James Mollison: the public art teacher who brought the Blue Poles to Australia
The first director of the National Gallery of Australia has died at 88.
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These Australian memoirs are shimmering meditations on grief, nihilism and motherhood
Erin Vincent’s 14 Ways of Looking and Gemma Parker’s The Mother is Restless and She Doesn’t Know Why are powerful fragmented memoirs.
Eat, Pray … Boycott? Elizabeth Gilbert’s withdrawn novel is a valid act of cultural resistance
Elizabeth Gilbert’s decision to cancel the publication of her latest novel needs to be understood in the context of a long history of symbolic protest.
Our duty to look: why censoring press photos is wrong
When Destination NSW censored an outdoor photography exhibition meant to appear as part of the Vivid Sydney festival, they offended more than just the photographers who risk life and limb to take these…
Choosing a school holiday program can be tricky. Here’s how to identify a good one
Look out for programs that give kids a choice, include at least some outdoor time and have a mix of different activities.
The Olympics are illegitimate: a call for democracy in sport
As the giant bureaucratic beast that is the IOC lumbers through London, locals can be heard saying, “I don’t remember voting for this”. The Olympics is a strangely undemocratic affair: locals of host cities…
Strapped, packed and taking the stage: Australia’s new drag kings
Drags kings have recently been declining in popularity, partly due to the evolving debate around gender and identity. But now a new and more inclusive drag culture is taking the stage.
Knausgaard’s ambitious new novel imagines Europe’s last decades – ending with an ominous star and the return of the dead
The Wolves of Eternity is remarkable – and deliberately challenging. Ranging across time and space, it muses on thinking trees, Putin’s Moscow, a Norwegian heatwave and the undead.
Girls in bands: two 90s rock icons on romance, ruthlessness and boring men
Iconic 90s bass players Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole) and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth) chronicle a time characterised by messy humanity, low-level trust and delicate egos.
Should artists pay their taxes in art?
Many Australian artists eke out a living, yet government funding is generally heading backwards. Can we learn from Mexico, where artists are allowed to pay tax in paintings or sculptures in lieu of cash?
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