Our friends at frankie magazine have always been pretty proud of the kind of writing they put in print. They’ve had stories that make you laugh, stories that make you think, and stories that make you cringe or cry ...

George Gittoes defies categorisation as his life defies belief. Equal parts artist and warrior, he is world-famous for waging war on war with art, circus, photography and film, and has been shot, stabbed, bombed, beaten,...

It is twenty years since Richard Maurovic’s first solo exhibition in 1996. His 2016 exhibition of old and new works at the Hill Smith Gallery, Pirie Street, Adelaide, and the publication of this book, Richard Maurovic: S...

Genius, friend, rival: this is the story of four pairs of artists whose intense relationships spurred and shaped their art. In The Art of Rivalry, Pulitzer prize-winning Australian art critic, Sebastian Smee reveals the ...

A new look at one of Australia’s most renowned artists through her art, cooking and ground-breaking approach to creative life, Margaret Preston: Recipes for Food and Art is a fully illustrated book, packed with rec...

The transformation of modern China told through the eyes of its dissident artists and writers, The Phoenix Years tells the riveting story of China’s rise from economic ruin to global giant in the four decades since...

There will never be another David Bowie. THE artist for our times who many fans have found hard to let go after his shocking and sudden death earlier this year, he was a true innovator and musical genius. Bowie is often ...

When he died in 1992 Brett Whiteley left behind decades of ceaseless activity—some works bound to a particular place or time, others that are masterpieces of light and line. Whiteley had arrived in Europe in 1960 determi...