Watch as we install the work titled "many lies, 2004," by contemporary Indigenous Australian artist Vernon Ah Kee. In about an hour, more than 170 black vinyl words were affixed to the gallery wall, bringing to life the full extent of "many lies" and highlighting painful falsehoods that circulate about Indigenous people.
Jonathan Scott, a graphics installer from the local firm Advanced Imaging, made the physical act of installation look effortless; in reality, the project was the culmination of more than a year of planning by museums staff and guest experts, including Australian Studies Visiting Curator Stephen Gilchrist, exhibition designer Justin Lee, and the artists’ representatives at Milani Gallery, Brisbane. The work was on display in the exhibition “Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia” from February 5, 2016 through September 18, 2016.
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK:
+ Read more about the installation and work in "Revealing 'many lies'" by Katie Aberbach: [ Ссылка ]
+ Listen to artist Vernon Ah Kee recite "many lies:" [ Ссылка ]
+ Discover more about the special exhibition “Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia:” [ Ссылка ]
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