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These humble, voluntary-run community operations gave rise to local public libraries, community and neighbourhood centres, and formal systems of adult and technical education. Greg Khoury is trust chair of the Newtown School of Arts. Credit: Janie Barrett “These schools of art were examples of early social enterprise,” Khoury said. “They were not government, nor were […]
The refurbished building is the final piece in the redevelopment of an entire city block on Sydney’s dress circle, Circular Quay, orchestrated by the City of Sydney. The first was the upcycling of Quay Quarter Towers, an existing 1970s office block given a stunning new cantilevered skin, for which it won the World Building of […]
Also in Sydney, the Nicholas Murcutt Award for Small Project Architecture, the highest in its category, went to the North Head Viewing Platforms by CHROFI and Bangawarra with National Parks and Wildlife Service. Stead said this was one of her favourite projects: “It’s so subtle and beautiful … it is so extraordinary, and it is […]
René Magritte was so successful in making images that confuse the mind that his art is embedded in popular culture. His outsized apples, cloudy skies and ubiquitous men in bowler hats are instantly recognised. When reproductions of an artist’s work become so familiar, how much can we learn from the real thing? With Magritte as […]
Loading Tunick, 57, said the Story Bridge was a beautiful location for the shoot, which he called an “art action”. “The bridge reminds me of the skeleton of a whale, it’s so retro and unique. I think it’s fantastic to connect the human form to the steel bridge,” he said. Famous for his photographs of […]
Moo Deng Thailand’s most famous pygmy hippo took social media by storm last month, inspiring countless memes and even a Saturday Night Live skit. Create your own hippo costume, or – for the less creative among us – buy a hippo onesie, and your transformation into Moo Deng will be complete. Next, throw a few […]