Artist Kirsha Kaechele, creator of Ladies Lounge at Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art , outside the Tasmanian civil and administrative tribunal on Tuesday. NSW man Jason Lau claims he was denied entry into the art installation because of his gender.Artist Kirsha Kaechele, creator of Ladies Lounge at Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art , outside the Tasmanian civil and administrative tribunal on Tuesday. NSW man Jason Lau claims he was denied entry into the art installation because of his gender.
On Tuesday, the performance piece expanded beyond the subterranean halls of the museum on Tasmania’s Berriedale Peninsula, with New South Wales man Jason Lau seeking justice in the tribunal over the museum’s alleged discrimination against some visitors.Lau, who visited Mona last April, claims he was denied entry into the Ladies Lounge because of his gender – a contravention of Tasmania’s Anti-Discrimination Act.
Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning “OK, they experience the artwork differently than women, but men are certainly experiencing the artwork as it’s intended.” “I don’t know what it is, but there’s just something wonderful about it, yet I discovered it so late in life. How did I miss that? It’s just an absolutely beautiful thing to do together with women.”Kaechele admits the museum has amassed a “large file” of complaints over Ladies Lounge. But apart from the current case, only one other complainant has sought formal redress.
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