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    HOTA Gallery ARM Architecture

    Aug 29, 2021 5 minutes

    Built on the land of the Kombumerri people of the Yugambeh language group

    The claim that the new $60.5 million gallery at the Home of the Arts (HOTA) unapologetically reflects the “bold and brash” personality of the Gold Coast originated in the media releases timed for its opening on 8 May and was taken up in the echolalia of news cycles. Of course, the Gold Coast is more than beaches, theme parks and real estate speculation. It’s also Pentecostal mega-churches, a hotspot of domestic violence,1 a suburban hinterland that threatens dwindling koala habitat, and a home to two universities. But if the city exceeds the superlatives used to sell it as a tourist destination, is its new gallery likewise more nuanced than its facade and marketing copy suggest?

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