Reviews
Exhibition review: Bruce Munro: From Sunrise Road, Heide Museum of Modern Art
Shimmering installations, Morse code and colour as symbols of place and time, Munro’s first Australian museum show brings together the…
Theatre review: Talking to the Future
A peek at our nation’s political past confirms that the more things change, the more they stay the same.
Concert review: Serenity, ASO
A rich musical smorgasbord with a world premiere performance and a dazzling display by acclaimed violinist Emily Sun.
Unravelling Chiharu Shiota’s threads of humanity
Studying in Australia played a huge part in shaping the career of internationally celebrated installation artist Chiharu Shiota, currently showing…
Exhibition review: Transforming Worlds, NGV International
An exhibition that looks at change and tradition - as well as COVID - in contemporary Indian art and society.
Book review: Big Beautiful Female Theory, Eloise Grills
Grills critiques the fetishisation of aesthetic counterpoints by highlighting the ‘to-be-looked-at-ness’ of her own personal journey.
Theatre review: Come Rain or Come Shine
This adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s farcical short story has uneven notes.
Book review: Clean, Scott-Patrick Mitchell
A poetry collection that tracks the hard road from addiction to recovery.
Cabaret review: Bernie Dieter’s Weimar Punk
A potent voice, a sparkly costume and some well honed storytelling equals a night of pure entertainment.
Concert review: Bach, ACO
A wondrous journey through the impressive musical legacy of the Bach family