Melbourne artist Jeff Martin has been described as a keen observer and a passionate storyteller, and the world premiere TV show Back of House captures this perfectly. In this exciting new series Jeff travels the globe, immortalising the kitchens of some of the world’s most famous restaurants in his paintings. To celebrate the world premiere…

The Tate Galleries, including the Tate Modern in London, present this two minute recap of the artistic highlights of 2012. The video features behind-the-scenes footage and interviews from acclaimed artists such as the late Maurice Sendak, Damian Hirst, Barbara Hammer and many more. The video is taken from their fascinating weekly documentary series TateShots, which…

Widely recognised as one of the world’s most outstanding figurative painters, Francis Bacon’s works are gutsy, controversial and unforgettable. Opening as part of Sydney Festival at the Art Gallery of NSW, Decades is the first major exhibition of his work to be seen in Australia. With over 50 paintings, the exhibition covers five decades of…

As 2012 draws to a close, STUDIO takes a look into 2013 and what is shaping up to be a fantastic year for the arts with even bigger and bolder seasons just announced. CARRIAGEWORKS Rail yard turned arts centre, Carriageworks’ (pictured above) exciting and vibrant program for 2013 will include work from both local and…

Kaldor Public Art Projects have announced their exciting new exhibition of performance art 13 Rooms, which is set to run in April, 2013. The fantastic new project brings together 13 famous artists across five continents and more than 70 trained performers to present an innovative group exhibition of ‘living sculpture’ within 13 rooms. The site…

The 80s were one of the most influential decades of the last century – and over one week in October STUDIO is set to explore why. Catch fascinating new programs every night at 6.30pm from Monday 8 October, as we look at the artists, music, and dance that defined the decade and forever changed their…

  Russian Rock n’ Roll Burlesque. Parties in museums. A 3D art workshop for kids. Comedy about monkeys in space. Sydney’s wacky and wonderful come to life this September. The Sydney Fringe Festival is the city’s biggest celebration of all things underground, and it begins next Friday, September 7th with a street party in Newtown Square….

Make sure you don’t miss the National Gallery’s festival of Abstract Expressionism, which showcases strong holdings of important works from trail blazers like Jackson Pollack, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko. Breaking away from accepted conventions in both technique and subject matter, the post-WWII, post-Surrealist artists that emerged in the 1940s, also known as ‘The…