Subjectify Me
From ladies who laugh for an hour, pour milk over themselves in front of a crowded theatre and cut the floor away from under their feet, comes an exhibition that explores how the female body is both subjectified and objectified in performance art. With different approaches including endurance, video, and interventions in public space, their works create physically challenging and unsettling situations. Curated by Ray Harris, Subjectify Me features Brown Council, Madison Bycroft, Kate Mitchell, Faye Mullen, Hannah Raisin, and Kawita Vatanajyankur.
Subjectify Me is showing at FELTspace, Adelaide, until 19 December
A Cinematic Delight
The Turkish film industry has had an exciting year with Nur Bilge Ceylan’s Winter Sleep taking out the Palme d’Or at Cannes and Kaan Müjdeci winning the special jury award for his film Sivas at the Venice film festival. Both these award-winning films are in this year’s festival program, which opens with Whisper If I Forget (Unutursam Fısılda) and also includes several Q&A events with special guests including Müjdeci, actress Hülya Koçyiğit who stars in Gelin (The Bride), and the cast and crew of Deniz Seviyesi (Across the Sea).
The Turkish film festival is screening at ACMI cinemas, Melbourne, 18 to 21 December
The Wharf Revue: Open for Business
It’s that time of year again, when comedians Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott satirically take on the year in politics. Joining the core crew this year is Wharf Revue favourite Amanda Bishop and new cast member Doug Hansell. With musical renditions of political moments involving Clive Palmer, Cory Bernardi, George Brandis and Scott Morrison, it’s clear that Australia’s senate is not that far from comedy itself, but the Wharf Revue at least lets us laugh out loud.
The Wharf Revue is selling fast – see it at Sydney Theatre Company before 20 December
One Place After Another
The Perth-based international collective Australian Centre for Concrete Art aims to make an impact on outdoor community spaces with their bold wall paintings influenced by minimalism and geometric abstraction. Their process often involves participation from friends, artists and students, to create temporary but striking works that transform urban space and spark dialogue about public art. This exhibition features new works from 13 artists from the collective.
One Place After Another: AC4CA is at Perth Institute of Contemporary Art until 21 December
Special Event
Let it be
Celebrate the festive season a little differently this year. Let it be brings together a range of choirs from Sydney’s refugee and multicultural communities, with over 100 voices from Iraq to South Sudan. The Arabic Choir of Love, the South Sudanese Women’s performance group and the Bosnian Women’s Blue River Choir are just some of the performers who will be joined by special guests on the night.
Let it Be is at Riverside theatre, Parramatta on 21 December
