The work features over 280 works by more than 170 Australian artists drawn from a period of acquisitions which began with the consitution of the MCA in May 1989."--p. 17.
This exhibition catalogue features 13 artists who work across a variety of media including painting, taxidermy, photography, installation, sculpture and performance and who live across Australia.
This publication is a catalogue of a major exhibition of the work of Guan Wei and it focuses on the artist's prolific output over the last ten years that he has lived in Australia. The catalogue presents the background to his work and ideas, while featuring many of the works in full colour.
Published on the occasion of the exhibition curated by Brook Andrew at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia, this book presents challenging encounters with a range of artists, both Australian and international, who respond to issues surrounding race, ethnicity, politics and religion. The purposeful breaking of taboos -- crossing the line wherever society forbids it -- is a recurrent impetus for great works of literature and art, and it is the role of artists to precipitate such breaches. With texts by Marcia Langton, Brook Andrew, Fiona McGregor, David Elliott, and others, plus diverse works by artists like Anton Kannemeyer, Maria Kozic, Ken Reinhard and many more.
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