Australia

Kate Miller-Heidke: O Vertigo
The sometimes-opera-singer uses her voice, occasionally with the aid of body percussion, to create unique and adventurous sounds.

Illumination: The Art of Philip Wolfhagen
The scrupulousness with which Wolfhagen goes about his creative practice results in finished works of great technical complexity.

Khadim Ali: The Haunted Lotus
Sydney based Afghani-artist draws on tradition and mythology in his contemporary story of conflict.

Rigoletto
Opera Queensland’s new production, conducted by Johannes Fritzsch, is a feast for the ears.

The Judas Kiss
‘I have always had a low opinion of what people call action,’ Oscar Wilde quips, choosing lunch over exile as…

Grace's Table
An eminently readable first novel, especially if your taste runs to foodfic (do not read this book while hungry).

Capon to chair new architecture foundation
A new philanthropic endeavour launched by the Australian Institute of Architects this week will promote the profession.

The Anywhere Festival
From a barber's shop to an old swimming pool Brisbane's Anywhere Festival has released a program that lives up to…

Danger of copycat boycotts
In the wake of the Biennale of Sydney boycott, other arts institutions are under attack.

MTC’s Rupert opens in Washington
The first US review of David Williamson’s theatrical biography of Rupert Murdoch describes the play as ‘one-dimensional’.