Debate about MONA, art, and value - Wheeler Centre, Melbourne

David Walsh's Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart has become the most talked-about gallery in the country and is attracting thousands of visitors from all around the world. But is it any good?
Join philosopher John Armstrong; Artistic Director at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Juliana Engberg; and artist Dr Peter Hill in a debate about MONA, art, and value at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne on Thursday July 14 at 6pm.
The discussion will be hosted by Amanda Smith, presenter of ABC Radio National's Artworks program, and will launch Island magazine's new MONA issue. It also contains Peter Hill's memoir, "One and Three Flashbacks" on the influence of Joseph Kosuth's conceptual practices on his own work, as well as their interview about Kosuth's recent installation at ACCA, based on Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Dr Peter Hill is Adjunct Professor of Fine Art at RMIT University

AHM pose a question

At the AHM symposium in October, Philip Schlesinger questioned whether Creative Scotland will be successful - will it convince the public it works? As yet there there are no clear set of objectives - only a vacuum of silence - although it appears that a business plan will be finalised in December. Philip Schlesinger noted that The Symposium offered the first real focus for debate since the establishment of Creative Scotland in July, 2010.

The discussion session was mainly about how artists could achieve a “voice” with Schlesinger suggesting that effective lobbying should reach out beyond obvious self-interest and that a more sophisticated argument, involving others, needs to be thought through.

AHM would like to pose an initial question: What do you, artists, designers, creative beings, expect and want from Creative Scotland?

Please share your thoughts via the AHM Symposium group on Central Station:


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