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Expert comment on a decade in the visual arts –
RMIT Gallery Director and Chief Curator, Suzanne Davies, reflects on the key
trends of the past decade in the visual arts:
Artists have been at the forefront of exploring social and environmental
issues such as climate change, species loss and refugees.
The power of private collectors and the market place has overwhelmed the
content and quality of the visual arts.
The merging of art and design.
The market discovers Asian art.
Artists embrace the digital, nano and bio world for inspiration and tools.
The backlash against new media is a resurgence in the value of the
handmade.
Widespread outrage over artist Bill Henson’s 2008 exhibition, featuring
photographs of a nude 13-year old girl, highlights community concerns
about the sexualisation of children in art, commerce and the media.
Suzanne Davies is the Director and chief curator of RMIT Gallery, one of
Melbourne's most vibrant public galleries with a strong international and Australian
exhibition program exploring contemporary fine art, design, architecture and new
media.
She also sits on the board of the Australia-India Council.
Ms Davies is available for interview.
For interviews: RMIT Gallery’s Suzanne Davies, (03) 9925 1718 or 0418 861
306.
For general media enquiries: RMIT University Communications, Gosia
Kaszubska, (03) 9925 3176 or 0417 510 735.
22 December, 2009
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