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There Will Be A Climax @ Old Fitzroy Theatre

Blog — January 20, 2018

There Will Be A Climax Old Fitzroy Theatre Sydney, Australia January 12, 2018 I do not subscribe to the notion of guilty pleasures or liking something “ironically”. Either you like something or not. Period. I love the song “You spin me round …

Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer

Blog — January 23, 2018

Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer by Carmen Bambach METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni is widely appreciated as one of the most influential artists of the Italian Renaissance as he did not limit his work to one discipline but pursued a holistic approach to …

Monochrome by Lelia Packer and Jennifer Sliwka

Blog — January 25, 2018

Monochrome: Painting in Black and White by Lelia Packer and Jennifer Sliwka National Gallery London   As the title suggests, a book based on the absence of colour and a focus on black, white and shades of grey captured through an array of media. Starting …

Savage Beauty by Alexander McQueen

Blog — January 26, 2018

Alexander McQueen Savage Beauty Footprint.com.au   Alexander McQueen might be known to you as a fashion designer. Quintessentially he is exactly that, yet it you zero in closer into his work, it becomes an intricate fabric of concepts, expertly drafted plots and storyboards that culminate …

Albert Speer: Architecture 1932-1942

Blog — January 27, 2018

Albert Speer Architecture 1932-1942 Written by Leon Krier, Preface by Robert A. M. Stern The Monacelli Press   The Robert Johnson dilemma. Making a deal with the devil for your own greater goods. Once the decision at the crossroads is made, there is …

Electric Gardens 2018

Blog — January 28, 2018

Electric Gardens Centennial Park Sydney, Australia January 27, 2018 We have covered the festival known as Electric Gardens since it first debuted in 2016. What was a success in every aspect and a welcome addition to the festival circuit topped its offerings with its sophomore …

Ray-Ban

Blog — January 30, 2018

Chances are you have come across them. Ray-Ban. Classics. Style. Worn the world over by rebels as well as the establishment and jetset and hence leaving an imprint on all facets of popular culture. Wayfarer and Aviator being the staple models that never seem …

Wim Delvoye - Introspective

Blog — February 3, 2018

Wim Delvoye Introspective Yale University Press   If you have ever read any of our features on the Museum of Old and New Art and the artworks it harbours that were specifically created by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye and focusing on the body and its functions, …

Savile Row

Blog — February 4, 2018

Savile Row Thames and Hudson Not sure if you are into what is referred to as classic gentlemen style and its intricacies, but if you like a well-fitted great looking suit, getting it tailored at Savile Row is not the worst address – one that comes inextrivably linked …

How To Be Chap

Blog — February 10, 2018

How To Be Chap The Surprisingly Sophisticated Habits, Drinks and Clothes of the Modern Gentleman  Gestalten Verlag   Dandyism. Being a gentleman. A man of taste. Taking care of yourself. Worldliness. Wit. Humour. A modern day equivalent to someone …

Footpath Guides

Blog — February 11, 2018

Footpath Guides Architectural Walking Guides Footpath Guides, the headquarters of which are situated in a Bauhaus inspired building of epic brutalist proportions, is a conglomerate of three creative heads with backgrounds in film making and academics with a shared interest in architecture. Eventually they decided to …

The Stranglers @ Enmore Theatre

Blog — February 11, 2018

The Stranglers Enmore Theatre Sydney, Australia February 8, 2018 As a teenage delinquent in his early stages of punk socialization searching for the next kick in the local record store, I came across The Stranglers and was impressed by the band name. Expecting an assault …

Riesling Riot @ Town Hall

Blog — February 12, 2018

Riesling Riot Town Hall Sydney, Australia February 7, 2018 A riot in realm of vino – The roots of what has become known as the Riot of the Riesling kind hark back to what was back then the “biennial Frankland Estate International Riesling Tasting” in …

Hieronymus Bosch: Catalogue Raisonné

Blog — February 13, 2018

Hieronymus Bosch, Painter and Draughtsman: Catalogue Raisonné Yale University Press   What a thing of beauty! Hieronymus Bosch – Painter and Draughtsman Catalogue Raisonné is a comprehensive, opulently illustrated tome curated and put together by the heads behind the Hieronymus Bosch Research and Conservation Project.  …

Champagne: A Secret History

Blog — February 14, 2018

Champagne Champagne: A Secret History Roger Walters Allen & Unwin Publishers   I harbour more than one weak spots for all things sparkling – be it water or wine. Champagne is one of those adult beverages that go down well at any time of …

Evanescence @ Opera House

Blog — February 15, 2018

Evanescence Opera House Sydney, Australia February 14, 2018 Evanescence incarnated on terra australis to celebrate their forth album, i.e. Synthesis, via a collaboration with local Symphony Orchestras, which makes sense as the album does exactly that – reimagining their back catalogue backed by a full …

Sunnyboys @ Factory Theatre

Blog — February 16, 2018

Sunnyboys Factory Theatre Sydney, Australia February 10, 2018 Oh goody! The Sunnyboys. One of the most influential Australian bands with a back catalogue that is hard to f with no matter where you personal preferences on the spectrum of alternative music are benchmarked. …

Cattle Decapitation @ Bald Faced Stag Hotel

Blog — February 17, 2018

Cattle Decapitation Bald Faced Stag Hotel Sydney, Australia February 16, 2018   First and last time I came across Cattle Decapitation was with the release of their “Ten Torments of the Damned” 7” in the mid-'90s. Fast-forward a more twenty years, and their mélange of …

The Ivory Mirror

Blog — February 18, 2018

The Ivory Mirror The Art of Mortality in Renaissance Europe Yale University Press www.footprint.com.au   Renaissance - what associations does the term invoke with you? An age of achievement, “eureka” being shouted and enlightenment? Progress in a range of fields? The creation and celebration …

Degas: A Passion for Perfection

Blog — February 19, 2018

Degas: A Passion for Perfection by Jane Munro Yale University Press   Edgar Degas (1834-1917) is heralded as one of the founders and masters of the impressionist movement, with the core of his oeuvre focusing on the life in Paris (think belle arts, ballet, café and …