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Portrait commission appears as a topic across 3 active stories in the current ArtWorldBrief feed. Recent coverage comes from National Gallery of Victoria, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, National Portrait Gallery of Australia. Artists connected to this coverage include François Martin-Kavel, Georges Antoni and Xu Tiantian.

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Tina Arena documentary tracks the making of her National Portrait Gallery commission by Georges Antoni Image: Tina Arena in front of Georges Antoni, Tina, 2025 © National Portrait Gallery of Australia
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Tina Arena documentary tracks the making of her National Portrait Gallery commission by Georges Antoni

‘Tina Arena: Unravel Me’, a documentary that follows the making of Tina Arena’s National Portrait Gallery commission, had its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival on Wednesday 12 August 2026 at The Astor Theatre, with Arena and writer-producer Jessica Carrera in attendance.

Read full story Canberra · 11 Aug 2026 [REPORT]

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National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina highlights François Martin-Kavel's 'Danseuse (Bailarina)' Image: National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, Buenos Aires
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National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina highlights François Martin-Kavel's 'Danseuse (Bailarina)'

The National Museum of Fine Arts in Argentina has highlighted 'Danseuse (Bailarina)', an oil painting by François Martin-Kavel, in a social media post that points to the artist’s highly polished technique and the work’s emphatic treatment of fabric and figure.

Read full story Buenos Aires · 14 Aug 2026 [REPORT]