Australia

Review: Japanese Modernism, NGV International (VIC)
Curated as a kind of ‘cabinet of curiosity’, the NGV’s exhibition celebrates a lively and energetic period of Japanese history.

Review: The Winter’s Tale, La Mama Theatre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
An enjoyable version of Shakespeare’s plot-heavy potboiler moves the action to 1920s Hong Kong and 1970s Australia.

Top 12 articles to empower women in the arts
We went back through the archives, here are our most read stories around empowering women in the arts and debunking…

Cook through the eyes of five curators
How do you get your head around Captain Cook in the 21st century? We asked five curators how they've retold…

Representation, diversity and the colourful world of LGBTIQ kids’ books
There are more LGBTIQ books for kids than ever before. We examine how books are giving queer kids and families…

Amplifying First Nations women and women of colour
For International Women’s Day, Dr Jackie Bailey makes a call for a renewed commitment to supporting women in collective action.

Review: Sva Kranti, Footscray Community Arts Centre/Asia TOPA (VIC)
Mallika Sarabhai’s mixed-media performance is a call to action against injustice everywhere.

Finalists announced for Australia’s first digital billboard art competition
The inaugural Fivex Art Prize offers up a total prize pool of $35,000, with the artists’ work displayed across two…

New international collaboration launches Novel Prize
Giramondo Publishing will collaborate with Fitzcarraldo Editions and New Directions on The Novel Prize, worth US$10,000.

Review: Selby and Friends – A Tale of Two Cities, Elder Hall (SA)
Selby & Friends takes the audience to Vienna and St Petersburg in a superb season opener.