Tag: art

Autumn Moon over Potato Blossom Mountain: a foodie art show

Want to take your love for French fries or chips to the next level? If so, then you have to check out this art show. The creative and brilliant artist collective, Hotham Street Ladies (HSL), have mastered the art of playing…

The Art of Banksy exhibition opens in Melbourne

The Plus Ones went on an expedition to a dodgy car park behind Federation Square to preview The Art of Banksy. Viewing the infamous street artist’s work was all the more visceral as the exhibit was still under construction at…

‘That’s So Metal’: artist Saskia Folk’s latest exhibition

At an austere gallery space in South Melbourne, local artist Saskia Folk staged an exhibition featuring panels carved from abandoned automobiles, each curated for qualities of graceful decay. There is no retouching of surfaces. Instead, decades of weather exposure are inferred…

Melbourne Festival 2016 – The Plus Ones’ Guide

The Melbourne Festival is the premier arts, culture, and theatre festival of the year. For theatregoers like ourselves, it is the chance to indulge in the quality international theatre within the comfort of Melbourne. There are always the favorites that…

Paperless Office with A is for Atlas

To celebrate their ten-year anniversary, art collective A is for Atlas have ventured into the digital age and taken the idea of ‘paperless’ to a creative level with ‘Paperless Office’. Taking the paper archives that hold the entire history of A…

Friday Nights at the NGV with Degas

Friday Nights at the NGV are back for the Edgar Degas exhibit. I found my new drinking buddy on Friday at the exhibit. Her name is Ellen André, she’s an actress, and she likes absinthe. She also posed for a notorious painting…

Next Wave Festival: microLandscapes

‘microLandscapes‘ is not your average art show. It is intense. Gripping. Entertaining. Playing as part of the Next Wave Festival, ‘microLandscapes’ is a unique collaborative exhibit that features original video and sound design, sculpture, and performance art. It features Perth-based dance…

Best of March 2016: monthly wrap

Melbourne never stops. From rooftop fashion parties, to pop-up cinemas combining food with film, we’ve got it all. Here, in our monthly wrap series, we’re showcasing a few of our favourite happenings in March. Yelp SASS Rooftop Fashion Party Trust Yelp…

Next Wave Festival 2016: The Plus Ones’ Guide

The Next Wave is an experimental festival that is unique to Melbourne, running 5 –22 May. Occurring every two years it’s almost a month of performances, dance, art installations, photography and experiences that will get you thinking. With 37 projects…