Latest articles by Rhonda Dredge
Beauty steals the show
Representations of queer men and women through the ages demonstrate the transition from coded to gritty to outrageous to poignant in the Queer show on at the National Gallery of Victoria.
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New NGV Contemporary design released
The release of the design for the new NGV Contemporary in Southbank has everyone making comparisons with other world-class galleries such as the Guggenheim in Bilbao.
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The oldest guys on the river
The country’s oldest competitive rowing crew was out practicing on the Yarra for their next comp in Geelong and the pictures tell the story.
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Home office tower on the agenda
Residents of the two existing towers at Melbourne Square, most of whom are working from home, have to make do with second bedrooms for work space or find a gap for their desks elsewhere.
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Post-war moment relived in jazzy musical
Musical fever has hit Melbourne with Moulin Rouge still playing, Hamilton premiering, Girl from the North Country in the offing and An American in Paris performing its first matinee at the State Theatre in Southbank.
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An outrageous art fair
It was a pleasure to stride into the airy rooms of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) at South Wharf during February in search of art.
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Policewoman takes out top literary prize
A former policewoman has won the country’s most lucrative literary prize, worth $100,000, for her debut book Black and Blue.
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Barista burnout
Some baristas in Southbank are getting sick of explaining the law to anti-vaxxers. They want to be people pleasers, but at what cost?
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Difficult to face today
Often the exhibitions at Buxton Contemporary are quite alienating, a feature of the gallery’s large, dark exhibition spaces, their preference for screen installations and the confronting material.
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Pedicabs back in action
The Novotel hotel on South Wharf is open again to interstate tourists after almost two years as a quarantine hotel, giving a boost to tour operators.
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Keeping it casual with Chanel
The name Chanel connotes luxury, expense, privilege and a host of other out-of-reach qualities for the modern dresser.
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Getting decidedly shitty about rules
Fans had been waiting 18 months to use their tickets for the launch of a book about etiquette and the suspense was building at the Malthouse in early December.
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A fresh look at the amazing world of letters
For a graphic designer the alphabet is a major source of fascination, including as it does, 26 letters which can be varied in hundreds of fonts.
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Is today tomorrow?
As the city tries to right itself after the topsy turvy times of COVID, people are hoping that art might have some answers.
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Back working face-to-face
Work teams are back at Riverside Quay and they’ve gone to a bit of trouble to break out of Zoom habits.
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The global wanderers of Boyd Park
Global IT workers have to make sacrifices in terms of both travel and accommodation until they find the right conditions for a home office and a good life.
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Tough times for South Wharf workers
There was just one hospitality worker left standing at South Wharf on the last day of winter and he was struggling with what the future held for the industry.
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Try and have a “good time” children!
Down at Boyd Park, the playground has just reopened, and a new QR-code has been pasted prominently on the seat next to the swings by the City of Melbourne.
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A love affair with Vault
Most adults are wary about interacting with sculpture in public places, according to a study by RMIT.
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