Review: Guan Wei at the MCA

Visited Thursday 17 October 2019 Reviewed by Rosalind Gustafson  The Museum of Contemporary Art’s recently opened Guan Wei exhibition, running from October 2019 to February 2020, is small and easily digestible, consisting of a single room where four of Wei’s works are on display. These four works, Two-finger exercise, Feng Shui, Certificates, and Paper War, […]

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Interview with Freedman Classical Finalist Rohan Dasika

Double Bassist and Freedman Classical Finalist Rohan Dasika Discusses His Interest in Carnatic Music, Work With Some of the World’s Leading Orchestras, and More. How did you first get interested in music and select the double bass as your instrument of choice? My mum trained as a jazz saxophonist, and now works as a woodwind […]

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Eco Talk & Feast: Project Drawdown Workshop -Thurs 17th Oct 7pm

  Presented by Ben-Zion Weiss PhD and Victoria Phillips, Introduction to Drawdown is a 1½ hour workshop that invites you to see both the possibility of reversing global warming and the important role you play in that process. An international coalition of more than 200 researchers and other experts identified and modeled the 100 most […]

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Interview with Freedman Classical Finalist Jonathan Heilbron

Double Bassist and Freedman Classical Finalist Jonathan Heilbron Discusses His Interest in Music, His Work with European Classical Ensembles, the Phonetic Orchestra, and More. How did you first get interested in music and select the double bass as your instrument of choice? I’m not entirely sure when or how my initial interest in music was […]

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Interview with Freedman Classical Finalist Katie Yap

Violist and Finalist for the Freedman Classical Fellowship Katie Yap Discusses Her Experience with Music, Baroque Ensembles, Her Concerns for the Environment, and More. How did you first get interested in music and select the viola as your instrument of choice? I think I’ve always been interested in music – there’s a family story about […]

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Review: ‘Art of Banksy’ Exhibition

Visited Friday 20 September 2019 Reviewed by Rosalind Gustafson An unauthorised exhibition of infamous street artist Banksy’s work from the beginning of his career up until 2009, curated by his former agent Steve Lazarides, The Art of Banksy offers a strong overview of Banksy’s work. Featuring many of Banksy’s more famous and more obscure pieces, […]

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Review: ‘Jukebox Jewkbox!’ Exhibition

Visited Friday 13 September 2019 Reviewed by Rosalind Gustafson The exhibition begins with what must be a rare sight: a functioning jukebox that the visitor can use to listen to the radio. While I am uncertain if it could be used to listen to the songs that are listed on the jukebox’s front façade, nevertheless […]

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