Elle Australia - 01.2019 - 02.2019

GRAND DESIGNS

American artist Nick Cave (no, not the

musician) has created his most impressive

installation yet, comprised of millions of

plastic beads, crystals, ceramic birds,

flowers, wind spinners, gilded animals

and... Christmas decorations. You can

even climb one of the artwork’s ladders

and take in the view from the top. It

needs to be seen to be believed.

Nick Cave: UNTILis on until March 3;

carriageworks.com.au

MODERN CLASSICS

Some of the world’s most recognisable

and beloved pre-Raphaelite works have

journeyed from London’s Tate gallery to

Canberra’s National Gallery of Australia,

so it’s worth making your own jaunt to the

capital. Don’t miss the chance to get close

to John Everett Millais’ famed “Ophelia”

and John William Waterhouse’s

“The Lady of Shalott”.

Love & Desire: Pre-Raphaelite Masterpieces

From The Tate until April 28; nga.gov.au

POP YOUR CHERRY

Neneh Cherry has long been a pillar of

pop (along with ageless, cool style) but

now she’s back in a big way. In October

she released the Four Tet-produced

Broken Politics– her first solo album in

four years – and now she’s headed

to Australia, performing as part of the

Sydney Festival and Tassie’s MONA

FOMA (held in Launceston). Snap up

tickets quick smart – and prepare to

bust out some big accessories.

January 15-16, sydneyfestival.org.au;

January 19, mofo.net.au

Stick to your guns

and hit these

happenings

LOVE INTEREST

Art aficionados will flock to world-

premiere performance,Brett & Wendy:

A Love Story Bound By Art, which mixes

acting, dance and live music to bring

to life the colourful and turbulent artistic

and romantic partnership of Wendy and

Brett Whiteley. Choreographed by the

Australian Ballet and Sydney Dance

Company’s Lucas Jervies and directed by

Kim Carpenter (behind performances

by Melbourne Theatre Company and

Sydney’s Belvoir St Theatre) it’ll be

a not-to-miss piece dedicated to two

of Australia’s greatest creatives.

January 18-27; sydneyfestival.org.au

SHE SOUNDS

The summer festival stretch is packed

with girl-power acts. Leading the way is

Francophile delight So Frenchy So Chic’s

first all-woman line-up, including Parisian

songstress Clara Luciani. Falls Festival is a

departure from last year, when it copped

flak for a lack of female acts – get excited

for Jack River, Tkay Maidza, Odette and

Hatchie. Then Laneway offers big-ticket

acts like Jorja Smith and Courtney Barnett.

So Frenchy So Chic runs January 11-19,

sofrenchysochic.com; Falls Festival runs

December 28 – January 6, fallsfestival.

com; St Jerome’s Laneway Festival runs

January 28 – February10,

lanewayfestival.com

CAVE DWELLER

Musician, author, composer and Gucci

front-rower Nick Cave (yes,thatone)

will take to stages around the country for

a series of candid conversations and solo

piano performances. Get ready to hang

onto his every prophetic word.E

January 5-23; nickcave.com

CALL ME EVIE

BY J.P. POMARE

As you prepare to while away your

summer days, you’ll need a new

must-read thriller to tear through

feverishly. EnterCall Me Evie, the

latest in the vein ofGone Girl-style

suspenseful tomes. You’ll be

compelled by trying to figure out

what the hell happened to land

Evie in New Zealand, held hostage

by a man whose identity is known

only to her, but who’s adamant he’s

only protecting her from herself.

Call Me Evie is out now

($29.99, Hachette)

Made

a NYE

resolution

to get out

more?

Nick Cave

“The Lady Of Shalott”

Neneh Cherry

Nick Cave: UNTIL

Wendy and Brett Whiteley

Clara Luciani

ARTS

Words: Elle McClure. Photography: Getty Images; James Prinz; Christie Goodwin; Wolfgang Tillmans; courtesy of Brett Whiteley archive, copyright Wendy Whiteley

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