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‘Joke Taxonomy’, installation view at 138 Gallery. Photo: Supplied. A brown wooden panelled gallery space with readymade objects including a pair of pink Dino chairs, a litter box, and a small trophy.
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Exhibition review: Joke Taxonomy, 138 Gallery

Here, humour comes easily but the provocation lingers.

Photo of asylum seekers captured by Barat Ali Batoor, in ‘Searching for Photo courtesy of Barat Ali Batoor. The composition of the photo has highlighted two asylum seekers wearing orange life jackets on a boat. One is looking towards the camera, his hair wet, and eyes round.
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Exhibition review: Searching for Sanctuary, State Library Victoria

Barat Ali Batoor’s mesmerising multi-media portrayal of his perilous journey from Afghanistan to Australia pushes the boundaries of photojournalism.

A grid of 18 prints in shades of blue are attached on a wall.
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Exhibition review: Michelle Hamer: I'm a Believer, Linden New Art

A series of prints that explores chronic health issues through a lens of gendered language, access, and erasure.

man and woman in gallery exhibiting Egyptian artefacts. Pharaoh.
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Exhibition review: Pharaoh, NGV International

This is an exhibition that demonstrates how we can shift up and still surprise – and how we can show…

There are four iillustrations by the artist Alphonse Mucha. Two smaller pictures sit on top of each other and two bigger pictures are on either side.
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Exhibition review: Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau, Art Gallery of New South Wales

This comprehensive exhibition showcases 200 Mucha works, from posters to sculpture, jewellery and more.

Installation view of 'Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes' at Hamilton Gallery. L to R: 'Cavendish', 2023, and 'Murray River', 2021. Photo: Supplied. Two paintings showing blurry riverscapes with bright colours, seemingly drawn from a photograph.
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Exhibition review: Ivan Durrant: Marmalade Skies Through Opal Eyes, Hamilton Gallery

An exhibition that focuses on Ivan Durrant's commitment to colour and observations of the world around him.

Rhodes. Image is a surreal piece of art in a golden frame, a picture of a young woman in a black cloak holding a closed fan in a red gloved hand. Her face is painted blue, yellow and white and there is a perspex or glass box around her head. She is standing in front of a block of flats.
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Exhibition review: Katrina Rhodes and Stefano Ives, Fortyfivedownstairs

Two virtuosos of Australian surrealist art share a gallery in Melbourne’s CBD with captivating results.

Ukraine Guernica. Image is a painting of a wartorn destruction with a large teddy bear sitting in the middle and a skull floating in the right hand top corner.
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Exhibition review: George Gittoes: Ukraine Guernica, Hazelhurst Arts Centre

The desolation and insanity of war is on stark display in this powerful exhibition.

Installation view of 'Africa Fashion' on display from 31 May to 6 October 2024 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Lillie Thompson. Nine mannequins standing on a tiered display with red lights. Each of them are wearing glittery and glamorous garments by African fashion designers.
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Exhibition review: Africa Fashion, NGV

‘Africa Fashion’ is a visual feast imbued with history and agency.

Graeme Base, Animalia. Image is a detail from an underwater shipwreck and marine life illustration.
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Exhibition review: Graeme Base – Animalia, Beinart Gallery

Beloved, prolific and bestselling children’s book author and artist is showcased in the latest artistic treat from Melbourne’s Beinart Gallery

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