Australia

Ghost
This reincarnation of Ghost, while not yet flawless, is impressive in all the ways that matter.

Welcoming a newbie to the office (from the archives)
Giving new recruits a login and showing them where the toilets are is not enough to make them productive employees.

William Elm: Metamorphica
Metamorphica is a personal and vulnerable journey through sound.

Tributes flow for David Bowie
Musician David Bowie has died aged 69, days after releasing his final album.

The Invisible Dot Cabaret
With few hits and plenty of misses, Invisible Dot Cabaret fails to live up to the hype.

Nine tips to win public art commissions
Public art commissions are a rich source of income for artists but public funding makes them notoriously bureaucratic. Cut through…

Winterreisse
The 40th Sydney Festival has opened with a radically animated version of Schubert's Romantic song cycle of unrequited love.

Visual arts highlights in 2016
From Marilyn to Frida, blockbusters to biennales, the expected crowds at galleries this year mean you better pencil in your…

New publishers on the block
A new breed of publisher is venturing into experimental fiction, zines and podcasts, and expanding the literary landscape in Australia.

Do galleries earn their commission?
What do artists get for that 50 per cent commission charged by galleries? Artists and collectors alike want to know.