Dazzling new OTT exhibition launches at AGWA
Fun was the name of the game at the launch of Re-PLAY as everything from the colourful cake pop desserts, salt and vinegar potatoes with edible flowers and, of course, the vibrant Maxxi Minaxi May exhibition were created to surprise and delight.
The launch was held in Gallery 09 inside The Art Gallery of Western Australia where guests were invited to explore while snacking on bites from Mi Scusi, and enjoying performances from the Perth Symphony Orchestra and acrobatics from Fliptease.
In her speech, AGWA's Lilly Blue described Re-PLAY as a 'a delicious sensory and colour-rich playground, harnessing the arts of assemblage to examine consumerism, mass consumption and throwaway culture'.
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