'I'd Rather It Didn't Play With My Kids', artwork by Blak Douglas 2014
Amala Groom and Blak Douglas have collaborated to produce Lawful & Permissible, a creative response to the proposed draft Freedom of Speech (repeal of s.18c) Bill 2014. The exhibition will held 7-13 July 2014 at Damien Minton Gallery, 583 Elizabeth Street, Redfern. Artist Talk & Launch – Tuesday 8 July 2014 at 6:00pm
Wiradjuri artist, Amala Groom offers a response to historical and contemporary views on unlawful practices that surround race politics. Her pieces are the result of months of research in the area and are realized with humour in a variety of media that tips its hat to pop, modernism and contemporary notions of ‘Australiana’.
The Blak Douglas (aka – Adam Hill) who’s Aboriginal origins stem from the Dhunghatti Country has produced a body of mixed media pieces for this show. In response to the generic adoration of black babies by white adults, and the fact the his Grandmother (#228 A.P.B. Cootumundra) lived a short life due to being overworked as a domestic. The result is both captivating and macabre. The original artworks are available to purchase.
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