he words “YOU CAN GO NOW!” blazed in orange as audiences entered Richard Bell’s exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This demand, painted on a monochromatic map of Australia, epitomizes Bell’s signature wit and political critique, deployed here to undercut governmental policies on immigration and on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights. It set the tone for “You Can Go Now,” the largest Australian institutional survey
Richard Bell You Can Go Now
Sep 02, 2021
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