"I have been a collector of these objects since a child, and it started from an innocent childhood perspective of love." Tony Albert.
NITV Radio attends the Museum of Contemporary Art's, MCA Loves Tony Albert, a one night event with performances from VvPete, Akala Newman, Josh Sly and Sydney's Beat Kitchen Records.
Tony Albert shares with NITV Radio his perspective of Australias' colonial history through Aboriginal memorabilia. The Exhibition, Tony Albert Not A Souvenir, spans across multiple floors in the MCA including the 'International Space', a level typically utilised to display works by international artists, now exhibiting close to 20 years worth of creative practice.
we are not only decolonising these spaces but we're Indigenising themTony Albert
Albert's art practice is multi-disciplinary with works of photography, found objects, mixed media as well as video many of his works including 10's to 100's of individual pieces Aboriginal Australian items commonly found in souvenir shops. Tony's art re imagines these knick-knacks to call into question their racist history and prompt conversations of autonomy and voice.
These are objects that weren't made by our people, they weren't made for our people, in fact we were rendered silent through these objectsTony Albert
Seeking to change the narrative to through the transformative process of art-making.
