‘Melbourne Now’ but what next? It’s an exhaustive, rambling and exhausting exhibition of art by 200 ‘artisits’ at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV covering fashion, jewellery, sculpture, architecture, design, video, printmaking and publishing. Artists have responded to the current character of Melbourne including the impact of the COVID lockdown, but few have ventured into ‘Melbourne Next’.
Missing are references to climate change, indigenous rights, the environment, AI and the digitalisation and monopolisation of our lives……yes life not as we know it but what the human race can expect and needing to change over the coming decades.
A highlight but tucked away with limited viewing was Laresa Kosloff’s video works - Radical Acts, New Future and La Perruque. They provide a futuristic and caustic view of a corporate, climate washing and fake news agendas. Is that what’s next? A very powerful, spell binding, decisive and incisive portrayal of the current pathway. March 27. 2023
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