There’s a certain inevitability about a show that harnesses Melbourne’s self-professed status as a subcultural capital. Throughout the ‘90s, Melbourne – or at least its subcultural residents – claimed ‘world’s best’ standing in the high stakes of Goth, NRG, ARIs

Photocall: 12/06/2005, 10:00am, Il Giardini, 51° Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della Biennale. It’s all hushed and woody inside the beach shack – bar the blandishments of the paparazzi. “Miz Blanjet! Ova here Miz Blanjet!!” Frozen half-smile. “Cate!” “Cate!” Inscrutable but intelligent.

The time will come very soon when we have to decide whether to keep the Comments pop ups. The Art Life pays a nominal yearly fee to host the Comments and there are both pros and cons to this public

“Go to as many openings as possible, network well with many other artists and volunteer your services s often as possible to things like the Biennale, artist run spaces and your Alumni organisation. It shows you are serious and humble”

Talk about suffering for art. Fabric maker John Kaldor had to break a golden rule when he took on the role of commissioner for the Australian exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Having declared before the last Biennale that he and

If you could only give one piece of advice to a young artist what would it be? “Start at the top and work your way down” – Marc Alperstein. “Just keep going, it’s not the best who wins, it’s the

GrantPirrie’s current show Brainstorms: momentary psychological disturbances is a peculiar animal. It’s another in the trend for curated shows in commercial galleries that feature artists not “with” the gallery but selected by a curator – in this case GP’s Clare