Eccentric multimillionaire opens in Australia's anti-MOMA "
Disneyland for fans of "shock art"
Museum of Old and new art. Source:
Australian multi-millionaire David Walsh (David Walsh), made a fortune by gambling, built in the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). The project cost $ 76 million. Opening on 21 January.
very eclectic taste of the collector: the exhibition shows and ancient coins, Egyptian mummies, and the works of Australian modernism, and the work of hooligans from the movement of "Young British Artists." Walsh is proud that many of the acquired works of contemporary art designed for you to shock the viewer: a museum, he jokingly calls the place for "ritual orgies. The first exhibition, called Monanism, pieces of rotting meat - part of Yannis Kunellisa (Jannis Kounellis) will be digested by installing Wim Delvoye (Wim Delvoye) «Cloaca", simulating the digestive process.
MONA , became the largest in the Southern Hemisphere private museum, situated in the wine estate Moorilla (Moorilla), which also belongs to Walsh. Can get there only by ferry. Near the museum is a restaurant and a pavilion for guests (room rates vary: from 490 to 950 dollars). Exhibition space, devoid of windows, are underground. Entrance to the museum is free.
collector himself calls the MONA «non-museum" or "Disneyland for fans of provocation." He's going to take an active part in organizing exhibitions, reviews of professional tutors is very disrespectful. According to Walsh, MONA was conceived as a complete opposite of such a venerable museums like the New York Metropolitan and MOMA. "I founded the museum in order to graciously share the universal wisdom - he said. - Just doing what I love».
To celebrate the opening of a millionaire to arrange a "music and art festival "called MOFO (« Bastard "). It will be a curator, Brian Ritchie (Brian Ritchie), a former member of the Violent Femmes. Expected performances by Philip Glass (Philip Glass), Judy Collins (Judy Collins) and a group of Nick Cave (Nick Cave) Grinderman.
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