culture

Mahmood Fazal

As the National Gallery of Victoria’s new exhibition reveals, Picasso believed that art was a kind of magic.

Chantal Nguyen

Bangarra’s vast hymn to Country shows the company has a bright future under incoming artistic director Frances Rings.

Philipa Rothfield

Stephanie Lake’s tour-de-force dance work is a full-blooded celebration of rhythm.

Tara Kenny Alex Garland’s new film, Men, is superlative horror but its premise doesn’t bear much interrogation.

Shaad D’Souza Harry Styles’ latest album demonstrates the tyranny of ‘good taste’.

Alison Croggon After two years of setbacks, Rising is finally reaching exhilarating heights with two powerful dance performances from Mette Ingvartsen and Marrugeku.

Fiona Kelly McGregor The power of works displayed at the 59th Venice Biennale has the male canon lying in smithereens.

Jini Maxwell Norco is a dark science fiction game that holds closely to the history of the Lousiana town it’s named after.

Tali Lavi Daniel Schlusser Ensemble’s first production for almost a decade is a devastating exploration of violence against women.