Tag: tattoo art
Sydney Morning Herald Column
Michael Zavros & eX de Medici
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023 Sydney Morning Herald Column,Post-pandemic, the art museums are finding international blockbusters prohibitively expensive and loans hard to secure. For some, the only solution has been to fall back on the permanent collection, but in Brisbane, the Gallery of Modern Art has been more proactive. Dual mid-career surveys of Michael Zavros and eX de Medici are distinguished by the […]
Art Essays
Wim Delvoye
Saturday, January 28th, 2012 Art Essays, International Art, Sydney Morning Herald Column,Adolf Loos, the outspoken Austrian designer and critic, argued: “the modern person who tattoos himself is either a criminal or a degenerate.” Loos was writing in 1929, and one can only wonder what he would make of the present day vogue for tattoos that cover an arm and half a torso. He would probably see […]