Visual Arts
Turn on the sun: MCA gets energetic
Listening to the sun, smelling the lightening and turning static into substance, Haines & Hinterding bring the art of energy…
Beyond Bowie
The echoes and influences of David Bowie continue to reverberate through popular culture. With an exhibition of Bowie memorabilia soon…
Does size matter?
Post-Budget anxiety has thrown up a sense of division between majors and the small-to-medium sector. In an age of uncertainty…
On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A big week in appointments as Malthouse announces its new artistic director, a new General Manager at La Boite, and…
History sheds light on Australia Council attack
As artists confront the 2015 Budget cuts to the Australia Council, looking at the history of arts funding controversies can…
We have a ‘show tunes’ government, with an arts policy to match
The current government's arts policy makes about as much sense as the plot of most major musicals.
Kudos: This week's winners
From emerging playwrights to pavilions on the world stage and new design, Australian talent is recognised across sectors.
From Grandma's garden to a freeway near you
A new public sculpture will make a fairy-tale journey out of an ordinary commute on Melbourne’s Peninsula Link freeway.
Hindu cleric targets QAGOMA for return of Indian antiquities
QAGOMA is the latest Australian gallery to run into problems over Indian antiquities in the international provenance debate.
Myer holds Australia Council Chair
Last week's empty chair been filled without drama, leaving the same captain navigating the stormy seas between the Minister's office…