This is William Yang's tenth performance piece and his well-honed signature style—a mix of anecdotal monologue and personal slideshow, punctuated with the occasional burst of live music—has never felt more elegant or intimate. An eyewitness account of Sydney's cultural scene in the 1970s and 80s, the piece sports a cast of well-known characters including Jim Sharman, Robyn Nevin, Martin Sharp and Margaret Fink, with Yang's photographs serving as a fascinating visual record of the period. The figures that loom largest, however, are those of Rex Cramphorn, Brett Whiteley and Patrick White, the latter two of whom Yang photographed extensively, and all three of whom he was close to when they died. Time's passing has been a common theme in the artist's recent work, with oral storytelling and photography the means by which he has chosen to bestow on us his stories and memories. It is beholden on those who survive to do so, he suggests in the show's final, moving moments. It is beholden on them to remember, and, in remembering, to celebrate. And if his work might allow them do so then it will have more than served its purpose.

The Australian, 26 February 2010