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Excavating the Art of the Urban Pharoahs
Digging through the modern hieroglyphics of revolutionary Egypt has exposed artistic treasures, some lost forever.

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

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’.

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

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.…