It was a shock to discover that Rowland S. Howard died today. This is the man who shook the world with the song Shivers and it is what echoed in my head when I read about his lost battle with ...Read More
The international infant and children toy manufacturer, Takara Tomy, have released their improved version of Bowlingual. Believe it or not, it's a device that translate the bow-wows of your dog into human language, so far only in Japanese. One part ...Read More
John Warwicker of Tomato, a god of 90s graphic design, is launching his book at The Narrows this Thursday 26 November, 6-8pm. Floating World: Ukiyo-e (ISBN: 3–86521–030–9) is already a winner of the TDC judge's special prize at the 2010 ...Read More
Speaking of Christmas and shopping for Jesus, I am in an ongoing annual annoyance (sorry, quest) of wracking my brain for unusual gifts for loved ones. Melbourne's very own jolly jewellery Polly van der Glas comes to mind, an oldie ...Read More
A lucid article by Sharon Begley explaining why torture is not an effective way of retrieving information with a conclusion where the facts speak louder. In what is probably a futile effort to avert a flood of pro-torture comments and e-mails, ...Read More
It's a busy time in Melbourne when MIFF hits the calendar. From here onwards the rest of the year is jammed pack with the arts. Someone whose also busy is the Chinese Government when they demanded the banning of the ...Read More
Anthony Lister, a Sydney based artist, has taken his works out of the galleries and into the vibrant, red light district of Sydney with No Win Sitch. It features his finesse style that is reminiscent of early Bill Sienkiewicz's flair ...Read More
A 10 hectares temporary theatre has been planned at the entrance of The Hague by Cepezed Architects. The structure is a clear vision of the Flavian amphitheatre/the Colosseum in Rome. It is to accommodate about 5,000 people and comprises ...Read More
Freitag is offering a limited edition of their recycled bags made from art exhibition banners. At CHF 120 each, they are available from: 06.08.2009 TATE Modern, London 13.08.2009 MORI ...Read More
Colors of Money may not be the most innovative or imaginative curated exhibition but the global recession is a prevalent topic. Inspired by a recent issue of Colours, this Colours/Fabrica collaboration is a current exhibition at well-located EXPO_CarréRotondes of the ...Read More