News & Views Melbourne protest to honour 101 Australian women killed by violence in 2024 An art protest drawing attention to gendered violence in Australia is set to take place in Melbourne on Friday night.
News & Views The Ladies Lounge will return: Supreme Court rules in favour of Kirsha Kaechele Kirsha Kaechele’s Ladies Lounge at the MONA is set to make an epic return, after the Tasmanian Supreme Court overturned a ruling that closed the women-only artspace for discriminating against men.
News & Views Kirsha Kaechele is back: Ladies Lounge legal battle heads to the Supreme Court A legal dispute between MONA artist Kirsha Kaechele and a man named Jason has made its way to the Supreme Court, in an appeal to reopen the Ladies Lounge.
News & Views ‘Elevating women’s achievements’: Victoria funds public artworks to celebrate women The Victorian State Government has announced $1.2 million in funding public artworks to be created that commemorates Victorian women.
News & Views ‘Art is a lie’: Kirsha Kaechele confesses to replicated Picasso artworks in MONA’s Ladies Lounge There has been another twist in the MONA’s Ladies Lounge saga, a move we should have seen coming from conceptual artist and accidental feminist activist, Kirsha Kaechele.
Life The pioneering Australian brand highlighting the diverse stories of motherhood There are still so many taboos surrounding the female body. It’s time that we tackle women’s reproductive health as a whole – including fertility, pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
News & Views Does Kate Middleton’s portrait look like an image of ‘strength and courage’? A new portrait of Kate Middleton has riled up some Royal fans, after it was described as “horrible”, “laughable”, “awful” and “chaotic”.
News & Views MONA’s women-only lounge discriminated against a man by refusing his entry, tribunal rules The Ladies Lounge at the MONA will likely close after a tribunal hearing found the women-only space discriminated against a man who was refused entry.
News & Views MONA fights to keep female-only lounge open, amid legal battle Tasmania’s MONA has entered a legal battle against a male patron who said his denied entry into the Ladies Lounge constitutes discrimination.
News & Views Marikit Santiago receives the prestigious La Prairie Art Award Marikit Santiago has been awarded the 2024 La Prairie Art Award for her paintings A Seat at the Table (Magulang) and A Seat at the Table (Kapatid).
News & Views In Helsinki, a new statue encourages women to embrace self-acceptance A new statute of a woman has been temporarily erected in the Finnish capital to promote self-acceptance and celebrate diverse female bodies.
News & Views How an essay on whales caught my attention, & other things to hear, watch & read this weekend Welcome to The Culture Wrap Jessie Tu’s weekly look at top things to read, hear and watch.