Preview Elizabeth Willing provides food for thought Elizabeth Willing intersects her artistic practice with a love of food in Kitchen Studio, an ambitious project showing at Metro Arts as part of Brisbane Festival. Louise Martin-Chew
Preview Elyas Alavi on queer reclamation In his latest exhibition at the 4A Centre for Contemporary Art, Elyas Alavi reimagines the alam, an object used in Shi’a ceremonies, as a portal for queer Muslim experience. Josephine Mead
Feature Vera Möller on the mysteries of the deep The marine life of the Great Southern Reef is the landscape behind Vera Möller’s latest abstract paintings, now showing at Philip Bacon Galleries. Briony Downes
Feature The liquid dreams of Iris van Herpen With the likes of Björk and Beyonce wearing her creations, within Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen’s surreal garments—which are showing at QAGOMA—couture becomes a canvas for the phenomena of nature. Isabella Trimboli
Feature Echoes of Central Australia An important, beloved site for Central Australian arts, Araluen Arts Centre is now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a reflective exhibition highlighting its vast collection. Steve Dow
Feature The art of paper at Sydney Contemporary Described as a fair within the Fair, the PAPER sector of Sydney Contemporary—which encompasses prints, drawings, photography, artist books and zines—reveals the magic of the medium. Briony Downes