Growing up in Brisbane in the 1980s, I remember businessman Alan Bond and the America’s Cup sailing competition frequently mentioned in the nightly news—Bond was determined to win the race. In 1988, I received the Australian Bicentennial Medallion given to school students and visited all the pavilions at Expo 88 in Brisbane, which hosted over 15 million visitors for its laser displays, parades and more. Big money and big politics seemed to shape everything.
Harnessing the vibe of this time, curator Gemma Weston has used political philosopher Francis Fukuyama’s 1989 essay, ‘The End of History?’, as
