looted from the country during a period of war and unrest and their return is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia's culture minister says. 

She's renowned for her photography, but Australian-born, LA-based artist Polly Borland has used inspiration from the pandemic and her famous architect father to create a stunning sculptural exhibition.

Ouroboros by Lindy Lee, based on the ancient tale about a snake swallowing its own tail, was commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia to celebrate its 40th birthday — and its $14 million price tag means it's the single-biggest ever investment in an artwork.

The world's most famous classicist helps unpack the mystery behind statue penis-size and shares her theory on why so many men are obsessed with the Roman Empire.

It took Michelangelo four years to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel — the same length of time for Brendan Penzer to collect enough cans to create his own masterpiece.

Todd Fuller painted the portraits of 30 Liddell Power Station workers to mark the site's closure. The experience changed his perspective forever.

Organisers of Sculpture for Clyde say their small town is "punching above its weight" in the art scene as it offers up $100,000 for the winner of its acquisitive sculpture prize.

Karin Gethin's career in photography ended because of the COVID pandemic, now she's doing something she never expected — designing metal sculptures which are brought to life by her husband and a team of mostly women metal workers.

The giant Californian sequoia was the tallest tree in Beechworth's Centennial Park before it was struck by lightning earlier this year. Now local chainsaw artist Kevin Duffy is giving what is left of the 1860s stump a second lease of life.

The often-divisive artist shares why her work is driven by a fascination for the frontiers of science and its potential — and her fears of what we're doing to the world.

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Len Hughes's obsession with matchstick models began in his 20s when doctors told him he would one day need a wheelchair. Sixty years later, his incredible creations have been viewed by millions around the world.

Art observers at Perth's Cottesloe Beach for this year's Sculpture by the Sea exhibition are rolling up their sleeves to help create Noongar artist Sharon Egan's display.

One of Australia's beloved "big things" was given a new lick of paint for its 50th birthday, but locals say the Big Trout's new colour scheme needs to go.

The 'Welcome Gesture' sculpture, a project to "improve the gateway to the city" of Burnie, will cost $1.25 million — with some saying the planned row of "French fries" will be little more than an advert for the fast food restaurant nearby.

A large social media outcry and looming local government election has temporarily halted the dismantlement of Jim Sauer's popular installation art on his South Kolan property, just months after making the headlines.

The NGV commissioned 25 new artworks for its Triennial, including an epic one-of-a-kind weaving from a remote Top End community determined to keep its traditions alive through art.

The Art Gallery of WA has meticulously curated thousands of pieces of delicate glass created by a First Nations artist to tell significant stories. 

The white statue of a man looking into the water appeared overnight in Sydney Harbour's Berrys Bay during November.

Witnesses said they heard an "enormous" noise of cracking of timber as the disused wharf fell into Berrys Bay, taking with it a lonely statue that mysteriously appeared overnight late last year.

A year ago, at the age of 92, Margaret took up the art of horse sculpting.

Built in 1973 by late Hungarian artist Andrew Lomnici, the iconic statue in Adaminaby, in the NSW Snowy Mountains, has recently undergone extensive repairs.

She's one of the most significant and inventive contemporary artists in history, and now AGNSW is throwing its doors open to the largest exhibition of Louise Bourgeois's work ever shown in Australia.

The killing of 26 men, women and children has been described as the largest murder of Europeans by Indigenous people in Australia's colonial history. Now, a new sculpture, signs and garden will give context to a monument marking the event.

Organised crime, international diplomacy, and a vase - how did a modest Australian museum get caught up in three international artefact trafficking incidents?