Just last week the NGA had unveiled an expensive new acquisition: Jeff Koons's Balloon Venus Dolni Vestonice (2013-17). For those not familiar, American artist Jeff Koons is mostly well-known for "producing" highly expensive, ornate works of fairly mundane subjects, most typically as balloon animals akin to what children would get from the fair. As opposed... Continue Reading →

I know what you're thinking: "Stop being such a Luddite! AI is the way of the future!" Indeed, this is a view that I have heard repeated over by peers, whilst seeing a plethora of AI advertisements of AI apps. Whether you want to learn a language, edit a photo, generate content for social media... Continue Reading →

One does not need to be an avid follower of politics, nor a regular news consumer to know that there is much upheaval regarding the state of the world these past few years. In 2023, Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull (Posie Parker) held a "Let Women Speak" event on the steps of the Victorian Parliament, an anti-trans rights... Continue Reading →

An artist's collaboration is not the easiest exhibition to stage. Seeing as most artists are solitary creatures who prefer to work on their own, teaming up with another artist (or a group of artists) can pose challenges. This is the case when there are different approaches, mediums, values and philosophies. And that's not even including... Continue Reading →

Over the centuries, flowers have been used as a staple subject matter. Whether one is a painter, drawer, or photographer, floral imagery is largely omnipresent in people's houses, gift shops, small galleries, and large institutional spaces. Taking all of this into account, it makes sense that an exhibition related to a Wunderkammer (German: Room of... Continue Reading →

In my last blog, I argued that considering works that present skill and traditional mediums could be the solution to reigniting mainstream interest in the arts. This is because works of this style are more accessible to the general public who may not have a background in art theory. In being more accessible, this can... Continue Reading →

As mentioned in one of my previous blogs, conceptual art can be unpopular with mainstream audiences. That isn't to say that conceptual art doesn't have a place: It absolutely does. Art for centuries has not been without controversy, with works spanning from Impressionism to Dadaism startling and making audiences think differently about art. More importantly,... Continue Reading →

It is pretty hard to ignore NGV's recent blockbuster exhibition of Japanese contemporary artist, Yayoi Kusama. Indeed you'd have to be living under a rock to not notice the many Instagram posts of polka dot filled rooms, or the pink and white covered trunks of the trees that line St Kilda Road on the way.... Continue Reading →