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 [...]
Asian Art
Are we in PARADI$E yet, BITCH?
Have you ever had flowering tea? Appearing at first like a tightly bound ball of chaff, it bursts open when steeped to reveal a beautiful floral bloom. Served in glass [...]
Art Basel Hong Kong 2015
When I was five I had a piece of honey cake at a floating restaurant in Hong Kong that remains one of the most impressive culinary experiences of my life. It was so [...]
Lindy Lee: The Dark of Absolute Freedom
No one gets through childhood unscathed. Even those of us lucky enough to have good, loving families and stable home lives drag the weight of something unresolved to [...]
Archibald Prize 2014
Has anyone ever likened the Archibald Prize to the Melbourne Cup before? Someone must have – they are as alike as two annual events from two completely unrelated [...]
Yugo Nakamura, Rainmaker
I love nothing more than the sound of rain on the roof. It’s the best time for writing, snuggling, reading, sleeping, movie watching…everything except dog-walking [...]
Outsider artist Shoko Kanazawa
The best part about starting Cultural Flanerie is the world of wonderful things it has opened up for me. I already knew the planet was full of amazing stories, but I’m [...]
Planet Red Earth
In honour of World Earth Day, I thought I’d take you on a wander through the work of Red Earth, an international environmental art group whose core practice revolves [...]
Getting SpirARTul
I have historically given Easter a hard time. Twelve years of Catholic education that coincided with the slow realisation I was gay, quite a bit of travelling through third [...]
Easter For Everybunny (that’s terrible, I know)
As festive periods go, Easter doesn’t have much to offer me. I’m not religious, I don’t eat eggs, I don’t like chocolate, and I have no interest in [...]
