Australia

Venice to strip down celebrity and focus on work
Provocative architect Rem Koolhaus says his Venice Biennale will be about ‘architecture, not architects’.

Art community shapes City of Melbourne strategy
The future of Melbourne’s first Art Strategy is being shaped by the final stage of community input.

A Journey through Jazz: From Louis Armstrong to Herbie Hancock
The mood of the night was one of enchantment spiced with humour, and toe-tapping enthusiasm.

New General Manager is no Urban Myth
The South Australian company's new GM is a former school principal with a passion for the arts and education.

QAGOMA Board announces new members
Arts Minister Ian Walker is confident the three new Board members will help the Gallery sustain its success.

Words
Paul Foot is funny and clever in a way entirely his own.

Dear Masato, all at once
Lisa Radford's group show produces a messy, exciting jungle of ideas that intersect, contrast and align with one another.

Fashioning science: the next revolution in wearables
After a slow start, fashion and science are finally coming together and wearable technologies are no longer a thing of…

Overdraw: A graffiti funding hoax
Graffiti artist CDH has hoaxed the City of Melbourne, with a grant application intended to parody their public art program.…

Last moments of many in glittering career
Australia's longest dancing ballerina is about to retire.