Episode of Series “Australian mosaic”.
This program looks at artists and political protest, using as a focus the exhibition “Towers of torture” held at Sydney University’s Tin Shed Gallery in 1988. Artists, including Bernard Smith, Ruth Waller, Clem Milward, Bruce Petty and George Gittoes had been asked to contribute works which protested Alan Bond’s involvement with the Pinochet regime. As well as discussing the specific issue of Chile, Professor Bernard Smith and art critic Charles Merewether discuss the role of the artist in social and political protest, with particular reference to Australian art.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
302825
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Politics in art
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Bond, Alan, 1938-
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Chile - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Politics in art
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)