ARTBAR Curated by Jason Wing
This month's art party is all about unity.
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Overview
The Museum of Contemporary Art's ARTBAR has become a firm fixture on Sydney's after-dark cultural calendar. For the uninitiated, ARTBAR combines art, music, design and performance for a huge art party on the last Friday of every month, curated by a different artist each time. This month it's Sydney-based artist Jason Wing — and with his theme of United Nations, he's asking the question: what would a country without borders mean?
An artist with Chinese and Aboriginal ancestry, Wing will invite both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists to respond to the question. There'll be a range of different mediums and art forms for you to peruse; a video work by Latai Taumoepeau and a paste-up installation by Alison Alder are both excellent places to start. Once you get into the swing of things you can have a shot at contributing yourself — go sit in Alex Wisser's staring booth with a stranger, join Keren Ruki's Creative Native craft session, or try your hand at flag making with Deborah Kelly.
Not really the art-making sort? That's okay too, as there will be performances by ALPHAMAMA, Tribade Marinade, Ginger and the Ghost and even meditation classes if you need to unwind after a long week. You'll also be able to check out the MCA's two current exhibitions for free; chuck on a VR headset at the Primavera 2016: Young Australian Artists exhibition and gaze at 2016 Archibald Prize winner Louise Hearman's surreal paintings. Plus, there'll be wine and the added bonus of panoramic views of the harbour from the Sculpture Terrace.
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