Diaries

AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, LIKE TO THINK BOTH forwards and backwards – time to buy a new diary and to look back on diaries of the past. We are drawing on the collection of ESA member Richard F.

The AMP diary for the year 1916 published in Sydney, 10 x 8 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘Stop or go’ by Fougasse, Methuen, London, 19 x 12.5 cm, 1939. Collection of Richard F.

‘Private Eye Diary 1985’, Collins, Glasgow, 1984, 21.5 x 15 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘Wizards of Oz Diary 1987’, Armadillo Publishers, Fitzroy Nth, 26 x 19.5 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘The Phantom Diary 1993’, Mallon Publishing, Melb., 25 x 17.5 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘The 1993 Modern Girl’s Diary’ by Caz Cooke, Allen & Unwin, North Sydney, 19 x 15 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘All Men Are Bastards!!!; diary 1994’, Pan Macmillan, Syd., 19 x 15 cm. Collection of Richard F.

‘Blokes & Sheds; 1997 Diary’, Angus & Robertson, Syd, 14.5 x 14.5 cm. Collection of Richard F.

February 2020

6:00 pm: Propaganda Art in the 21st Century

February 17, 2020 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Terms such as “fake news” and “alternative facts” have become common vocabulary in the so-called post-truth era. But there is a sense in which these are just contemporary iterations of a familiar phenomenon: propaganda. Propaganda is not merely concerned with sending messages – its aim is to construct reality as such.

How is propaganda employed today in alt-right regimes, the ongoing War on Terror and corporate climate crimes? How do art and culture visualise and stage new realities in the making? And what alternative practices of emancipatory propaganda emerge from popular mass movements and stateless insurgencies? In this introduction to his book Propaganda Art in the 21st Century (MIT Press: 2019), artist Jonas Staal elaborates on what he describes as today’s arena of the propaganda (art) struggle.

Where: Melbourne Law School, Theatre G08, Ground Level, Parkville campus, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Vic.

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5:30 pm: Conservation of Wall Paintings, Murals and Street Art – An International Perspective

February 18, 2020 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Will Shank and Antonio Rava are highly experienced conservators who work on large scale artworks all over the world.
They are visiting Melbourne to consult on the complex conservation issues of the Collingwood Keith Haring Mural. They will speak about the technical, ethical and community issues in the conservation of indoor wall paintings, murals and street art. Examples of artworks they have worked on in the USA, Italy, Spain, other parts of Europe, China and Cambodia will be discussed as well as Will’s work with the Rescue Public Murals initiative.

This promises to be a fascinating presentation which will be of interest to conservators, heritage professionals, architects, art historians and students

Where: Elisabeth Murdoch Theatre A, Parkville campus University of Melbourne, Spencer Road

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