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HOT: Stephanie Alexander, NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melb

July 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I come from a family where food is what binds us together. We reminisce about food we’ve eaten, anticipate the food we’re going to eat, compare cooking methods, discuss Masterchef and take family outings to farmers markets. I think I’m very fortunate that my upbringing has taught me how food gets to my table, the [...]

HOT: Creative Australia and the Ballets Russes, The Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne

July 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

As part of Australian Ballet’s 2009 Ballet Russes season, the Arts Centre is holding a free exhibition called Creative Australia and the Ballet Russes which explores the influence of the Ballet Russes on the art and design scene in Australia, the legacy of the ballet company in Australian dance and its inspiration for three visual [...]

HOT: Collection Tour, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Southbank

June 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment
HOT: Collection Tour, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Rd, Southbank

I had originally planned to attend a Henry Purcell lecture at NGV International, but when it was cancelled at the last minute I decided to take a collection tour instead. I’ve never actually explored the permanent exhibition spaces of the NGV and the free tours are a good way to get a taste of what’s [...]

HOT: How to Become a Human Lightning Calculator, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton

June 21, 2009 ⋅ One comment
HOT: How to Become a Human Lightning Calculator, Melbourne Museum, 11 Nicholson St, Carlton

It’s Sunday morning. I lumber bleary-eyed out of bed, grab the papers in my slippers, maybe flip some pancakes and don’t leave the house until the afternoon. Nope. It’s Sunday morning and I’m off to the learn how to be a human lightning calculator. Melbourne Museum, in conjunction with the Mathematical Association of Victoria, are [...]

NOT: Soft Sculpture, Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road, Southbank

June 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Duldig lecture on sculpture is an annual talk jointly held by the NGV and Duldig Studio – the Glen Iris residence, sculpture garden and studio of the renowned sculptor Karl Duldig. This year’s lecture was given by Elliott H King, an American art historian specialising in Dalí and Surrealism, and entitled Soft Sculptures. I [...]

HOT: Art Chat with Murray Walker, NGV Australia, Federation Square, Melbourne

June 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

An art gallery (granted, the major gallery) in a city of only 3 million people can afford to open late one night a week, and people will actually turn up. These facts make me appreciate living in Melbourne, a city with what I believe is a disproportionally high level of interest and creativity activity in [...]

HOT: Alain de Botton and Michael Leuning, RMIT, Storey Hall, Swanston St, Melbourne

April 23, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

My book club buddy Jane has a keen crush on the author Alain de Botton, but I’d never really understood what it was about his big bald forehead and boring jumpers that she found so attractive. Well, now I have to agree with her – if nothing else the man is delightful to listen to. [...]

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