âUnder Pressureâ (David Bowie Tribute), 2017 Will and Garrett Huxley.
ITâLL be sequins, surrealism and sweet vibes in the National Portrait Gallery from 7-11pm on Friday, May 14, with inflatable sculptures, vocals, moves and colourful costumes by Victorian creative artists The Huxleys. As well, DJ Charlie Villas, Jazida, drag-man Guy Alias and performer Simone Page Jones will all be in action. Includes a peek at âAustralian Love Storiesâ, too. Bookings essential.
THE Headland Writers Festival, a new literature event in Tathra, NSW, has an extraordinary line-up of writers. Held across five days in various venues including the historic Tathra Wharf Museum, where actors will perform âTales From The Seaâ, it will feature workshops, performances, live music and conversations with authors. May 14-16. Book here.
The Art of Lily Morris at Lightforms Art Center White Male Peacocks, Lily Morris, oil on linen, 67 x 48 , 2020 Two white birds dive together, almost intertwined, on a black background, forming a convoluted shape resembling the number 6. That s
White Male Peacocks, a painting by Lily Morris. They re actually fighting, but they look angelic, says Martina Müller, of the birds. Müller is one of the curators of Facing the Unknown, Imagination in the Time of Pandemic at the Lightforms Art Center in Hudson. The show runs through April 3. Yes, white peacocks exist. They have a genetic mutation called leucism, which prevents pigment from being deposited in their feathers. White peafowl are one of the discoveries Morris made in her ceaseless research. I have hundreds of folders of pictures, labeled in weird categories, she explains. I have shrapnel of images everywhere. Morris combines these images either through compute