Art, Architecture & Design

rufus sewell and juliet aubrey in a bbc production of middlemarch

In George Eliot’s masterpiece of 19th century realism, characters are confronted with the limits of their individual capacities and visions.

Julia Gutman with her work Head in the sky, feet on the ground at the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2023 winners announcement

Archibald Prize winner Julia Gutman paints portraits whose stories run deep, and are layered with meaning and with textiles, too.

Barry Humphries as Edna Everage

So many of our artistic geniuses have complicated legacies. What do we do with work we love by artists whose behaviour is more difficult to admire?

a woman moves under water breathing out bubbles

Deborah Levy’s new novel, set in our pandemic-era present, contains the heat and desire of a European summer and the upward struggle of a soul. Jane Gleeson-White says she ‘read it like a thriller’.

main characters from the netflix show beef

Beef gives permission to its feuding central characters and minority audience members to feel complex and nuanced emotions.

sheikh zayed grand mosque abu dhabi

Grand mosques mark the urban space of major historical cities such as Mecca, Medina, Cordoba and Tunis. Now, Melbourne has its very own.

parent and child looking out window from apartment

Despite a surge in development, most apartments are one or two bedrooms and not family-friendly.

empty office level

Quality of life must lead office-to-residential conversions to ensure inequities are not built into our housing system, says UNSW expert.

Netflix on a phone screen

The forthcoming screen industry consultation needs to consider more than content quotas to ensure a strong and thriving Australian screen industry, says UNSW expert.  

Geelong art gallery

Bold cultural visions can be useful for society and give certainty to the arts sector, says UNSW cultural data expert.  

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