Visual Arts
On the Move: latest appointments and resignations
A move to Asia opens up a visual arts opportunity, and new directorial and chair appointments in performing arts.
The world loves Trent Parke … who?
He is the only Australian photographer admitted to the prestigious Magnum fraternity. Parke’s Adelaide exhibition gives us a hint why.
Why should a New Zealand artist get a survey here?
Having curated his very first show, and now his most recent, Maud Page discusses the enigma of Michael Parekowhai and…
Is my art leaving on a jet plane?
With the rise of art fairs and biennales internationally, Australian artists are competing in global shopping malls that dictate the…
Dear Minister...it's time to act
Theatre Network Victoria has used the 100-day anniversary of the Victorian Goverment to put a polite bomb under the Minister.
Branding lessons from the fashion industry
No one does branding better than fashion. What can the arts learn?
Arty merchandise sells
The shop has become a key component to the museum experience, but also a robust revenue stream vital to galleries…
A peek at what Fiona Hall is taking to Venice
Over 350 objects and military camouflage fabric are used to create a powerful statement about the casualities of global conflict.
You can’t put that there…the Public Art dilemma
Is an over-sized milk crate better than a bronze of another eminent white male? Multi-million dollar commissions make public art…
Public Art: A case for the courageous and diligent
Public art need not be a marriage of convenience between art and the built environment.