In this essay, first published in Quadrant magazine in 2008 and updated here, aAR’s editor looks at the issues raised by the very public debate surrounding an exhibition of photographs by Bill Henson that year.

JEREMY ECCLES provides a vivid and insightful background to a recent exhibition of works at Caruana & Reid Gallery in Sydney.

The National Gallery of Australia received a wonderful gift Masterpieces from Paris: van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne and beyond when the Musée d’Orsay embarked on a series of renovations. SASHA GRISHIN focuses on ten works.

aAR’s editor looks at John McDonald’s ambitious undertaking — the first volume of a three-part series on the history of art in Australia.

JOHN MCDONALD takes an admiring glance at the Corotesque landscapes of Michelle Hiscock.

PRUE GIBSON writes about one of the finest collections of European landscapes in the country.

ANDREW NICHOLLS tracks the new direction of Paul Uhlmann's recent works, in part made possible by a residency program.

The inaugural Cairns Indigenous Art Fair took place in August 2009 marking an important step in the dissemination and exhibition of Indigenous culture through story, song, dance and art

KEN SCARLETT travelled to Cottesloe to see how a west coast version of Sculpture by the Sea would fare. He reports on its success.

The border between film and visual art is becoming increasingly blurred as the moving image in the gallery becomes more and more prevalent. STEPHANIE RADOK investigates.