The joy of this extensive retrospective from enigmatic Australian hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck is watching it provoke and interact with viewers. (Note: some images may be NSFW, even though it’s aaaart.)

Max Gillies performs as many of our most lauded and laughable politicos in Guy Rundle's Godzone. It's as sour and zesty and refreshing as a lemon tart at a regional bakery photo-op.

This Christmas, a guy who pops up every now and then on The Footy Show and Good News Week will edge closer to selling his 400,000th stand-up DVD. What? Who and why?

Yesterday the Melbourne International Comedy Festival announced that it was taking over management of Trades Hall from independent producer Bella Union. Is this a good or bad thing for local comedy?

Peter Greenaway's stunning illumination of The Last Supper helps reclaim da Vinci's masterpiece for what it is – a visual triumph.

Cate Blanchett's cranial encounter with a radio at the brutish hands of Joel Edgerton is only the latest in a proud history of actors who injure themselves on stage.

ACMI's impressive exhibition of the works of Len Lye suggest he was a 21st century kinda guy.

Queen – It's A Kinda Magic could indeed be the Cecil B De Mille of tribute shows.

The launch of the program for this year's Melbourne Festival showcased a newly found exuberance, perhaps courtesy of incoming artistic director Brett Sheehy.