May 29, 2009
May 22, 2009
Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack
Vienna’s Jewish Museum hits the spot once more with a fascinating exhibition of the work of Bauhaus graphic artist and colour investigator Ludwig Hirschfeld-Mack. While he was at the Bauhaus he made important contributions to the graphic design of the movement’s publications, but his most pioneering work was in the field of reflected light compositions and moving pictures. A device for viewing these compositions – strongly recalling the work of fellow Bauhäusler Lyonel Feininger – has been installed in the museum. Deported to Australia from the UK in 1940 as an ‘enemy alien’, he became an influential force behind art education in the Antipodes.
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May 4, 2009
Britney Spears
Like nature, the teenage pop music industry hates a vacuum. With all quiet on the Spice Girls front, the industry was presented with an intolerable situation. Enter former Mickey Mouse Club ‘Mouseketeer’ Britney Spears, who at the tender age of 17 has gripped the music industry in a headlock worthy of Stone Cold Steve Austin. ‘Baby One More Time’ established her as a mega star, and ‘Oops, I Did It Again’ proved to be an appropriate title as it spent weeks at the top of the charts. She now takes her nightclub Barbie act out on the road, selling out venues across the country.
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