Artrave

Published September 1998

Black Humour

Curated by Neville John O'Neill for the Canberra Contemporary Art Space.
Tandanya, National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide
10 July - 16 August 1998

Published September 1998

In a Barbie World

Fictional Barbies (Mattel trademarked doll) are presented in the dark side of suburbia spinning a queer identity for Ken and Barbie.

Published September 1998

The Painted Coast: Views of the Fleurieu Peninsula Coast of South Australia.

Art Gallery of SA
8 May to 16 August 1998
Curated by Jane Hylton

Published September 1998

Political Pop-porn in Hong Kong

Much of the vibrancy of Hong Kong's contemporary culture manifests itself in unexpected new forms...explores how four artists construct images of sexuality within the compact (post?) colonial environment.

Published September 1998

The Museum, the Muslim and the Infidel: K L Revisited

Critically looks at the exhibition 'Kecurangan - Infidelity' curated by Dato Shahrum Yub in Kuala Lumpur where 90% of Malaysia's population is Muslim.

Published September 1998

In the Middle of it All - A Personal Text

From the perspective of one who has worked on the SA Classification of Publications Board. Argues that censorship is becoming increasingly unmanageable due to two trends which are detailed in the article. Also argues that public debate (with the exception of child pornography) in the media has declined. In contrast there is rising debate about sacrilege.

Published September 1998

Visual Culture, Pornography and Censorship

Editorial: hypocrisy in our attitude to sex. It is both celebrated and maligned, and the censorship laws allow young people to view explicit violence while classifying sex for adults only, based on psuedo-scientific analysis of 'normal' or 'aberrant'. This history of public attitude from the Enlightenment on, libertinism a radical opposition to status quo, advertising and porn, and artists exercising self-censorship.

Published September 1998

Dying Frightened: Gasps of Old Men in Suits

Explores the nature of censorship, how it is applied and the consequences of repression in artistic expression. Analyses the issues from a feminist perspective. "Censorship is about as effective as prohibition". Examines the censorship applied to the exhibition by Jasmine Hirst.

Published September 1998

8 X Tables by Steve Tepper

Moore's Building, Fremantle
May 14 - 28, 1998
Reviewed by Robyn Taylor

Published September 1998

The Spectre of Pedophilia and Dennis Del Favero's Parting Embrace

Dennis Del Favero's 'Parting Embrace' is a series of 10 Type C prints which attempt to investigate the subjectivity of sexual abuse in a way that not only engages with its inherent pornographic content but which refuses neat moral resolution.

Published September 1998

Cosie: She Decorated a House and Called it a Home

Annette McKee and Helen Fuller Jam Factory Gallery Adelaide SA
16 May- 5 July 1998

Published September 1998