The Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is Australia’s most prestigious, contemporary and contentious portraiture prize. Subjects for the Archibald include personalised portraits of celebrities and friends and self- portraits, as seen through the eyes of Australia’s leading and aspiring contemporary artists. Recently, critics have raised questions as to the trends of ‘The Archie’. Allen (2010) argues the Archibald has become predictable with its preference towards ‘gigantic photorealism’, while Crawford (2008) believes the portrait prize is nothing more than a ‘media blockbuster ... epitomising conservatism’.
But a review of the winners and shortlisted works of recent years reveals a trend towards portraying masculinity as vulnerable, frail and to an extent ‘broken’. What is your opinion of the portrayal of men in the Archibald Prize?
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Background Information - The Archibald Prize
- What makes an Archibald winner?
Scroll through this interactive to see how the 2014 Archibald Prize winner compares to previous winners. - The Archibald Prize for dummies
This article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald and outlines the nature of the Archibald Prize. - Library Webs
Click on Visual Arts > Topics - Australian Artists: Contemporary: A-L > Sections - Archibald Prize
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Ben Quilty on New Masculinities in Contemporary Art
Jailbreaking portrait turns shared demons into Archibald Prize winner
Archibald move for Bali Nine artist
Art Gallery NSW | Controversy and debate
Annotated Bibliographies for the Visual Art Assignment
2016 Archibald Prize
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Archibald Prize 2015: Bruno Jean Grasswill's Michael Caton portrait wins the People's Choice
Archibald Prize 2015 review: mediocre but popular
