MONA is an amazing place to visit. They make it as easy as possible for visitors to get there, even though the gallery is out of town. There is an office down on the waterfront, where you can hop on a boat, or a bike.
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| It's a fancy ferry too |
Once you're there you get an amazing device called the O to explain the artworks you see (they don't like explanatory stuff on the walls), and also record your tour (you can enter you email address, and MONA emails you a copy of the works that you see- how cool is that?)
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| It creates a map of where you went! |
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| You can review works you saw, and those you missed |
We got to attend a special evening there as part of the conference I attended- it was a fully catered (and how) extravaganza.
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| Too much alcohol that night to photograph and literal mountains of cheese |
We then got to tour the galleries, after having a not inconsequential number of drinks. I can only recommend that this is how all art galleries should be viewed. It increases your interest, and your appreciation of the art on view.
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| This was especially transfixing A waterfall in words! Words change daily depending on the news Bit.Fall 2006-7 Julius Popp |
The largest art work is possibly one of the largest works I've ever seen. Sidney Nolan's Snake.
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| It's very cool |
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| It changes as you move closer |
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| to see the 1620 individual paintings! |
And now it's being taken down! MONA is always changing it seems.
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| My bad photo doesn't convey how disturbing I found this The Mice and Me 2008 Meghan Boody |
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| P XIII 2008 Berlinde de Bruyckere |
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| Skull 2001 Jan Fabre |
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| My favourite- a video installation 30 Italians singing Madonna's Immaculate Collection It's hysterical Housed in a special room, complete with bean bags Look for the nondescript white door Queen (A Portrait of Madonna) 2005 Candice Breitz |
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I've heard amazing things about this museum. Lucky you to have a fully catered conference there!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like an amazing museum. I'm glad you got the opportunity to go there. (And, yeah--The Mice and Me looks incredibly disturbing).
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OMG! You are so right...this is totally the way to experience art. And they do make it very "user friendly."
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Those are amazing pictures -- looks like an incredible museum. I would find the body disturbing, too!
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Wow! That sounds like a fantastic experience of art. Thanks for sharing it!
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I love ferries, but some of that artwork is creepy. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThe Snake exhibit sure looks fantastic... the other ones are a bit disturbing as you said. What an interesting museum!
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit this museum, or a similar one that's on my side of the world. :) Such thought-provoking pieces.
ReplyDeleteWOW, what a wonderful conference. Thanks for sharing your amazing adventure.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea where Hobart is, but I definitely want to check this place out! Great pictures!
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These are very cool...but kinda disturbing at the same time...eeek!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a museum!
ReplyDeleteLouise, I can tell you were impressed by MONA from the post, but did you like it?
ReplyDeleteI must admit, it all looks a bit modern for me, but the exhibits would make you think. No Snapshot from me this week, because I only got back from Mum's yesterday, but I like to see what everyone is doing!
ReplyDeleteMegan, I loved it! It's a fantastic place to visit.
ReplyDeleteChristine- I hadn't realised that I'd made it look so modern, there is old art too, I guess I just didn't photograph it. There really is something for everyone.
Looks like an amazing museum. I love that waterfall.
ReplyDeleteYeah really? I was less enthusiastic 'bout the gallery. Liked the loos, the cafe, the grass, just not much into the art there. We can disagree on this one :-)
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