George Gittoes: What The World Needs Now

Overview

The 2015 Sydney Peace Prize winner George Gittoes has worked to expose the injustices underlying global conflicts for the best part of 45 years. Navigating through war zones, the Australian artist, activist and filmmaker has endured extremely dangerous conditions over the course of his career, including death threats.

Gittoes will be presenting the final part of his film trilogy titled What the World Needs Now at the MCA from November 13 – 22. The third instalment, Snow Monkey, will document the lives of Afghani people caught between Islamic State and the Taliban.

The artist became active on the Australian art scene during the ‘70s, co-founding the Yellow House Artist Collective alongside Martin Sharp and Brett Whiteley. However, it was during the ‘80s that he started developing more of an international outlook. Now based in Jalalabad, Gittoes continues to work with local communities, catalysing creative initiatives and shedding new light on murky conflict zones.