Ai Wei Wei at Cycladic
Sometimes it feels like Ai Wei Wei’s prolific Instagram presence might threaten to undermine his vast body of work. One of the world’s most recognisable [...]
May 2016
Alex Seton Named A Talents Contemporains at the Fondation François Schneider
Alex Seton has been announced as one of seven laureates of the ‘Talents Contemporains’ at the Fondation François Schneider, France. With his entry ‘Deluge [...]
Millie Bartlett – a Collage of Quirks
Cheeky political messages, acerbic feminist commentary, and a vaguely Happy Days/Lost in Space vibe are just some of the quirky elements Sydney artist Millie Bartlett [...]
Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew’s Ethereal Installations
I am often blown away by the art I discover in a day, but perhaps never as much as when I first saw the work of Thai artist Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew. Using layers of delicate [...]
Gary Abkin’s Grotesque Realisations
Californian artist Gary Abkin is something of an anomaly in the Australian art world. While so many of our hottest emerging artists view the Los Angeles art scene as [...]
Alison Mooney: Suspense & Unknowing
Somewhere between the worlds of graffiti, Japanese sugar pop and activist street art exists the work of Sunshine Coast artist Alison Mooney. Expansive, bright and energetic, [...]
Of Pinnies, Patterns and Reuben Paterson
Ask anyone in my family what they remember about my maternal grandma, and they’ll mention her in the kitchen baking treats, her glasses on her nose and an apron round [...]
Jeremy Eden, the Hyper Real Deal
“Hyperrealism can create an atmosphere of surrealism because nobody sees the world in such detail.” Salman Rushdie The first time I came across Brisbane artist Jeremy [...]
OperaQ’s Madama Butterfly
Time really does stand still when you’re at the opera, doesn’t it? Or rather, it doesn’t stand still so much as shoot you way back to a time before finicky worries like [...]
A statement from CAST on Australia Council cuts
The Confederation of Australian State Theatre Companies (CAST) has this morning come out swinging against Australia Council budget cuts that have seen 62 existing arts [...]
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