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"Matthew Sleeth. Tour of Duty" Opens |
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FITZROY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.- The Centre for Contemporary Photography (CCP) presents "Matthew Sleeth. Tour of Duty", on view through April 6, 2002. Tour of Duty is a series of pictures from East Timor that say very little about that country but a great deal about Australia. Given our recent collusion in East Timor's occupation, Australia's leadership role in the InterFET mission should have been a key moment of national redemption. Instead, we were presented with a huge PR exercise with the government, army, UN and media all featured in starring roles. Rather than quietly focussing on correcting a situation we had contributed to, Australia seemed more interested in treating the Timorese as extras in a jingoistic movie of the week, from concerts they were not allowed to attend, to the distribution of Christmas teddy bears they had no use for. No one thought to ask the Timorese how they could best be helped - it was Australia to the rescue with Kylie Minogue and stuffed toys.
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Today's News
July 5, 2024
The wide, wide world of Judy Chicago
Audrey Flack, creator of vibrant photorealist art, dies at 93
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen opens a new presentation of its collection
'Mapping the 60s. Art Histories from the mumok Collections' opens in Vienna
Salvador Dalí's iconic Mae West Lips Sofa goes on display at NGV International
San Francisco's arts institutions are slowly building back
The Beatles and the Beach Boys lead Heritage's Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Auction
The man behind the Minions
Solo exhibition of new work by Lorna Robertson on view at Alison Jacques
Kröller-Müller Museum restores '56 Barrels' by Christo
parrasch heijnen's first solo exhibition with Nabilah Nordin to open in Los Angeles
One of comicdom's most (in)famous covers, 'Black Cat Mystery' No. 50, scares up a record $840,000 at Heritage Auctions
How a patriotic painting became the Internet's soap box
The Phillips Collection presents 'Multiplicity: Blackness in Contemporary American Collage'
On the Jersey Shore, there's a flag for everything
Ben Hunter and Offer Waterman announce co-representation of Tess Jaray
Paul Theroux on necessary solitude, risks and the joy of writing
Rob Stone, master marketer of hip-hop, is dead at 55
Niclas Larsson is ready to shoot more close-ups
Chinese coins celebrating scientific inventions lead Heritage's $8.4 million HKINF World & Ancient Coins Auction
Paul Smith's Foundation announces inaugural Director
The Dutch LAM museum adds flavour to art viewing experiences
Casino Luxembourg presents 'My Last Will', a project by M+M
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