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Song Dong: One (Wo)man’s Trash
As the old saying goes, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Or not. In the case of Song Dong’s installation, Waste Not, the magic of transubstantiation has failed to take place. Despite all the hype, this trash is still just trash. Song Dong presents a vast array of seemingly random objects, collected by his […]
Posted in: The Ugly
The Post Post 2.0: on the move
August 24, 2012
Well, the poor old Post Post has been languishing. Turns out those pesky weekly deadlines are good for something besides getting paid…. They make you sit down at the computer and do the work. But now that I have finally joined the i-phone revolution (if not the generation) I’ve decided to make The Post Post […]
A Tale of Two Cities
July 4, 2012
There is nothing quite so irritating for an artist as being told that your work reminds somebody of a piece by someone else. Happily, no one did say to me that my recent project, Plastic City, bears a striking resemblance to the current exhibition by Isabel and Alfredo Aquilizan. I had to tell myself. To […]
Posted in: The Bad
Surprise! (Or not.) The new MCA
April 17, 2012
OK. It’s official. I’ve been in denial for a while now, but since the MCA failed to invite me to their grand re-opening, which was surely the art scene event of the year, I’ve been forced to admit it. I’m off the A-list. It’s hardly a surprise. I haven’t written for the SMH for a […]
Posted in: The Ugly
Art at the Coalface of Consumerism
March 4, 2012
Ah, the annual art drought. So little to see and even less to say. But it’s March already. Time to get back to work even if it is a little post the event…. post even for The Post Post. Ironically, or perhaps completely appropriately given the fact that it was January and Sydney-siders one and […]
Posted in: The Bad
Acts of Kindness: Nice Idea. But …
October 15, 2011
Not all good ideas make good art works. Michael Landy’s Acts of Kindness, the latest Kaldor Public Art Project, is a case in point. Highlighting unexpected moments of generosity and compassion between strangers is a nice idea; what’s not to love? In a culture driven by the mantra, “Me, me, me” Landy has managed to […]
Posted in: The Ugly
Oh MONA
August 12, 2011
I finally made it down to Hobart to visit the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). Even though it only opened in January, to hear people talk, it seems just about everyone in Sydney has already made the trek south: this private museum appears to be single-handedly re-invigorating Hobart as a tourist destination. And […]
Posted in: The Bad
January 13, 2013
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