culture

Patrick Hartigan

An exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art creates new myths for a new technological world.

Luke McCarthy Jordan Peele’s latest film, Nope, harks back to Spielbergian spectacle as it explores the exploitation of pain.

Tristen Harwood Where Lakes Once Had Water and Rhythms of the Earth illustrate the tensions between Indigenous and colonial ways of knowing.

Leila Lois Nana Biluš Abaffy’s Victory Over the Moon is a capricious but promising work that explores the paradoxes of conflict.

Alison Croggon In its second year, Illuminate Adelaide is putting the art into spectacle.

Michael Sun Maggie Rogers’ new album Surrender explores the spiritual seduction of giving in.

Tiarney Miekus The Macfarlane Commissions at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art is a fascinating tour through what painting is now.

Shaad D’Souza Amid the relentless individualism of pop music, Lizzo’s new album – for all its blithe tastelessness – comes as a breath of fresh air.

Saskia Beudel Handmade Universe at State Library Victoria highlights how the contributions of women to science and art have often been overlooked or forgotten.