In her work, domestic spaces are recast in an eerie light and bodies confound our expectations of anatomy. Distorted, however subtly, through digital manipulation, they are abject and anxious, fluid and flexible. Draped in sinister shadows or segmented into body parts, Brassington’s figures are, at once, intimate and alien.

WHAT: Exhibiton
WHEN: Until February 11
WHERE: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Drawn from the Gallery’s ARTAND Emerging Artist Collection, the exhibition provides a snapshot of the breadth of artistic practice emerging in Australia and New Zealand during the early 2000s.

WHAT: Exhibition
WHEN: Until February 11
WHERE: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Colourful metal boxes will be scattered like giant Lego pieces in what will be the Australian National Maritime Museum’s very first outdoor exhibition. Each box will reveal the secrets of how the shipping container has shaped our modern world, changing the way we produce, shop, eat, work and live.

WHAT: Exhibition and Installation
WHEN: Until April 26
WHERE: National Maritime Museum, Sydney
HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

A robot-husband supplement as a last resort option? Jack Data explores the potential intimacy humorous complexity of a relationship such as this.

WHAT: Theatre production

WHEN: 8pm

WHERE: Old 505 Theatre, 5 Eliza St, Newtown

HOW MUCH: $30 adults, $20 concession

As the month rolls over Firstdraft welcomes new work occupying each of its four gallery spaces.

WHAT: Art exhibition opening

WHEN: 6-8pm

WHERE: Firstdraft Gallery, 13-17 Riley Street, Woolloomooloo

HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Vivian Cooper Smith uses photography to generate subjects that appear to have no definitive location, introducing and combining images, he creates disorienting new realities through his art.

WHAT: Art exhibition

WHEN: 6-8pm

WHERE: Gallerie PomPom, 27-39 Abercrombie St, Chippendale

HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Tom Pender and Ben Mercer found themselves making artistic muses out of sets of dolls, which they came to know as The Girls. Over the years, The Girls came to anchor much of their artistry as queer men unbound to a homophobic world. Now, they tell a story of friendship that has blossomed 25 years worth of artistic practice.

WHAT: Art exhibition

WHEN: 6-8pm

WHERE: STACKS Projects, 191 Victoria Street, Potts Point

HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Adapted from the ancient writings of Greek poet Ovid, Metamorphoses collides the elements of time, space, water and the body in to a story of love’s persistence, and endurance in the face of adversity.

WHAT: Theatre production

WHEN: 8pm

WHERE: The Old Fitz Theatre, 129 Dowling, St, Woolloomooloo

HOW MUCH: $33-$45, more details here.

ArtExpress is an annual exhibition at the Art Gallery of NSW that draws from the highest achieving Visual Arts students in the Higher School Certificate. This year, the selections were made from a cohort of 9,097 Visual Arts students from schools across the state, and include a wide range of styles and mediums. ArtExpress 2018 provides insight to student creativity and the issues that are important among them.

WHAT: Exhibition

WHEN: Every day 10am-5pm until 26th April

WHERE: Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney 2000

HOW MUCH: Free. More info here.

World-renowned contemporary Australian artists, Gillie and Marc, are spreading the love through their curated exhibition titled ‘Fall in Love in February’. The artists, famous for their love bird characters Rabbitgirl and Dogman, are celebrating Valentine’s Day with this month-long exhibition inspired by romance, emotion, friendship, passion and all things love.

WHAT: Exhibition
WHEN: 9am-5pm Weekdays, 10am-4pm Weekends for February
WHERE: Unit 16, 77 Bourke Road, Alexandria NSW

HOW MUCH: Free. More info here.

We know the landscape to be the subject of more art than we can possibly fathom, across cultures. But how might it have gained social and political layers over time? This exhibition explores them, with the aim to create a better understanding of its various relationships to art and the world.

WHAT: Art exhibition

WHEN: 9:00am-4:30pm

WHERE: Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, 31 Shepherd St, Casula

HOW MUCH: Free, info here

A group of artists have been chosen to reimagine urban landscapes, built industrial structures and domestic environments to expose hidden elements that we may unknowingly interact, or live with, in our everyday.

WHAT: Art exhibition

WHEN: 3-5pm

WHERE: May Space, 409b George Street, Waterloo

HOW MUCH: Free, info here.

Future Artefacts is an exhibition currently on show at ADC that brings together fashion designer Alexi Freeman, contemporary jeweller Tessa Blazey, and photographic artist Jane Burton in a collaborative project that is conceptually underpinned by a fascination with science fiction, archaeology and intricate craftsmanship.

WHAT: Fashion Show and Exhibition
WHEN: 6-8pm
WHERE:  Australian Design Centre, William St, Darlinghurst
HOW MUCH: Free, more info here

TEMPERED II is a collaborative music journal about backwater Australian music, and is a follow up to the first volume published through MoodWarin 2016. It expands upon discussions of power, gender and independence, and shifts its focus towards space, class, autonomy and relocation. Offering perspective from those who have contributed to Australia’s underground music communities, it provides a window into what drives local underground art, and declares a space from which to improve it.

WHAT: Panel Discussion and Performances
WHEN: 2-6pm
WHERE: Monster Mouse Studios, 21 Maude Lane, Marrickville.
HOW MUCH: Free, more info here