Soap Stars: a Gallery of Vintage Soap Ads in a Time of Frantic Sanitising
The other day I went out shopping for office supplies and came back with a stapler, A4 paper, squishie toy shaped like a hotdog, Post-Its and…
Oh Hey WA offer great small bar tours to get you out of that pandemic rut
It takes a lot to get me out of the house these days, and even more to get me into a bar full of strangers. Covid…
Radical artist Ben Frost turns a proposed Covid drug into one big joke
Our favourite enfant terrible of the Australian art world, Ben Frost, continues to challenge established consumer brands – bastardising logos, chopping up brand names, and chucking…
‘Seen’: an exhibition celebrating women in all their brilliant and beautiful forms
‘Seen’ is a photographic celebration of the power, diversity and beauty of women, currently on exhibition at the Whitespace Gallery in Fremantle. A huge series of…
High school grad Aubrey Basuki wins this year’s ‘Pulse Perspectives’ People’s Choice Award
We love the bold postmodern work of Aubrey Basuki – who has been announced as this year’s winner of the Pulse Perspectives People’s Choice Award for…
Impressionist art on screen at Luna Palace Cinemas
While restrictions are still fairly tight in regards to social distancing, it’s fairly impossible to freely enjoy time out at an art gallery. You never know…
Janet Holmes à Court talks about art and a new exhibition on at AGWA, ‘The Botanical: Beauty and Peril’
The Botanical: Beauty and Peril is the latest exhibition on at the Art Gallery of Western Australia (AGWA). While works are encased in an obviously built-up…
Vans releases a collection of footwear featuring art by Frida Kahlo
Skate brand Vans obviously consider its shoes the perfect canvas to splash art on. Last year, the famous footwear brand released an epic collection featuring the…
Golden Books Rebooted for The Modern Age
Turn back now if you get squeamish around the subjects of drugs, disease and (general) dysfunction. Or leave your hoighty attitude at the door and enter…
The mindful surrealism of Noemi Safir
Noemi Safir’s art ought to stand out internationally. This Uruguay-via-Israeli nomad of sorts appears to have taken all the colour she’s seen in her years of…
Banksy wins copyright case in court
It’s kind of ironic that an artist whose work is reliant on plagiarising images and turning these into sellable readymades is now suing others who are…
Dali After Dark: Surrealist theatre that’s not exactly unreal…
Dali After Dark is an immersive theatrical trip into the surrealist heart of Dali Land, an exhibition curated by Buratti Fine Art. The exhibition itself is…
‘Madiba’ sees politics and art merging wonderfully
Politics and art rarely mix wonderfully well. Some would argue that the former ought to remain in the halls of white houses and old grey buildings…
