“My father taught me how to keep my land and my stories and my fire,” he says. “I’ve got spirit from there and my heart is there. They are telling me how to keep my land and my self, how I can look after myself, how I can look after my community, Yilpara.” … [Read more...] about Natsiaa 2018: young guns breathe new life into Indigenous art traditions
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Arts industry could wait three more months for Coalition’s $250m Covid-19 rescue package
Perring wants to see the details of the government’s loan guarantees, which are yet to be released. “Where people own substantial assets and they have the ability to refinance, that could be really useful, but we don’t know how the mechanics will work.” … [Read more...] about Arts industry could wait three more months for Coalition’s $250m Covid-19 rescue package
Don’t try these at home! Taekwondo ace behind the Bottle Cap Challenge snuffs out candles and slices fruit as he shows off his martial arts skills
He places a Mento on top of a thin piece of card on top of a bottle of Coca Cola and kicks the piece of card so the Mento falls in the Coca Cola, causing a reaction and the drink foaming over the sides of the bottle. … [Read more...] about Don’t try these at home! Taekwondo ace behind the Bottle Cap Challenge snuffs out candles and slices fruit as he shows off his martial arts skills
Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O’Donoghue review – art, female collaboration and identity
In fact, there is rather too much explication throughout, and some sloppiness in the writing. The protagonist is constantly “realising” things as the reader is manhandled through the plot: it’s like being at a puppet show and seeing all the strings. I would have appreciated more subtlety, especially as other aspects of Charlie, such as her side hustle selling nude photos on the internet, are frustratingly left blank. … [Read more...] about Scenes of a Graphic Nature by Caroline O’Donoghue review – art, female collaboration and identity
Artful by Ali Smith – review
After a year mourning the death of her lover, a woman picks up her old Penguin edition of Oliver Twist, drops herself into an armchair and starts reading. Moments later she hears someone coming up the stairs. She looks up. "It was you… your clothes were smudged, matted, torn. You were wearing that black waistcoat with the white stitching that went out of fashion in 1995… you looked bruised." … [Read more...] about Artful by Ali Smith – review
