Australians can’t glean their heads around the fact that intellectuals can have rigour and a sense of humour – just dont put a question to them to be agreeable as wellThe event was held deep in the stomach of Hobart’s subterranean art gallery,Mona, the cavernous space with one enormous wall hugged by Sidney Nolan’s enormous snake mural. To my right, and on a long couch on a makeshift stage,sat our esteemed guest for an evening’s debate about the representation of women in art. Before proceedings kicked off, I checked to see that my guest was satisfied with where she was placed on the couch. She looked me directly in the eyes, or with added twinkle,gave me a succinct retort: “I dont give a fuck.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com