Gilbert & George love you

Gilbert & George love you

It’s been 37 years since Gilbert & George made their astonishing debut at the Art Gallery of NSW as The Singing Sculpture, singing “Underneath the Arches” on a tabletop for five hours at a time. To celebrate the exhibition 40 years: Kaldor Public Art Projects exhibition, Gilbert & George are returning to Sydney – on... »

Let’s do it outside

Let’s do it outside

Art & About starts in Sydney today, and in its seventh year it has become a fully fledged festival in its own right. The program is hefty, incorporating sub-festivals around Oxford Street, Kings Cross and Danks Street, Waterloo. It runs from today until 25... »

Ordinary rooms in strange places

Ordinary rooms in strange places

The two monumental bronze sculptures outside the Art Gallery of NSW just got new homes. Gilbert Bayes’ 'The Offerings of War' and 'The Offerings of Peace' (1923) haven’t moved; instead, the homes have come to them, courtesy of Japanese conceptual artist Tatzu Nishi. »

Colour country

Colour country

An exhibition of Rammey Ramsey’s new works on paper just opened at Grantpirrie, in Sydney. Ramsey paints the country of his birth and family, mostly the gorge country northwest of Halls Creek, Western Australia. »

Occupied territory

Occupied territory

Artistic director Brett Sheehy says the theme of the Melbourne International Arts Festival’s visual arts program celebrates one of the things he loves most about Melbourne: the built environment. “I settled on the spaces we occupy,” he says. “Interiors, dwellings, shelters and homes.” Here... »

One to watch: Brandon Els

One to watch: Brandon Els

A talented young designer emerges on Queensland's Gold Coast. Talent scouts: get in now. »

Running from the razor gangs

Running from the razor gangs

Roaming the streets of Darlinghurst on a desperate search for booze sounds like something we might all have done at some stage. This time around, however, there's help at hand from infamous locals of the 1920s via a video GPS device. »

Inspiration boards

Inspiration boards

New Australian snowboard brand Koast Kollektive will be unveiling a series of illustrated boards in an exhibition at the Saatchi & Saatchi Gallery, Sydney, this Thursday 3 September. The boards feature a wide range of illustration and graphics styles from both established and emerging... »

Nixon in colour

Nixon in colour

After his Black Period, his Crosses Period, his Silver Period and his Orange Period, John Nixon, at 60, is exploring colour. It’s like Moscow in 1915 all over again. »

How to sleep with Adam Cullen

How to sleep with Adam Cullen

When you’ve had a mid-career retrospective at the age of 43, what’s next? For Adam Cullen the answer seems to be the hotel business. A boutique hotel named after him, filled with more that 450 of his artworks, is set to open in Melbourne. »

Leopold’s easy elegance

Leopold’s easy elegance

The Melbourne menswear label mixes relaxed sportswear and sharp formalwear in its Spring-Summer 2009/10 collection. The result is an understated but very stylish take on traditional pieces. »

Stick ’em up!

Stick ’em up!

A great alternative to paint or wallpaper, these wall decals by Sydney duo Vinyl Design add a pop of colour and visual interest to any room. Why live with a blank white wall when you can have a giant Pong on it? »

Help save Firstdraft. Also, art bargains!

Help save Firstdraft. Also, art bargains!

Sydney’s longest standing artist-run initiative hosts an emergency fundraiser on Thursday 3 September, hosted by MCA director Elizabeth Ann Macgregor. »