So… I haven’t been to an art gallery in a long time. I think the last time was NGV’s Art Deco. That’s a long time in my book. For me, it’s a good way to chillax and rejuvenate some of my creative vigour, and usually an excuse to hang about the NGV Shop (which I love).

The National Gallery of Australia in Canberra is hosting the first (and biggest) Edgar Degas exhibition in the country from this Friday! I wouldn’t have known about it if I hadn’t been watching the 7:30 Report while doing the dishes tonight. Oooh I would really love to go. I missed out on the huge Warhol and Picasso exhibitions in Queensland, but I should really love to see some more Degas. I’m a real sucker for the Realist and Impressionist movements (although Degas himself hated the term “Impressionist”). I suppose I could make it a day trip. Airfares with Tiger Airways are usually cheap (I’ll never forget my $10 trip to Hobart) and I imagine I could stay a night and get home the next day, if it came to that… But I suppose I’d want to sight-see just to take advantage of being in the actual capital (yes, this sleepy city is the official capital). I haven’t been since I was seven years old.

Bendigo Art Gallery currently has The Golden Age of Couture: Paris & London exhibition which opened last Sunday, and looks really good from the previews I saw in the Herald. I’m lucky Dad is willing to drive me there next Monday. Y’know, I’ve never been to Bendigo. I’ve lived here all my life and I still haven’t been to the big rural cities (hmm, that sounded oxymoronic)

ACMI is currently showing Setting the Scene, which “[explores] the sets of Baz Luhrmann’s Australia, plus over 300 works that reveal the inspired designs behind cinema classics including Metropolis, Mon Oncle, A Clockwork Orange, Cabaret, Alien and The Matrix.” Looks set to be really inspiring. I enjoyed going through the filmmaking process last semester.

And of course, NGV has Andreas Gursky’s photography on show this summer. I studied some of his work in photomedia last year—he focuses on giant architecture and landscapes.

Those are the big ones. There are plenty of other local artists exhibiting as well. See Flinders Lane, Gertrude St, Brunswick St, etc, or check out The Vine and Indie Art and Design.

Oh yeah, THE DARK KNIGHT is out today, BABY! I’m probably getting my DVD tomorrow. If I can be bothered walking the 800m to JB… (ofcourseIcan!)