Reviews
![A man on a dimly lit stage has his arms outstretched. His large shadow is projected behind him on the wall. An Imaginary Life.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/An-Imaginary-Life-production-150724-211.jpg?w=310)
Theatre review: An Imaginary Life, Moores Building Art Space, Fremantle
An impressive adaptation of David Malouf's classic novella about Ovid.
![Two panels. On the left is a headshot of a brunette man with a light beard, black top, white shirt and tie. On the right is a book cover with 'Big Time' written repetitively in different colours.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/prosser1.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Big Time, Jordan Prosser
Jordan Prosser’s much-touted first novel sometimes flies off its own tracks, but is nonetheless a very impressive debut.
!['Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions', installation view at ACCA. A darkened exhibition space filled by an installation towards the foreground of the photo. It features terracotta sculptures on wooden plinths made with discarded material.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/450135513_908938751273911_7467543038794973258_n-e1721270272431.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Future Remains: The 2024 Macfarlane Commissions, ACCA
Large-scale works grounded in material investigations shine at the 2024 Macfarlane Commissions, but is it still helpful to put emerging…
![Four young women and a young man are laughing and playing, mid tumble on the floor.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/image0021.jpg?w=310)
Musical review: Little Women, Hayes Theatre
Put to music, Alcott's beloved novel loses some subtlety, but should still please fans of the original.
![Two panels. On left is smiling headshot of Asian man wearing glasses and a suit and tie. On the right is cover of a book cover full of high rise buildings with 'Ghost Cities" in black.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Untitled-design-371.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Ghost Cities, Siang Lu
A playful and metafictional novel about storytelling, Chinese history and contemporary society.
![A canvas painting of gradations of different shades of blue.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Paula-Payne-2022-The-Pause-acrylic-on-canvas-140x200cm-0726-HR-31.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Paula Irene Payne, Logan Art Gallery
In her collage approach to depicting wetlands and tidal zones, Paula Irene Payne pays homage to Brett Whiteley.
![Two panels. On the left is a headshot of a woman with short blonde hair and a blue scarf. On the right is a cover of a book with "Murder in Punch Lane' written in white over an image of a (headless) woman wearing a white dress surrounded by foliage.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/sull.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Murder in Punch Lane, Jane Sullivan
A crime novel set in the laneways and high society of 19th century Melbourne.
![emerging artist award 2024 finalists' exhibition at fortyfivedownstaris, Melbourne. Paintings, sculptures and installations inside a spacious gallery with white walls and dark wooden floor.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/20240716_150547-e1721112647871.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Emerging Artist Award 2024, fortyfivedownstairs
Topical and engaging, the Emerging Artist Award showcases early-career talent regardless of age.
![paintings in gallery space. Clara Adolphs](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/Clara-Adolphs-Ngununggula3.jpg?w=310)
Exhibition review: Together Again: Clara Adolphs, Ngununggula
An ambitious exhibition that explores the human condition through painted found images.
![Two panels. On the left is a photo of a man with dark hair wearing a black t-shirt. On the right is the cover of a book with 'Oblivion' in white. There's a picture of a silhouette woman overlaid with views of a city.](https://www.artshub.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/07/holland.jpg?w=310)
Book review: Oblivion, Patrick Holland
Holland's latest novel is the antithesis to a high-octane thriller.