. Lee has come to sculpture late in her career, enjoying remarkable success with a series of shiny, stainless-steel pieces punctuated by tiny holes. These works reflect light during the day but emit light when darkness falls. The effect is cosmic, making viewers feel they are looking at a map of the stars.
A digitally rendered image shows how Lindy Lee’s Ouroboros sculpture will look in the National Gallery of Australia garden.It seems Mitzevich took the tribute to heart because he is repeating the dose in Canberra at a considerably larger price tag. While it’s not unusual for directors to revisit a winning idea in one job after another , the escalation in cost is breathtaking, considering the financial struggles the NGA has endured of late, first with the bushfires, then the pandemic.
I’m not entirely sure what it means for a sculpture to be “sustainable”, which is one of the selling points for this work. The sculpture is being manufactured from recycled steel but this still entails a range of industrial processes. The result will be a big hunk of metal requiring regular care and maintenance.
Lets hope she does a Byron Bay pop up
I'm sure the few lovers of art will consider it money well spent, as for the rest of the nation currently hurting, I'm not so sure.
Subbie it out to Thailand. Change out of $500k
Clutches pearls over $14M artwork… meanwhile, we just threw $2.4B in the trash over cancelled submarines. At least the art is actually going to be built and everyone can see it
More splashing by the ACT government on pure garbage. It's taxpayers money, after all.
Paying $14m for a sculpture whilst half of the State is in financial crisis 🤷♀️🤦🏼♀️😬. Read the room guys .
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