The Art Gallery of NSW’s big summer show this year is a brilliant journey through the evolution of modern art, featuring paintings from European masters including Picasso, Matisse and Monet. It’s an absolute treat for the eyes with these boldly evolving modern styles all jutting up against each other in the space of one gallery.
For Sydney Festival, the gallery is extending that exploration of modernism with this celebration of boundary-pushing composers and musicians from Australia and around the world. Expect new music from David Lynch collaborator, Dean Hurley, alongside performances from William Basinski and Lawrence English, Chris Abrahams, Caterina Barbieri, Del Lumanta, Corin Ileto, Becky Sui Zhen and Casey Hartnett. There’ll also be movement from Force Majeure dancer Danielle Micich.