Powerhouse today unveiled Zampatti Powerhouse, the major survey exhibition which celebrates the life and legacy of the iconic Australian Carla Zampatti, opening 24 November 2022.

The first internationally exclusive retrospective of Carla Zampatti AC, OMRI (1938–2021) presents the life and work of the inimitable Italian-born designer, beloved as an Australian fashion icon. The breadth of her extraordinary private, professional and public life is rendered in exquisite detail, anchored by Zampatti’s signature designs and brought to life with first person reflections by the designer’s clients, family, staff and friends.

Zampatti Powerhouse encompasses 100 designs from over 50 lenders and over five decades of material, surveying a trailblazing career from the establishment of her business in 1965 to her most recent work.

The 2022 NGV Architecture Commission: Temple of Boom, an evocative reimagining of The Parthenon, has been unveiled in the NGV Garden.

A global architectural icon, The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, an Ancient Greek temple, is an apex symbol of Western civilisation, democracy and perfection. Temple of Boom celebrates these interpretations, while simultaneously expanding our understanding of the iconic Parthenon building and the enduring beauty it emanates.

Designed by Melbourne-based architects Adam Newman and Kelvin Tsang and built to a third scale of the original building, this year’s commission invites audiences to consider the effect of time on all architecture as the structure gradually transforms with large-scale artworks and murals painted by local artists in three phases between November 2022 and August 2023.

Powerhouse today announced the Australian premiere of the exhibition, Gucci Garden
Archetypes opening on 17 November 2022. This internationally acclaimed project brings to life
the iconic, maximalist campaigns by virtuosic Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele.

Gucci Garden Archetypes first opened in Florence in 2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of Gucci’s founding. The exhibition’s cinematic installations have captivated audiences across
Shanghai, Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul and it is now coming to Australia, exclusively at
the Powerhouse.

Gucci Garden Archetypes captures the spirit of each iconic collection, while reflecting the
philosophy of Michele and his collaborations across music, art, travel and contemporary culture
which resonate throughout Gucci’s campaigns. Design studio Archivio Personale has
transformed Michele’s vision into immersive spaces.

The rīvus journey continues on Google Arts & Culture with the launch of an immersive digital experience of the 23rd Biennale of Sydney.

Following the success of the 22nd Biennale of Sydney (2020) digital exhibition on Google Arts & Culture, the Biennale expands on the platform with access to the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, titled rīvus, at The Cutaway, Barangaroo and Pier 2/3 at Walsh Bay Arts Precinct.

With one click, users will experience site specific projects and living works alongside a selection of newly commissioned content, podcasts, exclusive participant interviews, workshops and audio readings from The Glossary of Water, plus 360° tours of the exhibition featuring large-scale immersive installations. Users can get up close with Cave Urban’s Flow–one of the largest bamboo structures ever produced in Australia, navigate Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson’s THE CLOUD IN THE OCEAN featuring a network of glass forms transporting water through a series of pathways, watch an exclusive video of Mike Parr’s live performance of Blind painting of a falling tree, and much more.

PACT Centre for Emerging Artists has today announced Sound Out the Street, a new series of free and accessible street activations presented in Erskineville from 23 December 2022 – 30 April 2023. On the last Friday of every month, musicians, artists and performers will fill the streets and shopfronts of Erskineville at sunset with surprising pop-up performances, live music and dance. The program culminates in a vibrant three-day event presented from 28 – 30 April 2023.

The inaugural Sound Out the Street event will be held on Friday 23 December 2022, celebrating the end of the year with highlight performances and installations by West African dancer and choreographer Lucky Lartey, young Western Sydney dance group Pioneers, and a sound installation by multidisciplinary arts group Famili who descend from Pasifika, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, as well as a live broadcast by Koori Radio, Sydney’s only First Nations radio station.

Bell Shakespeare has today announced further cast members for its upcoming production of Macbeth, showing next year at Sydney Opera House from 25 February – 2 April, Canberra Theatre Centre from 14 – 22 April and Arts Centre Melbourne from 27 April – 14 May 2023.

2023 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of Macbeth in Shakespeare’s First Folio, and Bell Shakespeare celebrates this moment with a new production set in the moody 1920s, post-World War I. Starring Logie Award winning actor Hazem Shammas, known for his work on TVs Safe Harbour and The Twelve, as the murderous Macbeth, alongside Jessica Tovey as Lady Macbeth, they are joined by just announced cast members Julia Billington, Jeremi Campese, James Lugton, Kyle Morrison and Jacob Warner.

Directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans, the production is a terrifying portrayal of moral collapse and an intense and compelling journey into the dark heart of humanity.

The University of Melbourne has announced a retrospective solo exhibition spanning 50 years of Victorian-based artist Peter Tyndall’s work, representing the artist’s most comprehensive exhibition to date.

The exhibition will run from 2 December 2022 to 16 April 2023 and feature over 200 works, drawing from the University’s significant collection alongside pieces on loan from national institutions and private collections, including a number of unseen works. The exhibition will encompass the entire museum and be accompanied by an engaging series of public and educational programs on the artist’s work.

Works from the 1970s to the present day will be shown alongside a selection of previously unseen pieces that underpin his practice. These include major bodies of work such as 130 unstretched canvas paintings from 2018, and works on paper from the 1970s, alongside milestone works such as The Right Angle Giver, his installation in the Arsenale for the 1988 Venice Biennale.

Image credit: Artwork Peter Tyndall, courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne