MONA, on the Derwent River outside Hobart, Tasmania, is one of the most interesting museums in the world. It has some old art (Egyptian carvings, etc.) but its strength lies mainly in imaginative contemporary art, not necessarily by modern masters but almost always thoughtful, intriguing, and entertaining. And it's housed in a complex of modern buildings and deep limestone caves, within the grounds of a winery, providing dramatic settings for the art.
In the first of four postings, some examples of the variety of art currently on exhibit.
In the first of four postings, some examples of the variety of art currently on exhibit.
Giant painting mounted on giant rock wall
6000 all-white books
"The Snake", a work by the most prominent Australian painter, Sidney Nolan,
consisting of 1620 framed images.
"Cloaca Professional" by Wim Delvoye, demonstrating the digestive processes leading to defecation at industrial scale
Richard Wilson's "20:50", a large room filled to the top of the walkway with motor oil, in the new Pharos section of MONA
Sorry, didn't get the title or creator of this work, but I found it intriguing.
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