Arts & Culture

The emptiness of status

March 14th, 2018 - CBD News

Curators tend to look at the careers of artists, their exhibition history, critical assessment published in art magazines and updates of the artist’s website to provide an objective measure of their status.

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Culture vulture

March 11th, 2018 - CBD News

Did you know that on average Hosier Lane gets around 10,000 tourists a day? That is pretty extraordinary.

Sweet Country

March 10th, 2018 - CBD News

The amber light on the switchboard lit up.

Scandalous times

February 19th, 2018 - CBD News

There is a naive belief that media exposure will help bring problems into the spotlight, leading to their solution and justice for injured parties.

The cost of culture

February 17th, 2018 - CBD News

It was in 2001 when I moved into the giant warehouse at 110 Franklin St.

“The Smith House” – 300 Queen St

February 15th, 2018 - CBD News

The Lord Mayor lampooned and criticised for questionable electioneering tactics! No, not 2018, we have stepped back in time 167 years.

Interstellar Cigars

December 21st, 2017 - CBD News

Gary Numan was at the Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne. There, amidst the neon buzzing of the Joseph Kosuth show A Short History of my Thought, you could hear the intro to a Gary Numan song, the magnificent droning prelude before 20th-century analogue synths kick in.

Charity begins in Bourke St

December 12th, 2017 - CBD News

Publishers are rushing out Christmas specials this year to make people think. Myer’s sells cards to support the needy but the publishing industry can be just as charitable.