I see the back of his head at the other end of the carriage. I realise I am hot, sweating, and strangely, I am smiling. All the years of double-checking my locks, and now it is me, hunting him.
Equal parts precise and powerful, the abstractions of Lesley Dumbrell are a study in the subjective nature of perception – and the cumulative rewards of looking closely at the world.
Acclaimed Irish choreographer and dancer Luke Murphy – whose dance theatre series Volcano has its Australian premiere at the Brisbane Festival – puts the sweating body at the centre of urgent questions.
After another inquiry cleared the APY Art Centre Collective of wrongdoing in the ‘white hands’ saga, it can be revealed that the scandal contributed to the resignation of the National Gallery’s head curator of First Nations art.
Winner of an audience award at Sundance, Kneecap – an origin film about the eponymous Irish hip-hop trio – disappointingly lacks the liveliness of their music.
