The summer blockbuster exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) is celebrating the work of two globally celebrated designers and mavericks – Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo of Gommes des Garçons in Westwood | Kawakubo. The two designers were born a year apart (Westwood in 1941 and Kawakubo 1942), but only the latter is […]
Drawing on more than 200 historical and contemporary works from the NGV Collection, MOTHER presents an extraordinary visual conversation on motherhood, unprecedented in scale and depth within an Australian art institution. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the following article contains references to a deceased person. Motherhood is one of the oldest stories […]
What does it mean to have a sense of place? Where does it come from? Is it innate and immutable – the result of a perfect collision between environmental, constructed and human elements? Or can it be generated from ‘nothing’, shaped deliberately and consciously? On a recent visit to Melbourne property development group Salta’s first […]
As we approach 26 January, it’s inevitable that the architecture, design and creative communities are reflecting on the capacity and potential for the built world to bring people together in meaningful ways. Vigil: Gunyah, part of Sydney Festival 2025, is a site-specific temporary gathering space for talks, workshops and performances at Barangaroo Reserve. Designed by […]
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