This weekend, Powerhouse Parramatta, a vast new arts and technology museum, opens in Sydney, Australia. But its unveiling is shrouded in allegations of misconduct relating to the chief executive who had led the project, Lisa Havilah, who stepped down in August. Ben Luke speaks to The Art Newspaper’s Australian reporter, Elizabeth Fortescue, about the building and the scandal.
A view from inside the museum, which will be the largest in New South Wales
Rory Gardiner
In southern Lebanon, despite a supposed ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, heritage continues to be damaged by Israeli military activity. Ben talks to Sarvy Geranpayeh, who has been talking to politicians, heritage professionals and artists about the destruction.
The 18th-century St George’s Melkite Catholic church in Dardghaya in the Tyre district was severely damaged in Israeli attacks in October 2024
Photo: courtesy Biladi
And this episode’s Work of the Week is greens crossing greens (to Piet Mondrian who lacked green) (1966) by Dan Flavin. A landmark work for the US artist, first shown at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, it is one of the highlights of the exhibition Dan Flavin: Some Light at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, which opens next week. Ben discusses the work with Lauren Hinkson, curator for collections at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, who is organising the Bilbao show.
Dan Flavin's greens crossing greens (to Piet Mondrian who lacked green) (1966)
© Dan Flavin, VEGAP, Bilbao 2026
- Powerhouse Parramatta opens on 7 November.
- Dan Flavin: Some Light, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain, 11 November-4 April 2027