Visual Arts
Del Kathryn Barton: The Highway is a Disco
Del Kathryn Barton explores powerful female sexuality but reproduces the male gaze.
Five rules for theatres engaging with refugees, immigrants and marginalised groups
When it comes to working with marginalised communities, good intentions mean little without sound ethics.
Acting unpleasantly: why harassment is so common in the theatre
Is there something in the nature of the performing arts industry which creates conditions conducive to exploitation?
Creatives announced for Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
Many Queensland artists will work on the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2018 Games, which will be viewed by…
The Deluge Ark(ive)
The temporal landscape on which this work is presented is a shifting one, one that speaks not only of the…
Gareth Sansom: Transformer
Sansom’s continued fascination with pushing the boundaries of gender norms have their roots in some of his earliest work.
Textiles – the sleeping giant of contemporary art
As the dialogue around contemporary textile art expands, a new work by Turner Prize recipient, Keith Tyson, is cut from…
Yayoi Kusama: Life is the heart of a rainbow
Beyond the brand, beyond the dots – we review GOMA’s Yayoi Kusama exhibition and dig deep into the factors that…
GOMA trumps The Broad when it comes to experiencing Kusama
90,000 tickets sold out within hours to The Broad’s LA Kusama exhibition, while Queensland’s GOMA delivers its show free and…
Who is public sculpture really for?
From colonial statues and monuments for healing to heavy metal abstractions, a discussion at the Sydney Sculpture Conference questioned public…