This week’s top art news articles
Take a look at the top arts news this week. From the top prize-winning works at the Venice Biennale to new literary endeavors and questions about insensitive dance, we’ve rounded up this week’s highlights.
An important new independent literary museum
Vitagraph is a new artist-led literary collective that has just published its debut magazine.
Australia Pavilion wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale
The Australian Pavilion has won its first prestigious international award for an installation by Indigenous artist Archie Moore.
Why are we still watching La Bayadere?
Will this popular ballet be added to the following? miss saigon and turandot Is the work considered too culturally insensitive for our stage?
Yayoi Kusama’s next plans for the 2024 NGV Summer Exhibition
Melbourne’s first major retrospective of a famous Japanese nonagenarian artist will open at the NGV next summer.
Seeking autonomy from local galleries against paternalism
ArtsHub speaks to Holly Arden about the challenges of running a gallery in Queensland’s Far North, tourism and the concept of paternalism.
Other art news
This week’s top reviews
art hub We use a 5-star rating system. Here are the most read reviews this week from around the country.
Theater review: presidentRoslyn Packer Theater★1/2
A talented cast is wasted in this disappointing production.
Theater review: sometimes almightySouthbank Theater ★★★★★
MTC’s adaptation of this multi-award-winning play about mental illness in teens is sensitive and nuanced.
Dance review: value your lifePika ★★★★
An ambitious solo work that interweaves video and text.
Exhibition review: Nina SanadzeIan Potter Center: NGV Australia ★★★★
A concise but multi-layered study of an artist who challenges history and perception.
Book review: Outside: Queer language and art in regional Victoria.edited by Michael Earp ★★★1/2
A wide range of queer writers and artists provide eclectic contributions to this anthology.
More recent reviews
This week’s work and education chat
So you want my art job: Time-based Art Conservator
AGNSW Time-Based Art Conservator Lisa Mansfield talks about how she started this career, the most exciting aspects of it and why digital preservation is important for everyone.
Misguided failure of university price controls
You can lead students into STEM, but if they don’t think so…
Creative Australia presents (sponsored by) newly reimagined Asia Pacific Arts Awards
The award recognizes the outstanding achievements of artists and organizations that celebrate community and culture.
read: Prizes and contests to enter in 2024
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