Some shows around town. Hot Quilty, Fiona’s Hall of infamy, Bevan’s charcoal transcendence, Winkler’s talking pictures, and all the fun of the 80s starring Leigh Bowery.

Japanese beauty in Shepparton; Politics in Ballarat; Longing in Mornington Peninsula. And Tasmanian extras.

The Colin Laverty collection auction; catch Jeffrey Smart; Fred Williams in bloom; Cloud Atlas enjoyed.

It’s made by Asian and Pacific artists! And there’s so much of it. Brisbane, here we go. And, Mulcher favourite Art of 2012.

The passion of Andrew Sullivan. The alpha and omega of Patrick White. The lost masterpiece of Australian literature. The dying words of an art critic.

“Capturing Flora: 300 years of Australian botanical art,” at Ballarat Gallery is a superb and enormous show. Until Sunday 2 December 2012.

The images: Daniel Agdag’s amazing miniaturist cardboard constructions — go in person and blow your mind.

The images: Gregory Crewdson, Gustave Courbet, Jeff Wall and Hokusai — searching for “a perfect moment.”

A drawing a day: “I forgive you” poster.